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.

Participating in the development of an order of the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks ("Rospatent") on behalf of FIFA Pepeliaev Group's lawyers on behalf of FIFA participated in the development of an order of the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks ("Rospatent").

Involvement in the preparation of a new Resolution of the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court on customs disputes. Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers joined the working group that has prepared the new Resolution of the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Court on customs disputes.

Advising on the preparation of uniform methodology and the procedure for the calculation of profit generated by controlled foreign companies ("CFC") of the Gazprom group Pepeliaev Group was selected to advise Gazprom PJSC; it won in a public tender for advisory services.

Legal support to a world leader in the production of industrial equipment at all stages of the audit by the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service Pepeliaev Group's lawyers provided complete legal support to a world leader in the production of industrial equipment at all stages of the audit by the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (the “FAS”).

Successfully representing a large pharmaceutical company before the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers successfully represented one of the largest Russian pharmaceutical companies before the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service.

Settlement of a tax dispute at the pre-trial stage Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers succeeded in settling at the pre-trial stage a tax dispute regarding a VAT refund of RUB 906 million for one of Russia's largest precious metals refineries.

Preparing objections to a field tax audit report Lawyers of the St Petersburg Tax Practice successfully completed a project to prepare objections against the field tax audit report drafted in relation to our client, an entrepreneur.

Overturning a court decision concerning the recovery of over RUB 14 million under a lawsuit initiated by a consumer. Lawyers of the St Petersburg Corporate Practice succeeded in having the decision of the first instance court set aside by which the client had to pay over RUB 14 million under a lawsuit initiated by a consumer.

Protection of the interests of a French architect firm in the lawsuit for the recovery of debt from a counterparty Lawyers of the St Petersburg Real Estate and Construction Practice successfully protected, in courts of three levels, the interests of a French architect firm in the lawsuit for the recovery of debt from a counterparty.

Challenging the cadastral value of a large business centre Lawyers from Pepeliaev Group’s St Petersburg Office successfully completed a project that included challenging in the first instance and appeal courts the cadastral value of Petrovskiy Fort.

The Russian Constitutional Court has upheld Sony Mobile’s appeal, which was prepared by lawyers from Pepeliaev Group

The Russian Constitutional Court has confirmed that Zapolyarneft's lawyers and Pepeliaev Group have taken the correct position in terms of whether environmental charges are proportional

The Russian Constitutional Court has broadened the range of possibilities to protect taxpayers' rights

The first system of antimonopoly compliance on the russian market has been unveiled to the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service On 8 December 2015 at the office of mobile operator MTS, a presentation was held dedicated to the system of antimonopoly compliance. This system was devised specially for MTS by Pepeliaev Group's lawyers and their colleagues from the company, in conjunction with audit firm Ernst & Young. 

Pepeliaev Group has successfully defended a major foreign bank in a case concerning the deduction of expenses relating to futures transactions for profit tax purposes

Pepeliaev Group has successfully challenged the cadastral value of the central children's store on Lubyanka

IMMOFINANZ sells logistics portfolio to Blackstone IMMOFINANZ has signed a contract with Blackstone for the sale of its entire logistics portfolio. The transaction covers all 36 logistics standing investments with approx. one million sqm of rentable space, which are located for the most part in Germany (24 properties) as well as in Hungary (5), Romania (3), Poland (2), Slovakia (1) and Russia (1). Blackstone will also purchase three development projects with approx. 65,000 sqm currently under construction in Hamburg (DE), Bucharest and Ploiesti (RO), which will be completed by IMMOFINANZ, as well as land reserves. Blackstone will integrate all the assets into Logicor, its European logistics platform. Pepeliaev Group provided legal support within the Russian aspects of this transaction.