Mr. Mikhailov was born in Pskov, Russia. In 2002 Mr. Mikhailov graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Laws degree specializing in Commercial Law from Saint-Petersburg State University. Mr. Mikhailov received his LLM from the University of Saint-Petersburg in 2003. Mr. Mikhailov specializing in Russian corporate, commercial, real estate, labor, tax law and Russian Arbitration Courts, Russian Courts of common jurisdiction.