Legal support of company activities

Legal advice on corporate law, including amendments to constituent documents, corporate procedures support

Drafting shareholders' agreements

Legal support of deals subject to approval by the Government Commission

Advice to a large cosmetics retail chain on opening stores in Russia and abroad

Advice to a Russian distributor of sportswear following the opening of retail stores

Drafting and negotiation of agreements

Comprehensive legal support of a Russian distributor of medical devices in various areas of law

Assistance to in-house lawyers

Representation of interests of a non-resident in enforcement procedures on the territory of Russia (subject to the rules of the 1958 New York Convention “On Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards”)

Legal support of a court case on illegal use of a trademark and distribution of goods of an international company - electrical equipment manufacturer

Prevention of illegal use of intellectual property. Prosecution for illegal import - creation of a judicial precedent - imposition of a maximum fine in the amount of 5 million RUB

Representation of interests of a non-resident bank in debt collection cases, including bankruptcy cases

Representation of interests of respondents in cases involving subsidiary liability of top managers and business owners for the amount of 200 million RUB

Due to profound analytical work done and successful representing of the Client’s interests in court, the court refused to satisfy the application for subsidiary liability

Legal support of mutual settlements by novation of promissory notes

Issues of legal support and documentation of the novation of promissory notes: drafting agreements on novation, applications for repayment of promissory notes, relevant acts of acceptance and transfer of securities, samples of promissory notes

Representing interests of a creditor in a bankruptcy case

Successful support of the case from the stage of initiating bankruptcy proceedings of a large cinema network, registration of claims in the amount of 2,3 billion RUB secured by pledge in the debtor’s creditors register. Representation of creditor’s interests at all stages of bankruptcy proceedings

Legal support of a company bankruptcy case

Successful representation of creditor's interests (claims for more than 144 million RUB secured by pledge) vs liquidator at the first creditors’ meeting and in all subsequent procedures, up to the completion of bankruptcy proceedings against the bankrupt

Legal support for the facilities construction as part of preparation and holding of the Olympic Games in Sochi

Settlement of land issues, drafting of design documentation and construction and installation works, interaction with state authorities, contractors, customers

Legal support for the design and construction of the Skolkovo Innovation Center facilities on a 400-hectare plot

 including: Skoltech, Technopark, Residential Quarters ( Жилые кварталы), Family Campus (Семейный кампус), etc.

Recognition of a legal entity's title to non-residential premises in court procedure

Winning a dispute with the Moscow City Property Department over recognition of title to non-residential premises, challenging a certificate of state registration of title to non-residential premises for Moscow

Recognition by the Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service for the Chukotka Autonomous District of the fact of violation of antitrust legislation

Examination of circumstances of violation of antitrust law by a legal entity, legal analysis of relevant documents, application to the antitrust agency to take measures to cease violation of antitrust law and bring the violator to liability

Conducting mediation with the General Designer at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation

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