Boris Dolgonos is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher and a member of the Capital Markets and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Groups. Mr. Dolgonos has more than 25 years of experience advising issuers and underwriters in a wide range of equity and debt financing transactions, including initial public offerings, high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings, leveraged buyouts, cross-border securities offerings and private placements. He also regularly advises U.S. and non-U.S. companies on corporate governance, securities laws, stock exchange rules and regulations and periodic reporting responsibilities. Mr. Dolgonos has represented public and private companies, investment banks and other financial institutions and sovereign entities in transactions across North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. He has experience in many industries, including metals and mining, biotechnology, industrials, aviation, hospitality, media and telecommunications, financial services, technology and retail. Mr. Dolgonos has been recognized as a leading corporate and capital markets lawyer by The Best Lawyers in America(r) , The Legal 500 United States , The Legal 500 Latin America and Super Lawyers . Mr. Dolgonos received his law degree in 1995 from the University of Virginia, where he served on the Virginia Law Review . He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1991. He served as a law clerk to Judge Robert Smith Gawthrop III of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 1996. Mr. Dolgonos serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Silkroad, a musical organization founded by Yo-yo Ma, which seeks to bridge cultural differences through music. He is also on the Boards of Directors of Susan G. Komen and the International Senior Lawyers Project.