VERBA LEGAL lawyers specialize in comprehensive legal support for the operation and structuring of transport assets. They advise on regulatory issues related to the operation of various types of vehicles, as well as handle transactions for the acquisition, sale, and leasing of transport equipment.
Among the clients are major Russian and international companies, leaders in the transport and logistics industry.
The practice's lawyers conduct specialized audits of companies' activities for compliance with transport and logistics legislation.
Over the past year, the total volume of implemented projects exceeded RUB 2 trillion.
Selected Experience
we advised:
a Chinese shipowner on issues related to the return of three tugboats that had been on time‑charter to a Russian charterer, as well as on the settlement of outstanding debt, including drafting documents under English law;
a foreign supplier of offshore services regarding the transfer of tugs and positioning vessels on time‑charter to Sakhalin Energy;
an international company regarding the transfer of marine vessels to a Russian bareboat‑charterer and the registration of the vessels in the Russian Federation;
a Russian offshore engineering company on issues related to the construction and subsequent modernization of a specialized marine vessel at shipyards in Singapore, including drafting documents and negotiations;
the Dutch subsidiary of a Russian shipowner in settling disputes with another Dutch company arising from a crew‑management contract;
a major Russian company regarding the drafting of storage and transshipment agreements for liquefied gas and light petroleum products between a stevedore and key clients on “Supply‑or‑pay” terms;
a European cruise line on various issues relating to the liability of the shipowner and the bareboat‑charterer under Russian law, as well as risks arising from umbrella liability insurance maintained at the level of foreign parent companies;
a Malaysian company on issues relating to bareboat and time‑charter of specialized dredgers and supply vessels;
a group of private Russian clients on a broad range of issues related to the construction of fishing vessels at two shipyards in the PRC, including drafting fleet‑management schemes, ship sale‑purchase agreements, bareboat and time‑charters, ship‑management contracts, financing arrangements, vessel registration, and regulatory matters;
a Russian fishing company on issues relating to the application of the MARPOL Convention.