Domestic litigation

Representing:

• a contractor and operator of Amur Gas Processing Plant in a dispute over the recovery of damages caused by fires at a hazardous industrial site
• a Russian subsidiary of a major Swiss bank in a dispute over joint liability for the obligations of an affiliated Luxembourg company and the obligation to transfer funds and securities
• a Russian branch of a Dutch bank in a dispute over joint liability in connection with non-fulfillment of obligations under a loan agreement
• a Russian subsidiary of a major Swiss bank in a dispute arising from a syndicated loan agreement concerning the lifting of the freeze on accounts totalling USD 13 million

Representing:

• a Swiss bank in a dispute arising from a claim brought by a Russian investor against a European depositary in connection with the freezing of assets
• a major Russian entrepreneur in a dispute against the General Prosecutor’s Office in a claim for the recovery of property in favor of the Russian Federation
• a Russian citizen in a dispute over the recovery from the Belgian depository Euroclear of losses caused by the freezing of foreign securities and payments as a result of US and EU sanctions
• a large engineering and construction holding in a dispute (also before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation) over compensation for environmental damage due to the burial of a vessel in the Caspian Sea

Representing:

• a Russian sovereign fund in a consortium with a large Chinese petrochemical corporation in a dispute over a strategic investment in a terminal for transshipment of liquefied petroleum gases in the Far East
• one of largest shareholders in a metallurgical company in administrative and arbitration disputes over challenging the decision of the board of directors
• the largest Russian operator of an oil and gas field development project in a dispute where the Russian arbitration court granted an application for preliminary interim measures in the form of seizure of sea vessels
• a manufacturer of equipment for thermal plants in dispute arising from the supply contract