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Dispute Resolution Practice is represented by one of the largest teams in the market, experienced in supporting complex disputes in all economy sectors. The team consists of experts having an extensive background in government departments and public authorities, legal departments of large companies and leading Russian and international law firms.

BGP Litigation's lawyers represent major national and international businesses, private investors, public corporations in Russian commercial (arbitrazh) courts, courts of general jurisdiction, the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in corporate and commercial disputes. The team is also experienced in supporting disputes with government authorities, including customs, tax, antitrust ones, etc.

To maintain multipurpose projects, we not only attract lawyers from different practices and jurisdictions but involve experts with deep industry experience as well. Our expertise in criminal law make it possible to successfully use criminal legal mechanisms in commercial disputes, support cases with criminal prosecution elements, conduct legal investigations and provide comprehensive client protection. Thanks to its strong expertise in sanctions matters, the practice helps clients on issues related to international restrictions, including the transfer of disputes to Russian courts from other jurisdictions.

We have extensive and successful experience in supporting class actions from both plaintiffs and defendants for support of collective (class) action suits.

Our projects are often first-of-its-kind and set precedents in judicial practice.

Services
Commercial disputes arising from agreements and obligations
Disputes regarding recovery of losses and corporate disputes
Class action lawsuits
Disputes involving government authorities
Industry disputes regarding the energy industry, securities and banking, development and real estate
Drafting opinions on the prospects of disputes and strategies for supporting them
Pre-trial settlement, including negotiations and mediation

Products

We advised:

An Investment Company,

previously owned by a well-known businessman from the Forbes list, in a series of disputes over reclamation of a business centre in Moscow worth RUB 1 bln

A Leading Broker in the Russian Federation

as part of series of disputes that are precedent-creating for the securities market, with the participation of investors concerning impossibility of avoiding negative consequences of sanctions on brokers

A General Industrial and Civil Construction Contractor

in a dispute with the client regarding the scope, cost and timing of work performed to a total of more than RUB 3.1 bln under an agreement for construction of a residential complex in Moscow

A Major Russian IT Distributor

in a precedent-setting dispute over recovery of the cost of certificates for connection to American software, which arose in connection with exit by foreign vendors from the Russian Federation

A Commercial Bank

in cases involving claims by several offshore companies to recover payments of more than RUB 4 bln under bank guarantees, including in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

Director and Shareholder of a Big International Holding Company

focusing on industrial technologies and design as a defendant in a dispute with another shareholder regarding recovery of corporate losses of RUB 0.7 bln arising from loans issued for development of mineral resources

A Car Manufacturer,

previously part of one of the biggest vehicle and industrial equipment manufacturing holdings , in a dispute with a supplier that arose from counterparty claims about the client's unfair withdrawal from negotiations on an agreement for supply of components

Shareholders of a Major Lift Manufacturer

and elevator equipment as part of a corporate conflict over restoring corporate control in a public joint-stock company

A Major On-Line Bank

when considering a complaint from a bank client in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on a dispute regarding the bank’s actions being recognised as illegal in writing off funds unilaterally owing to incorrect display of cross-currency rates during conversion transactions

A Leading Company in Installation of Facade Structures

in disputes with the general contractor, the Russian business unit of a Turkish holding, over recovery of penalties for non-compliance with the construction deadlines of the biggest business park in the Russian Federation

Team

Dmitry Bazarov
Partner, partner committee member, attorney — Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy
Vladimir Efremov
Partner, attorney — Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy
Vladimir Klimenko
Counsel, attorney — Bankruptcy, Dispute resolution