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Dispute Resolution
Our team represents clients in Russian courts and has extensive experience in handling complex cross-border disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions.
Dispute Resolution
Our team represents clients in Russian courts and has extensive experience in handling complex cross-border disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions.
Our primary objective extends beyond court victories; we aim to resolve the client's business issues strategically and effectively.
Our firm handles legal disputes in commercial, construction, corporate, and financial relations, as well as in industry-focused cases calling upon the expertise of our specialized practices, particularly in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, digital economy, transport and logistics, energy, TMT, and other sectors.
We possess comprehensive expertise in disputes involving complex international elements. We have triumphed in defending the interests of clients adversely affected by the unilateral renunciation of obligations by foreign counterparts. A number of our firm's cases have established precedents in legal practice within this domain
Our primary objective extends beyond court victories; we aim to resolve the client's business issues strategically and effectively.
Our firm handles legal disputes in commercial, construction, corporate, and financial relations, as well as in industry-focused cases calling upon the expertise of our specialized practices, particularly in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, digital economy, transport and logistics, energy, TMT, and other sectors.
We possess comprehensive expertise in disputes involving complex international elements. We have triumphed in defending the interests of clients adversely affected by the unilateral renunciation of obligations by foreign counterparts. A number of our firm's cases have established precedents in legal practice within this domain
Services
Representing clients' interests during pre-litigation stages of disputes.
Conducting intricate, atypical disputes in Russian arbitration courts and general jurisdiction courts.
Overseeing disputes within foreign jurisdictions.
Evaluating Dispute Prospects.
Assistance in enforcement proceedings for judicial acts.
Safeguarding client interests during enforcement actions, including contesting resolutions, activities, or failures to act by enforcement bodies.
Advocacy in disputes over the recognition and enforcement of foreign judicial decisions.
Developing legal stances in disputes with unclear law application practices.
Crafting comprehensive strategies for pre-trial and early trial stages.
Project Experience
Represented a state fund in a litigation with a European IT company regarding a claim for venture capital financing. The case was adjudicated by the Russian arbitration court according to Article 248.1 of the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, notwithstanding the contract's stipulation of European court jurisdiction.
Represented a Cypriot firm (subsidiary of a major Russian distributor) in negotiations with an Italian industrial air conditioner manufacturer who declined to supply equipment to an entity under sanctions. The unearned advance was returned in spite of the supplier's bank initially refusing to process the payment.
Represented a Forbes-listed client in a series of corporate disputes with a confrontational minority shareholder, involving around a dozen simultaneous disputes worth over ten billion rubles, conducted concurrently across various regions. The corporate dispute was resolved through a settlement agreement advantageous to the client.
Defended a prominent IT solutions distributor against a 400 million ruble claim for unjust enrichment, linked to a cessation of technical support from a foreign vendor. The case has set a precedent, leading to comparable verdicts in numerous similar legal disputes under similar circumstances.
Formulating a defense strategy for a Russian management company facing losses due to actions by a European depository.
Developing a defense approach for a major steel corporation embroiled in a dispute with a German service solutions provider.
Handling claim proceedings for the European subsidiary of a major Russian bank and liaising with the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance regarding the freeze of a state corporation's assets.
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