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| Advised EBRD on providing financing to European Bearing Corporation (EBC) to refinance EBC’s existing debt of approximately USD 170 million. | Development of an internal anti-money laundering policy for an American-based multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, communications technology and services. | Danone, Mars and other major FMCG producers – representation of clients’ interests in the central and territorial departments of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in cases concerning presumed agreements and/ or concerted actions,daily advice on antitrust matters in development of agreements, marketing and advertising campaigns. | ||
| Advised Sistema-Hals on its acquisition of the controlling stake in CiTer Invest B.V. for the development of Plot 11 of the Moscow City International Business Center (construction of a multi-level tower and a transportation hub with the total area of 230 000 sq.m.). | Advised a prominent US hedge fund on various debt restructuring matters following failure by our client’s partner to fulfil its obligations to our client under a put option. Advised our client on various insolvency matters in connection with its portfolio. | Advising 20th Century FOX on the structure of the customs value of imported films, in particular: should the royalty due for projection of movies in cinemas be included in the customs value of imported films? As a result of a lengthy litigation, the customs authorities lost and effectively repaid all excessively collected duty to client. | ||
| Represented Brunswick Rail Leasing in its dispute with Mechel over termination of the wagon lease agreement and recovery of USD 21 million debt. The numerous court and arbitration cases around this dispute were settled on the terms favourable for our client. | Full support in all matters relating to union operation for Danone, Volkswagen Group Rus, Direct Group. Communication with union leaders, participation in collective bargaining agreements and successful representation of clients in litigations relatingd to union activities. | Advised Alcoa, Coca-Cola, Danone, Guardian Industries, Kimberly-Clark, Komatsu, Kronospan, Lafarge, Mars, Nissan Motor, Pushkino Logistic Park, and Saint-Gobain on industrial development projects, including legal support for permitting procedures, environment impact assessments, public hearings, environmental prosecution, water/ air/ soil contamination and remediation issues, historical contamination matters, liaisons with the authorities, subsoil matters, licences and permits. | ||
| Representing Caterpillar Financial in a dispute with a bankruptcy officer to withdraw property from the bankruptcy estate. | Advised TomTom, a Dutch producer of navigation equipment entering the Russian market, on compliance with Russian IP and personal data laws. | Comprehensive full scale support for Kimberly-Clark in its project for constructing a manufacturing complex in the Moscow Region. | ||
| Participated in drafting laws regulating the preparations for and holding of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, including condemnation and allocation of land plots, infrastructure, construction, environment, town planning and zoning, financing, corporate and immigration. | Nissan, Infiniti, Volkswagen, Skoda, Audi -Comprehensive support within the scope of claim-handling work and during court disputes with customers. | Advised Nord Stream AG on the legal aspects of construction of the Russian component of the submarine gas pipeline.Matters advised on included international law, environmental aspects, re-categorisation of forest and agricultural land, liaisons with government authorities, permission documentation, construction, permits, authorisations and licences. | ||
| A European cement manufacturer - extensive tax and customs support and advice on the structuring of the EUR 100m+ construction for a new manufacturing facility in Kaluga, Russia including support in negotiations and in drafting of the construction contract with the supplier. |
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