Due diligence of companies Conducted due diligence of three major Russian companies with foreign investments in order to prepare a report on risks and other projects

Legal support for an investment project of a major Korean company Preparation of a report on the possibility of implementing a project in the PDA on the basis of the Russian legislation.

Sale and purchase of a Russian LLC bought by a foreign company

Preparation of an opinion on environmental issues in connection with the decision of the authorised body to register facilities that have a negative impact on the environment The result of this project was our recommendations for further actions of the company (appealing the decision of the authorised body by way of an administrative/judicial procedure, a change of the information about the registered facilities, etc.) and an assessment of prospects and provision of recommendations with respect to the administrative offence case (taking into account the lack of detailed information about the imputed offence).

Developing draft amendments to legislation in the field of water disposal We helped the client to fill gaps in the legal regulation of the discharge of substances into CWDS, for which the maximum permissible concentrations are not established in water facilities.

Acquiring a number of works of contemporary art Our lawyers supported our client’s transaction to acquire a number of works of contemporary art, including advice on the tax and customs aspects of the transaction, and drafting agreements for the sale and purchase of works of art under Russian law. 

Tax and customs structuring of a project involving the construction of incineration plants We have performed tax and customs structuring during the planning of a project involving the construction of five incineration plants in Moscow Region and Tatarstan.

Setting up an industrial park for Korean-Russian economic cooperation in the Primorye Territory Legal assistance in connection with the creation of an industrial park further to Korean-Russian economic collaboration in Primorye Territory. 

Protecting a major foreign employer company in the courts of Vladivostok in several labour disputes with former employees Employees of the company tried to obtain internal documents of the company...

Legal support of Asian investment projects under the special regimes of Priority Development Areas (PDAs) and the Free Port of Vladivostok (FPV) Full Legal support to Korean and Chinese investors in the implementation of investment projects under the special regimes of Priority Development Areas (PDAs) and the Free Port of Vladivostok (FPV).

Internal audit of and preparation of documents for a large Japanese company Helped a large Japanese company to conduct an internal audit and develop effective recommendations for the development and adoption of its in-house regulations.

Lawyers of the Far Eastern office helped the client to reduce a penalty in court by more than 50 times The court reduced the amount of the penalty by more than 50 times 

Successful appeal against the customs authority's decision to refuse to grant an export customs duty benefit Completed a project that included appealing in the court and having the customs authority's refusal invalidated to grant an export customs duty benefit to a Russian ship owner

Pepeliaev Group’s antimonopoly practice has successfully represented a major oil and gas company before the FAS of Russia Pepeliaev Group’s antimonopoly lawyers have successfully represented a major international oil and gas company before the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (the "FAS") as part of a major transaction to acquire a share in a project to extract natural gas. 

Owing to the efforts of Pepeliaev Group's lawyers, the Russian Federal Customs Service has reimbursed to our client interest on excess customs payments recovered by it The lawyers of Pepeliaev Group’s customs practice have successfully completed a project that involved protecting the interests of our client, a major Russian shipping company, before the Russian Supreme Court's Judicial Panel for Economic Disputes. 

Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers provided legal and tax support to the large gold-mining company

Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers represented a client in the Russian Intellectual Property Court (the “IP Court”): the legal protection of a similar trademark owned by a bad-faith rightholder was declared invalid. The firm’s lawyers successfully represented Kavminvody JSC (“Kavminvody”), a renowned producer of the Novoterskaya Tselebnaya mineral water, in the IP Court.

Representing a major telecommunication company at the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry in a dispute with a counterparty The lawyers in Pepeliaev Group's dispute resolution practice have successfully represented a major telecommunication company at the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Successfully resolving a 'domain dispute' over a trademark infringement IP lawyers at Pepeliaev Group successfully safeguarded the interests of our client, a leading manufacturer of children's clothing, in a dispute over a trademark infringement.

Successfully protecting the interests of a large manufacturer of plastic windows in a project that involved challenging decisions of the Federal Customs Service The lawyers from Pepeliaev Group’s Customs and Foreign Trade Regulation Practice successfully defended the client in a project that involved challenging decisions of the Federal Customs Service.