Advising a major Russian IT company, assessing the risks and building mitigation models. Credit agreement liabilities amounting to RUB 17 bln. Results: 1. Part of the business sold to a bank; 2. Obtained debt refinancing, risks removed.

Examination of a major airline's long-term contracts with one of its main suppliers for compliance with the current legislation as well as the client's internal procedures ( both at the time of conclusion and upon periodic contract renewals).
The Team actions:
– a range of documents of the Procurement Management Department were analyzed and revised. In particular, we regulated the separation of the functional customer and the responsible structural unit, prepared a number of legal opinions with detailed maps of probable risks in the interaction between the Client and the supplier.
Result: our Firm prepared suggestions for optimizing the interaction between the Client's structural subdivisions and the Supplier. We analyzed and drafted amendments to the Client's local regulations, which helped to minimize the Client's legal risks in connection with procurement, resulting in the Client's approval of additional documentation defining the functions of the Procurement Management Department.
Contract amount: RUB 21 bln.

Systematic solution for debt recovery for supplied goods from a Russian distributor. When forming such a solution, it was necessary to take into account the conditions of the existing restructuring due to ongoing deliveries, as well as the parallel assignment of the claim.
The Team actions:
- established the exact amount of the claim that should be pursued for recovery;
- identified the scheme of real assets ownership through controlled persons (including in foreign jurisdictions), against whom there are grounds for filing claims within the framework of judicial procedures;
- proposed a strategy for further communication with the debtor, as well as for the client's entry into the judicial phase of debt collection.
This project is very important for the client due to the volume and range of claims and their possible subrogation.
Another aspect of the project importance is the debtor's significance as a major player in the pharmaceutical market, as well as the high possibility of changing the rules of the game in the relationship between the manufacturer and distributor (setting insurance limits, granting substantial payment deferrals, etc.). The amount of restructured debt is RUB 1.1 bln.

Advice for foreign investors (car and component manufacturers, pharmaceutical manufacturers) on how to establish joint ventures in Russia, including with Pari passu, with the development of an investment protection mechanism.

A dispute between shareholders of a large tobacco company was settled – total claims exceeding RUB 4 bln.

Advice with regard to the restructuring of corporate debt through additional issues of securities (including in the interests of a mobile operator and a european manufacturer of paints and varnishes).

Completing transactions to purchase a shareholding interest (up to 100%) in Russian companies (including a company operating fiber-optic networks, a manufacturer of interior finishing for cars, a holding company comprising of multiple regional pharmacy networks).

Mutual relations of two shareholders (cumulatively holding 100% of shares) of a large Russian storage equipment manufacturer were settled.

Establishment of associations by business entities for joint performance of specific obligations assigned to them by the requirements of federal laws.

A corporate dispute was settled at a Russian joint venture of a Canadian electrical equipment manufacturer – with dismissal of one of its members from corporate governance.

A minority shareholder's rights were protected. The shareholder's rights were protected in relation to an unlawful dilution of their shareholding in the company.