Projects
Representing a client, a Kazakh company, in a dispute over recovery of unearned advance payment and in a counterparty bankruptcy case.
Our Client is a company from Kazakhstan, one of the largest producers of chrome raw materials and ferroalloys in the world. The Client entered into a contractual agreement with a Russian enterprise. The Russian company did not complete the work under the contract, but did not return the unearned advance payment.
Our Client is a company from Kazakhstan, one of the largest producers of chrome raw materials and ferroalloys in the world. The Client entered into a contractual agreement with a Russian enterprise. The Russian company did not complete the work under the contract, but did not return the unearned advance payment. The law applicable to the construction contract is the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
PB Legal's team successfully recovered a debt from a contractor in a Russian court. Based on this decision, we initiated bankruptcy of the debtor company. As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, we challenged transactions involving the withdrawal of assets from the company in favour of a controlling person, and initiated a proceeding to bring the controlling persons to subsidiary liability.
In addition, our team is also supporting a litigation to recover in a Russian court under the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan the unearned advance payment and damages from a South African company, which also failed to perform work for the Client in co-operation with a Russian company.
Drafting a legal opinion on Russian insurance law for foreign courts.
Our team advises an international law firm on Russian insurance law issues and prepares legal opinions for foreign courts. Alan Bayramkulov has been engaged as an expert for a subsequent appearance before the England and Wales High Court.
Our team advises an international law firm on Russian insurance law issues and prepares legal opinions for foreign courts. Alan Bayramkulov has been engaged as an expert for a subsequent appearance before the England and Wales High Court.
Comprehensive legal support of the Client’s interests in bankruptcy proceedings of a major contractor.
Our Client is a creditor of a construction company that is currently under bankruptcy proceedings. Works amounting to more than RUB 3 billion were not fulfilled to our Client.
The Client needed legal assistance in conducting an effective bankruptcy procedure of the debtor company to ensure the maximisation of the Client's claims.
Our Client is a creditor of a construction company that is currently under bankruptcy proceedings. Works amounting to more than RUB 3 billion were not fulfilled to our Client.
The Client needed legal assistance in conducting an effective bankruptcy procedure of the debtor company to ensure the maximisation of the Client's claims. In the monitoring procedure, creditors filed claims totalling more than RUB 7 billion.
The client is also interested in termination of all contractual relations with the unconscientious contractor, with transfer of all rights and obligations under the contract to the new contractor at the same time.
The PB Legal team represents the Client's interests by (1) supporting the inclusion of his claims in the creditor's register, (2) preparing objections to the claims of other creditors, as well as (3) participating in the disputes with the debtor outside the bankruptcy case, which may help to enlarge the bankruptcy assets.
Elaboration of a strategy to protect the Client’s rights to a well-known brand.
Our Client is Denis Nikolayevich Simachev, a well-known modeller, designer and restaurateur.
At the claim of a foreign company, the Client's trademark was cancelled.
Our team developed a strategy to protect the Client's rights to his brand. As a result of its successful implementation, the trademark of a foreign company was cancelled.
Our Client is Denis Nikolayevich Simachev, a well-known modeller, designer and restaurateur.
At the claim of a foreign company, the Client's trademark was cancelled.
Our team developed a strategy to protect the Client's rights to his brand. As a result of its successful implementation, the trademark of a foreign company was cancelled. The cancellation of the legal protection to the trademark will allow the Client to restore the rights to his trademark.
As a result, the Client will be able to conduct further creative and entrepreneurial activities using his brands.
Protecting the client’s interests in a dispute against a foreign supplier and a bank from an unfriendly jurisdiction as a result of non-performance of the contract.
Our Client is a food producer who entered into a supply contract secured by a guarantee with a foreign entity and a foreign bank. The supplier failed to fulfil the contract, and the bank refused to pay the guarantee, citing restrictive measures imposed on Russia.
Our Client is a food producer who entered into a supply contract secured by a guarantee with a foreign entity and a foreign bank. The supplier failed to fulfil the contract, and the bank refused to pay the guarantee, citing restrictive measures imposed on Russia.
The foreign supplier and financial institution, when refusing to fulfil their obligations, unreasonably grounded their actions on the European sanctions imposed on Russia.
PB Legal lawyers have elaborated an effective strategy to protect the Client's interests in a dispute with dishonest counterparties, which includes exequatur of a Russian court judgement in foreign jurisdictions.
Our team also:
- Works on litigation representation;
- Prepares a defense of non-application of sanctions legislation to the contract.
Structuring a transaction to acquire a share in the company that owns the largest Russian educational platform from a foreign legal entity.
Our Client is a majority shareholder of the largest Russian language learning platform. The client is interested in buying out a share in the company's charter capital from a legal entity from a non-friendly jurisdiction.
Our Client is a majority shareholder of the largest Russian language learning platform. The client is interested in buying out a share in the company's charter capital from a legal entity from a non-friendly jurisdiction.
PB Legal team participated in the negotiations and prepared the structure of the sale and purchase agreement, which includes an option to buy out the share in the charter capital.
We were also asked to develop a strategy for the transfer of trademark rights to the brand from a Cyprus company to the Client. Our team analysed all the factual circumstances and supported the transfer of shares and trademark.