Projects

Successfully protected the client's interests before the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service in a case concerning the sale of ‘halal’ products

Lawyers of the Antimonopoly Practice represented a client against whom the Antimonopoly Service had initiated a case in connection with the sale of products labelled as ‘halal’. The antimonopoly authority believed that these actions constituted bad-faith competition because they were misleading consumers.

Provided support in the construction of a major social and business centre in St Petersburg

The Real Estate Practice in St Petersburg provided support to the client in the process of entering into an investment agreement (an agreement for the sale and purchase of a future item) with the developer, including providing recommendations to amend a number of material terms and conditions of the agreement.

Advised the client in a dispute with its client for a total amount of over RUB 26 billion The real Estate and Construction Practice advised a major Chinese construction group in the context of its dispute with its client, one of the largest Chinese oil and gas companies. The dispute was connected with the recovery of losses in view of certain items being removed from the scope of work and work being suspended at the facility, a Russian gas and chemical complex.

Provided legal support at our Chinese client’s side in the context of the construction of a plant in Primorye Territory Teams from our real estate practice and tax law practice provided legal support to our client, a major Chinese construction company, in the context of a plant construction project in Primorye Territory.

Successfully protected a client in a complex corporate dispute The lawyers from our St Petersburg corporate practice have successfully defended the interests of a public enterprise, a large regional producer of bread and pastries, in a dispute with its former shareholders who sought to challenge a resolution of the enterprise’s supervisory board regarding how the redemption price of shares had been established.

Provided support in a transaction involving the purchase of a tennis club The team from our practice group provided legal support to the client in connection with the purchase of an elite tennis club.