VERBA LEGAL’s Special Situations practice advises clients on the most complex matters arising in conditions of heightened pressure and crisis, where conventional legal solutions prove insufficient.

Drawing on experience gained at leading international and domestic law firms, as well as many years of collaboration with major global and Russian clients, the team handles multi-jurisdictional and multidisciplinary mandates across a wide range of industries.

The team approaches special situations not only through seamless integration of traditional legal expertise — transactional, regulatory, restructuring, insolvency, financing and dispute resolution — but also by applying proprietary know-how and indirect, non-standard strategies.

The lawyers resolve conflicts effectively both in court and out of court, developing tailored, creative and commercially sound solutions aimed at achieving prompt results and maximising client value. In crisis scenarios, the team’s primary focus is to support clients in making carefully considered strategic decisions.

Beyond dispute resolution, a significant portion of the practice is devoted to investment and distressed asset transactions, including acquisitions of debt positions, debt-to-equity swaps, expedited M&A transactions and other forms of distressed investing. The team also has experience advising on complex restructurings involving multi-layered capital structures, where it is essential to balance legal considerations, transaction economics, negotiation strategy and, in certain cases, national security interests.

The team’s in-house experience, combined with a well-established international network of trusted partners, enables it to provide comprehensive support across all areas of the practice in diverse geographic regions — from developed markets and the CIS to emerging markets in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia and South-East Asia.

The team supports clients throughout the entire lifecycle of their projects, helping them navigate economic challenges, regulatory hurdles, market uncertainty and corporate governance issues, while identifying growth opportunities even in the most demanding circumstances.