In June 2022, a Finnish company, citing sanctions restrictions, suspended the supply of goods to the client and refused to return the advances that had been paid. Thanks to our efforts an amicable agreement was concluded. Under the agreement, the Finnish company undertook to return to the client the advance payments made under the contract, […]
In connection with the subsequently introduced anti-Russian economic sanctions, a Swiss company announced the suspension of the performance of the contract with the client, in particular, its obligations to pay for goods. Having studied the civil and sanctions legislation and concluded that the buyer’s reference to the sanctions restrictions was unfounded, we started preparing a
We represented the client in the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) in a dispute over a breach of a license agreement by the Chinese contracting party; coordinated the efforts of Chinese lawyers in having the SCC’s decision recognized and enforced in China (international commercial arbitration). Leading lawyers
We represented a Russian private client in divorce proceedings which were initiated simultaneously in Russia and in Florida. The claims were raised in courts of both jurisdictions to have a marriage terminated and property divided (in the territory of Russia and Florida), alimony payments settled and the place of the child’s residence determined. In addition
We represented Dutch companies managed by a provisional administrator who was appointed by the Chamber of Commerce at the Court of Appeal of the Netherlands within the framework of a multifaceted corporate conflict. The work on this project required that arbitration proceedings be administered and coordinated in Russia together with a corporate investigation instituted by
We administered proceedings in the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) for a Cyprus company under a claim seeking to have debt recovered from a guarantor under a share sale and purchase agreement; we advised English and Cyprus lawyers, including regarding the possibility of a Russian court granting interim relief with respect to the assets
We have represented a Russian company specializing in scientific researches in the petrochemical and oil-refining industries in arbitration proceedings in the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) in connection with the violation of a license agreement by a Chinese counterparty. Leading lawyer(s)
