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Head of Group, Employment and Migration Law Practice
Head of Group, Employment and Migration Law Practice

Employment and migration law

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Provided assistance with an employee in conflict being dismissed on the client’s terms
Our experts have provided legal assistance for employment relationships to be terminated with an employee in conflict who was not coping with his duties and committed serious violations in his work.
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Protected the employer in a dispute with an employee who had not passed the trial period
The team of the Employment and Migration Law Practice has successfully protected the employer in a dispute with an employee who had been dismissed because of a failure to pass the trial period.
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Successfully protected the client’s interests in a dispute with an employee in conflict
Our lawyers have defended a client that is the leader on the tobacco market in a dispute with an employee in conflict who had been dismissed for a number of disciplinary sanctions.
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We have successfully defended our client in a dispute with a conflicted employee
The Head of Pepeliaev Group’s Employment and Migration Law Practice Group, Vitalia Kuznetsova, has defended a client in a dispute with a conflicted employee (a sales representative) who was dismissed for a number of disciplinary sanctions. 
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Successfully implementing a project involving the dismissal of a group of employees of a large retail chain
Pepeliaev Group's lawyers successfully provided support in the framework of a project involving the dismissal of a group of employees of a major retail chain operating in Russia.
Launching a brand new practice area: services related to family and inheritance law
On the basis of our practice, the firm opened a brand new practice area: services related to family and inheritance law.
Resolving all lawsuits in favour of clients
All lawsuits that the employment law practice handled and completed this year were resolved in favour of our clients.
Staff restructuring
Implemented an HR restructuring programme (developed HR restructuring strategy, provided legal support for downsizing personnel (over 150 people) and drafted a strategy for negotiations with the trade unions).
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Information security
Advised telecommunications and IT companies on how to protect trade secrets and drafted all documents required to establish the trade secret regime.
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Information security
Advised a large number of companies, including in the financial and banking industries, on compliance with legislation concerning insider information from a functional and organisational perspective.
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Compensation programmes and bonuses
Advised car manufacturers on how to provide share options to senior management and on how to structure different bonuses and commissions for other categories of employees.
Comprehensive advice on employment and migration law
Provided comprehensive advice to telecommunications and IT companies on issues relating to the transfer of personnel between different structural units including from the representative office to the newly founded subsidiary of an American software developer.
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Providing support when foreign workers are hired
Advised on how to structure the employment of foreign workers within the scope of secondment contracts and contracts for management services for several leading players in the Russian energy industry.
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Providing support when foreign workers are hired
Advised on how to structure the employment of foreign employees hired by a processing company including in the timber industry as well as on receiving quotas and permits to hire foreign employees and work permits for foreign employees and drafting the permission documentation.
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Migration legislation and representing clients before state authorities
Successfully represented several global financial and credit groups in administrative court proceedings concerning violations of migration rules. Performed an audit of migration compliance and implemented a system of internal migration control.
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Employment disputes
For several telecommunication companies, successfully resolved complex labour disputes at the pre-trial stage and during court proceedings.
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Working with trade unions
Provided legal support to several leading car manufacturers in negotiations with trade unions, which were supported by representatives of the Association of Trade Unions. We focused on avoiding the abuse of rights by trade unions and applying the employment legislation and legislation on trade unions.
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Staff optimising and restructuring
Legal support was provided to several international FMCG producers throughout the process of terminating the employment of its staff owing to their business being restructured. We succeed in achieving the optimum acceptable outcome for terminating the employment contracts, avoiding reputational risk to the client.
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An employee dismissal case
Represented a Russian branch of  of the largest home appliances manufacturer in Europe in 2  legal proceedings connected with a regional sales manager being dismissed by reason of redundancy. The lawyers managed to prove in the court of appeal that the employer was right, even though there were a number of defects in its documents.  After the first legal proceedings were completed, the employee filed a new claim; however, we also succeeded here in defending the employer's position. Our support helped the client to complete the redundancy procedure and to finally terminate the relationship with the employee in conflict
Advice on relationships with a trade union, disputes with employees
Advised a major brewery on the termination of employment relationships with leaders of the trade union for labour-based disciplinary offences. We prepared the legal strategy for dismissal and assisted during the dismissal procedures;  challenged in the courts of general jurisdiction instructions of state labour inspectorates and statements of the state prosecutor's office; and represented the client in disputes with employees as they sought to be reinstated to work and have the disciplinary sanctions cancelled.