Preparing non-disclosure agreements and amendments Preparing non-disclosure agreements and amendments to employment and civil law contracts covering the non-disclosure of confidential information for a major bank.

An employee’s claim to recover compensation Successfully defended a major insurance company in an employee’s claim to recover compensation for a disclosure of personal data.

Licensing activity Advised a major manufacturer of mobile telephones on personal data issues relating to licensing activity.

Monitoring of the email correspondence Advised on the monitoring of the email correspondence of a credit rating agency’s employees.

Advising a major car manufacturer Advised a major car manufacturer on gathering, storing and destroying documents and information containing personal data within the framework of Russian data protection legislation.

Recommendations to a Russian telecommunications company Made recommendations to a Russian telecommunications company for notifying Roskomdanzor of personal data processing, and for ensuring that personal data remained secure while being processed.

Cross-border transfer of personal data Advised various international companies on the procedure for cross-border transfer of personal data.

Implementing internal data protection regulations and policies At the request of an international insurance broker, we developed and helped to implement internal data protection regulations and policies for different types of data subjects.

Inspecting an international warehouse storage and logistics group Inspected an international warehouse storage and logistics group to assess its compliance with personal data legislation; made recommendations for eliminating non-compliance.

Currency transactions during the World Cup Identified the special status of the World Cup’s Organising Committee. Drafted amendments to Russian currency legislation that are aimed at entirely lifting the restrictions on the movement of currency at the time of the World Cup, as well as cancelling existing procedures allowing credit organisations to control currency transactions. Developed and amended special state regulation procedures with regard to the sale of alcohol.

Risks associated with producing goods from Chinese raw materials Further to instructions from a Russian light industry company, we analysed potential customs and currency risks associated with producing goods from Chinese raw materials in Ukraine on the give-and-take basis (i.e. goods were produced from the client’s raw materials). We also drafted an opinion regarding the criteria showing whether the goods produced in Ukraine have been sufficiently processed and whether this scheme allowed for the customs benefits to be applied when finished products are imported into Russia.

Advising of a large Chinese telecommunication company On behalf of a large Chinese telecommunication company analysed registration and drafted comments on the anti-corruption legislation, audited different companies, assessed currency risks and management risks (the risk that the manager will be held liable under administrative legislation). 

Recommendations for a publicly funded institution At the request of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we prepared recommendation on ensuring compliance with currency regulation and currency control requirements with regard to specifics of the legal position of a publicly funded institution whose funds are recorded in the Federal Treasury’s accounts.

Sale of shares of offshore companies Analysing currency legislation to identify potential risks inherent in the sale of shares of offshore companies acquired under old foreign currency legislation and tax risks for the income in the form of dividends and the income from the sale of shares.

Hedging transactions On behalf of a major American manufacturer of skincare products we performed an integrated assessment of the model for current relationships under which it undertook hedging transactions. We advised on accounting and tax accounting for transactions hedging against currency risks.

An opinion on the task risks of hedging transactions For a company in the petrochemical industry, we prepared an opinion on the task risks of hedging transactions. We developed recommendations from a standpoint of systematically approaching such operations under Russian Accounting Standards, IFRS and the requirements of the Russian Tax Code. 

Buy-out of shares in a Russian limited liability company Advised in relation to various issues connected with a buy-out of shares in a Russian limited liability company. The transaction was complicated owing to certain aspects of Russian antimonopoly law and "Russian membership" in production sharing agreements (PSAs) while the Sakhalin-2 project was implemented.

Advising a company with foreign capital Advised a company with foreign capital which is implementing projects in the Kara Sea in relation to issues of installing drilling rigs on the continental shelf. The scope of services included analysing the procedure for licensing the use of explosive and chemically hazardous industrial facilities, the issue of whether a construction permit should be obtained when drilling works are performed on the shelf, as well as issues relating to customs law and the drilling personnel and the crew of the drilling rig being relocated to the continental shelf.

Development of Shtokman gas condensate field Development of Shtokman gas condensate field: provided full Russian law support for the project; reviewed and drafted EPC contracts, advised on legislative amendments; advised on various land, construction and regulatory issues including construction of all the infrastructure for the purposes of implementing the project, obtaining rights for development land plots, construction of offshore part for the project, and project structuring issues; and advised on various environmental issues applicable to the project

Legislative drafting and expert assessment Participation in legislative drafting and expert assessment: participated in drafting of continental shelf legislation, performed legal expert assessment; participated in drafting the laws on production sharing agreements and special economic zones, performed legal expert assessment of the draft laws; participated in drafting the laws on taxation of companies involved in off-shore projects; discussed the suggested amendments with the clients and lobbied the clients’ interests when preparing legal expert opinions on the draft laws