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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:

Rusnano

in a dispute over the recovery from the ex-members of its governing bodies of RUB 5.5 bln in damages caused by an investment into production of organic displays

PNK Grou

in a series of disputes over the recovery from a supplier of reinforced cement concrete structures of circa RUB 1 bln, including defect rectification costs and lost profit caused by late commissioning of two warehouse facilities

T-Bank

in a dispute over invalidation of transactions made by a bank client who benefited from an exchange rate algorithm failure and earned RUB 1.2 bln of unjust gains

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

in a number of disputes arising from the claims bought by Russian banks seeking to recover correspondent account balances and blocked payments under syndicated loans

a motion picture distributor (formerly, Sony Pictures)

in a number of disputes over the recovery by cinemas of circa RUB 1 bln representing lost profit resulting from suspended screening of motion pictures

investors

in a number of disputes with Euroclear, Belgium’s central securities depository, over the recovery of RUB 1.7 bln representing losses for the blocked securities and funds

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

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

Team

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

News

04/14/2026 04/14/2026 Press-release
BGP Litigation Secures Reversal of Appellate Ruling in a Dispute over Reclamation of Property from a Good-Faith Purchaser
BGP Litigation's Dispute Resolution team helped its client, Blago Ertil LLC, an agro-industrial company, secure a reversal of the appellate court ruling in a dispute over the reclamation of the value of several hundred tonnes of sunflower oilseeds stolen by fraudsters.

The dispute involved reclaiming the commodity value from a bona fide purchaser as unjust enrichment.  The cause of action was based on the circumstances of the loss of possession of the commodity by the original owner as a result of the fraud.  The appellate court, referring to the final and binding verdict in a criminal fraud case, concluded that the property had been withdrawn from the original owner's possession against his will and ruled that the defendant should pay the value of the commodity.

BGP Litigation's team joined the proceedings at the cassation appeal stage.  The lawyers revised the defence strategy, focusing on application of Article 302 of the Russian Civil Code.  Having taken the account of the current case law of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, our firm's dispute resolution practitioners substantiated the necessity of distinguishing between a disposal of property at an owner's will and a disposal against such will, even in case of a fraud.

In the cassation appeal, our dispute resolution professionals proved that in the case in question, the original owner had voluntarily performed the legally binding acts to transfer the commodity, for which reason the commodity had been withdrawn from his possession at his own will.

Following the review of the cassation appeal, the district commercial (arbitrazh) court reversed the appellate court's ruling and upheld the decision of the first instance court to reject the claim.

Our lawyers' position helped develop a precedent-setting approach to application of Article 302 of the Russian Civil Code.  The court upheld that a fraud conviction did not preclude the necessity of analysing the nature of the owner's intentions and the circumstances surrounding the property transfer.  Such an approach is essential for safeguarding bona fide purchasers and further development of the case law.

BGP Litigation's dispute resolution team engaged in the project comprised Partner Vladimir Efremov, Senior Associate Igor Vershinin, and Junior Associate Marfa Makarova.
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