International litigation

Representing:

• a major Russian oil company in High Court litigation in England concerning claims exceeding USD 300 million, including applications for a worldwide freezing order against four well-known businessmen and Norwich Pharmacal disclosure orders, in connection with allegations of a sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional fraud. The case resulted, among other things, in a judgment by the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal that was unprecedented in terms of the scope of review undertaken
• one of Russia’s largest state-owned companies in disputes before the Belgian courts, relating to the recovery of losses caused by damage to goods carried by a seagoing vessel

Representing:

• a prominent Russian businessman and several foreign companieschallenging USD 3 billion worth of freezing orders in British Virgin Islands courts; we successfully obtained a discharge of the injunctions, later upheld by the appellate court
• a major Russian business group in a British Virgin Islands litigation of a USD 1 billion claim arising out of a power generation JV project and involving allegations of fraud, conspiracy, and misrepresentation

Representing:

• an independent oilfield services company in US court proceedings involving claims exceeding USD 200 million based on alleged fraud, unjust enrichment, RICO violations, and other causes of action
• one of Russia’s largest state-owned companies in Irish court proceedings concerning the bankruptcy of its subsidiaries
• Russian and Swiss companies in a case before a Canadian court concerning the recovery of damages in excess of USD 90 million, including coordination of foreign lawyers and preparation of evidence

Representing:

• a major Russian businessman and related foreign companies in two anti-suit injunction proceedings in a number of jurisdictions and in state courts of Caribbean countries at all levels, until the British Privy Council ultimately rejected both anti-suit injunction requests
• a major Russian oil company in connection with the confidential request for information and documents in the United States from a number of large New York clearing banks – correspondents on the basis of paragraph 1782 of section 28 of the United States Code in support of legal proceedings in Europe

Representing:

• a major Russian transport and logistics company in proceedings before the High Court of Justice in London in a USD 14 billion claim (one of the largest disputes ever brought before an English court) alleging a large-scale conspiracy to seize assets
• a Russian private business group in court proceedings in Cyprus, Switzerland and Russia in connection with challenging interim measures and an order to disclose documents, as well as obtaining an anti-suit injunction