The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a third tier firm,

Gide Loyrette Nouel ‘has a knack for simplifying complex issues’, and ‘truly spends time understanding the issues at hand and finding tailor-made solutions’. Grigory Marinichev advised a syndicate of banks regarding a $250m structured pre-export facility to Russian oil producer Enisey. Alexander Dolgov, who joined from Allen & Overy Legal Services in 2010, leads the projects and capital markets practice.

Within Moscow , tier 4

Gide Loyrette Nouel has recently earned several new Russian clients, and has further developed its relationships with existing international clients such as Levi Strauss (US). The group advised Société Générale on one of the largest restructurings in the Russian banking sector since the crisis, and is acting for EDF subsidiary EDRF concerning its Russian joint venture and partnership projects with MRSK Holding. David Lasfargue and practice head Boris Arkhipov are recommended.

Within Public private partnership, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a second tier firm,

Gide Loyrette Nouel recently lost previous practice head Olga Revzina to Herbert Smith CIS LLP, but retains a strong profile in the field. Alexander Dolgov now leads the team, which recently won a mandate to represent the Veolia-Gazprombank-Stroytransgaz consortium in its bid for the St Petersburg Neva Water PPP project.

Within Real estate, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a third tier firm,

Gide Loyrette Nouel advises on asset acquisitions, financing, due diligence projects, mortgages, security transactions and disputes. Town planning and construction are also core focus areas. It represents Dalkia and new client ERDF, among others.

Within Tax , Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is a third tier firm,

Gide Loyrette Nouel’s standalone tax service also supports other departments. Significant work included successfully assisting Eurocopter and Thales Avionics with tax audits. David Lasfargue leads the team.