TRANSPORTation & Logistics

TRANSPORTation & Logistics


Ratings

ratings

  • KOMMERSANT 2022
    #6: Transportation & Logistics: Resolving key industry disputes (Band 1);
    #7: Transportation & Logistics: Advising Industry Leaders (Band 1).
  • KOMMERSANT 2022
    Personal rating in "Transportation & Logistics": Dmitry Tugushi (2020-2022).

Selected Experience

Selected Experience

  • Representing a major Russian aviation holding in several disputes against the Russian Ministry of Defense. Amount of claims: approximately RUB 0,6 bln.
  • Comprehensive support of share purchase of a transportation and logistics company. The value of the transaction was RUB 2 bln.
  • Comprehensive support and representation of one of Russia's largest airlines in a number of high-profile disputes in the power industry, labor law and public procurement.
  • Representing a former director of a logistics company in a subsidiary liability lawsuit in a bankruptcy case. The amount of claims: RUB 0,5 bln. The case was won. The debtor was liquidated.
  • Legal defense of Aeroflot in a dispute with Transaero over the legality of transferring flight licenses to 52 destinations.
  • Representing Aeroflot in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in a dispute with MOESK (Moscow United Power Grid Company) over contractual consumption.
  • Legal support of a shipping company engaged in river and sea cargo transportation in the European part of the Russian Federation in an insurance dispute. The amount of claims: RUB 70 mln.
  • Protecting a shareholder of a Russian airline in a dispute over withdrawal from the company and full payment of the actual value of the share. The amount of claims: RUB 0,2 bln.
  • Representing a shipping company specializing in transportation of dry bulk, project and general cargoes in disputes over loss recovery and invalidation of an additional agreement to an insurance contract with one of the oldest Russian shipyards. RUB 0,1 bln.
  • Acting for one of the world leaders in the maritime transportation of liquefied gas, crude oil and petroleum products in a dispute over recovery of lease payments.
  • Representing Aeroflot in a prominent dispute: a lawsuit filed by flight attendants.
  • Advising a maritime passenger transportation company on one of the issues of validity of an interregional public association.
  • Legal support of a shipping company owning innovative vessels (oil tankers and dry cargo barges) on the Russian market of cargo transportation by inland waterways in a number of disputes:
    1. on recovery of unpaid insurance indemnity for freight loss;
    2. on recovery of lease payments (under a lease agreement for barge-towing trains) and substantiation of the lawfulness of withholding a security payment.
    The amount of claims: RUB 31 mln.
  • Advising a global manufacturer of rail transport, including rolling stock for cog railroad, locomotives, passenger coaches, etc., on a number of issues related to the employment of a multicultural employee at the Client's head office, provided that the labour function would also be performed in several countries. The advice covered issues related to the applicable law to the employment contract, taxation of employment, other tax risks, and the procedure for payment of insurance premiums.
  • Legal support of M&A transactions among transportation companies.
  • Advising the Association of Tire Manufacturers.
  • Litigation support of a major tire manufacturer.
  • Litigation support of a major transportation company.
  • Support for bankruptcy of a debtor to a major logistics company from the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Representing a top ten leader of the fishing industry in the Kamchatka region in a dispute.
  • Advising a major Russian airline on choosing an arbitration institute to conclude an arbitration agreement.
  • Representing an ex-head of the aerospace industry (ranked in the top 40 among the most successful young executives in the industry by Aviation Week & Space Technology, an American aviation magazine) in a major dispute.

Key Contacts

Key Contacts

  • Mr. Sergey Kovalev
    Managing Partner, PhD in Law, Attorney-at-law

    Sergey is a recognized practitioner with vast experience in the areas of dispute resolution, bankruptcy and distressed assets recovery in Russia.
    s.kovalev@ktaplaw.ru
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  • Mr. Dmitry Tugushi
    Senior Partner, Attorney-at-law

    Dmitry has more than 20 years of experience in dispute resolution focusing on complex corporate disputes and construction disputes.

    d.tugushi@ktaplaw.ru
    CV