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DLA Piper

NEVSKY PR 28 BLD A, 191186 ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
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Work +7 812 448 7200
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Fax +7 812 448 7201
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Russia

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper has been particularly busy advising banks on transactions relating to market entry, industry expansion and consolidation. Practice head Vyacheslav Khorovskiy advised Eurasian Development Bank on a $100m loan facility to OAO Argunenergo to finance the largest energy infrastructure project in Chechnya. Khorovskiy also advised The Seventh Continent, a Russian retail chain, on a secured $650m loan facility from VTB.

Corporate and M&A

Within Moscow , DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper’s multidisciplinary group earns repeat instructions from some of Russia’s leading corporations entities in Russia, thanks to its ‘great service’ and ‘great local and UK legal knowledge’. It advised Saint-Gobain Glass on a joint venture with Turkish company Trakya Cam for the production and sale of automotive glass. Team head Delphine Nougayrède and Feruz Fidaev are recommended.

Within St Petersburg, DLA Piper LLP is a first tier firm,

DLA Piper’s lawyers ‘constantly strive for excellence’, ‘have no weak points and do complex legal tasks very well’. Practice head Denis Sosedkin is ‘one of the top lawyers in St Petersburg in terms of corporate, M&A and commercial law matters’; his recent work includes advising Synovate (Holdings) Limited on its acquisition of a major stake in market research company Comcon.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper successfully acted for Gazprom in its dispute with NAK Naftogaz concerning natural gas transit and supplies. Moscow practice head Yaroslav Moshennikov is ‘very talented and creative’, and Olga Litvinova gives ‘good strategic advice’. Oleg Skvortsov leads in St Petersburg.

Employment

Within Employment, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper advises several global brand names on Russian employment law. Practice head Vladislav Mazur is representing Radio Freedom in sensitive negotiations with local trade unions. Other clients include Saint-Gobain and Maersk.

Energy and natural resources

Within Energy and natural resources, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper has a long history in Russia’s energy sector. Recent work includes acting for Lukoil regarding the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s estimated $4.5bn pipeline expansion project. Feruz Fidaev has ‘the requisite depth of knowledge and understanding of application’.

Public private partnership

Within Public private partnership, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

Olga Litvinova heads the team at DLA Piper, which is advising the government of St Petersburg on all aspects of the €200m Yanino waste treatment facility. Of counsel Rosemary Bointon has been advising the City of Moscow on proposed new PPP laws. The team is praised for its ‘local presence, outstanding legal expertise, deep knowledge and practical experience’.

Real estate

Within Real estate, DLA Piper LLP is a first tier firm,

DLA Piper’s work encompasses high-profile real estate development projects, commercial leasing and sale or purchase mandates, as well as Scott Antel’s market-leading hospitality practice, which acts for hotel chains including Marriott, Intercontinental and Starwood. St Petersburg head Olga Litvinova is advising the city’s government on real estate relating to Yanino waste facility. Sergey Koltchin leads the Moscow team, and Oleg Skvortsov in St Petersburg handles litigation.

Tax

Within Tax , DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper successfully represented MirLand Development in a landmark case relating to the application of thin capitalisation rules. St Petersburg co-head Ruslan Vasutin ‘doesn’t offer you something that you don’t need’; Moscow co-head Igor Venediktov is ‘one of the best’; Wilhelmina Shavshina is a customs expert; and Elena Zaitseva was recently promoted to partner.

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    In February 2010 the Sentencing Guidelines Council (the SGC) issued definitive guidelines to courts on imposing appropriate sentences for corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences causing death. The SGC states that fines imposed on companies found guilty of corporate manslaughter should not fall below £500,000, while fines in respect of health and safety offences that are a significant cause of death should be at least £100,000. Crucially, the SGC declined to provide for a fixed link between the imposed fine and the turnover or profitability of the offending company.

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