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FBK Legal

MYASNITSKAYA STREET 44/1, 101990 MOSCOW, RUSSIA
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Work +7 495 737 5353
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Fax +7 495 737 5347
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www.fbk-legal.com
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Russia : Corporate and M&A

Within Moscow, tier 4

FBK Legal’s ‘exceptional’ team augmented its renowned tax practice with some top-level corporate work for Gazprom, mail.ru and Mayland Developers. Team head Aleksander Ermolenko attracts widespread praise from clients – in particular for his ‘knowledge of real estate regulations’ and ‘ability to negotiate with Russian sellers’. Anna Grishchenkova is ‘particularly good and delivers consistent results’, and Andrew Shkadov has ‘a deep understanding of corporate law’.

Russia : Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, FBK Legal is a third tier firm,

FBK Legal has recently augmented its significant tax litigation capabilities with strong work in other sectors. The firm negotiated a settlement for client Stells in a land plot dispute with the Federal Agency for State Property Management, and represented a subsidiary of Gazprom in a domestic arbitration. Practice head Anna Grishchenkova is ‘an extremely persistent lawyer who always stands her ground’.

Russia : Employment

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Russia : Energy and natural resources

Within Energy and natural resources, tier 5

FBK Legal utilises its tax litigation expertise in the energy sector and represents key client Gazprom in its tax disputes, as well as providing non-contentious advice on tax structuring and regulations. Other clients include SUEK and Transneft. Team head Nadezhda Orlova and tax expert Tatiana Matveicheva are recommended.

Russia : Public private partnership

Within Public private partnership, FBK Legal is a third tier firm,

FBK Legal advises key NGO client, the PPP Development Center on the development of draft laws in Russia’s regions. Team head Andrew Shkadov is recommended.

Russia : Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, FBK Legal is a third tier firm,

FBK Legal advises trophy client Hines on its Russian investments and continues to advise The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts on its redevelopment. Team head Aleksander Ermolenko ‘shows tremendous knowledge of real estate regulations’.

Russia : Shipping and transport

Within Shipping and transport, FBK Legal is a second tier firm,

FBK Legal is advising the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation on a liability insurance fund. Team head Andrew Shkadov is ‘a high-quality lawyer with crystal-clear understanding of the airline business’.

Russia : Tax

Within Tax, FBK Legal is a first tier firm,

A tax litigation mainstay, FBK Legal is ‘able to handle any tax issue, no matter how sophisticated the problem’. The firm has recently won cases for Gazprom and McDonald’s against federal tax authorities. Highly regarded team head Galina Akchurina is ‘simply excellent’, and has a proven record of winning cases against the tax authorities; Aleksey Yakovlev is ‘one of the best tax lawyers in the market’; and Tatiana Matveicheva is ‘one of the best tax methodologists’.

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  • The discovery process in Russia. Will the new era come?

    According to the official statistics of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation (SAC) in 2011, Russian arbitration courts tried 1 675 cases involving foreign parties, 463 court orders of foreign courts were executed. 198 out of the total number of cases related to international commercial transactions, 6 - to administration of Russian legislation on foreign investments. In addition, arbitration courts tried 110 petitions on application of injunctions, filed by foreign parties1.
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  • National public order. Adoption of the Draft

    The Presidium of the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - SCC RF) adopted by the Informative Letter No. 156 dated the 26th of February, 2013 (hereinafter - the Informative Letter) on Review of the consideration by arbitrazh courts of the cases on the implementation of the public order clause as the ground for rejection of the recognition and enforcement of the foreign court decisions and arbitral awards.
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  • Top HR Trends: Regulation and Enforcement Practice

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    - Pepeliaev Group

  • SOCHI AN EXAMPLE OF HOW RUSSIA’S DECADE OF SPORT CAN TRANSFORM SPORTS FACILITIES

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    - Pepeliaev Group

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  • IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS IN CONTROL OVER TRANSFER PRICING

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  • OUTSOURCING IN RUSSIA: ADVANTAGES AND RISKS

    The word outsourcing has become a staple of Russian business language, but is still not encountered in Russian law. Generally, outsourcing contrasts with the leasing of personnel in that outsourcing involves certain business processes being contracted out to an external service provider. Outsourcing is typically used to transfer processes that are vital for the company’s activity but are of an auxiliary nature to its core activities: for example, IT, HR processes and payroll.
    - Pepeliaev Group

  • Negotiations, mediation, litigation or arbitration: what to take into account in dispute resolution

    In a modern world, an important trend promoting ethical business practice is for civil society to regulate itself when resolving legal disputes. The increased burden on the courts and a growing number of business entities and disputes between them, have resulted in increased attention to different types of dispute resolution procedures. It would be helpful to highlight certain advantages and disadvantages of the relevant method for resolving a dispute in the economic field, as this may help to choose the method that is the most efficient in a specific situation.
    - Pepeliaev Group

  • NEW LEGAL CHANGES SET TO TRANSFORM THE TENANCY MARKET

    The Russian Supreme Commercial Court's approach to the landlord and tenant sector is marked by its balance. In its attempts to tailor its approach to the developing practice on the Russian market, the Court is trying to meet the needs of both tenants and landlords.
    - Pepeliaev Group
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