Pavel Mazhurin specializes in managing comprehensive litigation projects in corporate, contract, antitrust, customs law, and real estate. He has extensive experience in bankruptcy cases, disputes over subsidiary liability, and damage recovery.
Pavel's experience includes representing clients in arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction of the Russian Federation at all instances, including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, as well as coordinating cross-border litigation processes.
Pavel also has expertise in wealth transfer, inheritance, and family law. His practice includes handling family disputes related to divorce proceedings, spousal property division, parental rights, and inheritance matters, including those complicated by foreign elements.
Selected Experience
Dispute Resolution
Pavel advised:
A major transnational chemical holding in precedent-setting disputes with a Russian gas company arising from EPC contracts for the construction of a gas processing plant under Article 248.1 of the APC RF (aggregate claim value exceeding RUB 200 billion);
Head companies of a transnational chemical holding in a dispute over the imposition of an anti-suit injunction under Article 248.2 of the APC RF and a fine for its violation exceeding RUB 200 billion;
A member of the Board of Directors of a major Russian bank in a separate dispute over subsidiary liability exceeding RUB 218 billion;
A well-known businessman from the Forbes list in disputes with the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation regarding the forfeiture of assets to the state;
A coal enterprise in a dispute over damage recovery exceeding RUB 6 billion, initiated within a counterparty's bankruptcy case;
A Fortune 500 American company in a judicial dispute with customs authorities over the misclassification of goods imported into the Russian Federation;
A shareholder of a renowned Russian design bureau in a prolonged corporate conflict that concluded with a settlement agreement;
Participants in outdoor advertising auctions in St. Petersburg in a dispute with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia regarding unlawful requirements in the tender documentation.
Family and Inheritance Law
Pavel advised:
A close relative of a Russian billionaire in a cross-border, multi-jurisdictional inheritance project totaling over RUB 270 billion, involving disputes over the validity of a will, bankruptcy of the hereditary estate, and invalidation of the testator's transactions;
The spouse of a prominent businessman in a dispute over the division of jointly acquired property, which concluded with a mutually beneficial settlement agreement;
A UHNWI investor holding significant assets in Russia and abroad on preparing a prenuptial agreement compliant with Russian and English law;
A relative of a Forbes-listed billionaire in a divorce proceeding, culminating in out-of-court agreements on property division, alimony payments, and child visitation arrangements.
achievements
Rankings and Awards
Pavel is recommended by the Russian Pravo-300 ranking in the categories: Arbitration Proceedings: Large Commercial Disputes (high market), Arbitration Proceedings: Corporate Disputes, Bankruptcy.