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Gide Loyrette Nouel

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Russia

Banking and finance

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

Gide Loyrette Nouel is gaining ground in the banking and finance market. The firm advised one of the largest Russian pre-export financing in 2010, the $1.9bn pre-export financing arranged for Mechel by a syndicate of international banks. Grigory Marinichev is ‘quick, very professional and reliable’.

Corporate and M&A: Moscow

Within Corporate and M&A: Moscow, tier 4

Although it lost Ilya Rybalkin and Suren Gortsunyan to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Boris Arkhipov to Gide Loyrette Nouel, the ‘timely’ and ‘responsive’ team at Hogan Lovells (CIS) retains enviable talent, including the experienced co-heads of the corporate group Oxana Balayan and Sergey Komolov. Recent work includes advising the leading Russian retailer X5 Retail Group, part of the Alfa Group, on the acquisition of the Paterson supermarket chain.

Legal market overview

Within Legal market overview,

The Russian legal market is volatile, and lateral hires of both individuals and, in some cases, teams are part of the legal landscape. This year international firms such as Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Gide Loyrette Nouel, White & Case LLC and Linklaters CIS were all subject to key partner moves. One firm’s loss is another’s gain, and, despite the difficult economic climate, many law firms, including those mentioned above are investing in growth. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has for example welcomed the tax team from what was once Hogan & Hartson LLP. Of the Russian firms, Vegas Lex suffered a blow when a number of its partners left to form Korelskiy Ischuk Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law.

Public private partnership

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

Gide Loyrette Nouel suffered following the departure of its former PPP team leader Olga Revzina to Herbert Smith CIS LLP. Alexander Dolgov, previously at Allen & Overy Legal Services, now heads up the group. The firm recently acted for EBRD in connection with the financing of a municipal water services company backed by a state guarantee granted by the Pskov region.

Real estate

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

Gide Loyrette Nouel recently assisted Evraziyskiy on the drafting, negotiation and execution of an EPC agreement and advised Mersfor Rus on the construction of its hippodrome project in the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. Ekaterina Vilenskaya and David Lasfargue are recommended.

Tax

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

One of Gide Loyrette Nouel’s biggest recent tax mandates involved advising Eurocopter on obtaining over €1m of Russian VAT refunds. Other clients include Sunitomo and Thales Avionics. Tatiana Kirgetova is recommended.


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