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DLA Piper

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Russia : Banking and finance

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

DLA Piper acts on the financing of an impressive range of project, real estate and energy transactions. Vyacheslav Khorovskiy’s team advised Eurasian Development Bank on its $100m loan to finance the reconstruction of a power plant in the Chechen Republic. Khorovskiy also advised Inter RAO, Bank of Moscow and Russian Commercial Bank (Cyprus) on a RUB2.5bn facility to fund payments due under a Russian company’s notes issuance.

Russia : Corporate and M&A

Within Moscow, DLA Piper is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper’s ‘high-quality’ team specialises in foreign investment, and recently advised several major companies on strategic acquisitions of Russian companies. It assisted Arc International with its purchase of a majority stake in OSZ. Corporate head Delphine Nougayrède is ‘supportive and client-oriented’, and Julien Hansen is also recommended. German and English law qualified Steffen Kaufmann joined from White & Case LLC in spring 2012.

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

DLA Piper handles corporate work for clients including Kraft, Toyota and Gazprom. Recent work for Denis Sosedkin’s team includes advising Aegis Media on a series of strategic acquisitions of Russian media companies. Senior associates Leonid Kropotov and Polina Egorova are recommended. Natalia Vygovskaya was promoted to legal director in 2012.

Russia : Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, DLA Piper is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper is acting in a multibillion-dollar, multi-jurisdictional case arising from a disputed shareholders’ agreement. The team has strong, recent experience in customs, real estate and tax cases, and it successfully represented Beckman Coulter and Yamal Airlines in two customs-related cases before the Russian courts. Yaroslav Moshennikov and Oleg Skvortsov head the teams in Moscow and St Petersburg, respectively.

Russia : Employment

Within Employment, DLA Piper is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper handles contentious and non-contentious matters for clients such as Symantec and JDA Software Group. Vladislav Mazur is representing Benteler in collective bargaining negotiations with trades unions, and advising Saint-Gobain on termination matters, as well as general labour issues.

Russia : Energy and natural resources

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

DLA Piper’s ‘outstanding’ team is advising TNK-BP on its farm-in and joint operating agreement with HRT O&G. The firm also recently advised Gazprom and Lukoil, the latter on its joint venture with Vanco International for deepwater exploration off Romania’s Black Sea coastline. Team head Delphine Nougayrède, Feruz Fidaev and senior associate Julien Hansen are recommended.

Russia : Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, DLA Piper is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper has an extensive franchise and licensing practice as well as contentious expertise. Clients include Accenture, Adobe and Intercontinental Hotels. Pratice head Michael Malloy has ‘huge experience in Russian and international IP law, and is a good client-facing professional’.

Russia : Public private partnership

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

DLA Piper is advising the city of St Petersburg on the construction of a household solid waste treatment facility. Olga Litvinova is the main contact.

Russia : Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, DLA Piper is a first tier firm,

DLA Piper has a strong reputation in the retail and hospitality sectors, and for construction in Russia’s North West. Sergey Koltchin and Olga Litvinova head the Moscow and St Petersburg teams, respectively. Hospitality team head Scott Antel is ‘particularly good – creative and understands the big picture’. Steffen Kaufmann, former head of real estate at White & Case LLC, joined in spring 2012.

Russia : Tax

Within Tax, DLA Piper is a first tier firm,

DLA Piper’s tax team supports corporate transactions and also acts on a standalone basis. It advised Adidas on transfer-pricing issues relating to an intra-group operation from Russia into Kazakhstan. The group, jointly headed by Ruslan Vasutin in St Petersburg and Igor Venedtikov in Moscow, also has significant litigation capability.

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DLA Piper

  • Sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter

    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.

    - DLA Piper UK LLP

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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.
    - Lidings Law Firm

  • Top HR Trends: Regulation and Enforcement Practice

    During 2012 there were a number of changes in the sphere of HR from the employment law standpoint. Among the upheaval, some key trends became evident in HR-related regulation and law-enforcement practice. First thing that we would note is the rising attention to detail among employers. In previous years companies devoted much time to massive restructuring and downsizing projects, meaning that they had little time for current issues. Now businesses are spending more time on bringing their internal policies and HR paperwork into line with the laws and best practice. In this way, they avoid problems with their employees rather than closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.
    - Pepeliaev Group

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

    This year marks the start of a five-year period in which the eyes of the sporting world will be on Russia. In the summer of 2013, Kazan will host the Universiade, or World University Games, while the World Athletics Championship will take place in Moscow. In 2014, the Winter Olympics come to Sochi, and a year later some of Kazan’s new facilities will be put to use again when the city stages the World Aquatics Championships. Next up is the World Ice Hockey Championships, in St Petersburg and Moscow, in 2016, before soccer’s World Cup puts on its month-long show all across the European part of the country in 2018.
    - Pepeliaev Group

  • CONSEQUENCES OF UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO SERVICES USING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

    Facts of the case
    - Pepeliaev Group

  • FEDERAL LAW “ON THE CONTRACT SYSTEM IN THE SPHERE OF PURCHASES FOR...

    FEDERAL LAW “ON THE CONTRACT SYSTEM IN THE SPHERE OF PURCHASES OF PRODUCTS, WORK OR SERVICES FOR STATE AND MUNICIPAL NEEDS”
    - Pepeliaev Group

  • IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS IN CONTROL OVER TRANSFER PRICING

    Amending the deadline for notifications to be filed and audits to be conducted
    - Pepeliaev Group

  • PUBLIC POLICY AS A GROUND FOR REFUSING TO RECOGNISE AND ENFORCE FOREIGN COURT JUDGMENTS

    Statutory Regulation
    - Pepeliaev Group

  • 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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