Marks & Sokolov, LLC Announces New Representation of the Russian Federation

Marks & Sokolov, LLC is pleased to announce that it has been engaged to represent the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Finance, the Central...

California Court Overrules Dismissal of the Action Filed by Russian Bank

A Russian bank, represented by Marks & Sokolov, filed an action in the Superior Court of California to domesticate a Russian judgment for over...

Sergey Sokolov in Forbes. Debts of Subsidiaries and Parent Companies: How Sanctions Are Rewriting Corporate Law”

November 25, 2025. Forbes. Sergey Sokolov, the Managing Director of Moscow Office of Marks & Sokolov, LLC explained at the Forbes Forum that...

Marks & Sokolov Secures Major Cross-Border Victory in Delaware Court of Chancery

November 14, 2025: After almost 11 years of litigation spanning courts in the BVI, UK, Alabama, Florida, New York, Delaware and Ohio, Marks &...

Marks & Sokolov Secures an OFAC License for Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment in the U.S.

Marks & Sokolov has achieved another success in its sanctions-related practice by obtaining an OFAC license authorizing its client to enforce a...

Marks & Sokolov, LLC secured dismissal with prejudice of claims by Google, LLC against Russian media companies

September 26, 2025. Marks & Sokolov, LLC secured dismissal with prejudice of claims by Google, LLC against Russian media companies ANO...

Sergey Bespalov represents the relatives of the victims of the Sinai crash for 1.4 billion euros

by | Dec 21, 2017 | M&S in Press, M&S Updates

Sergei Bespalov, of counsel to Marks & Sokolov, LLC, was retained as lead counsel to represent families of victims of the tragic Metrojet Flight 9268 crash, which occurred on October 31, 2015.  The flight crashed in the Sinai, while en-route from Sharm El Sheikh to St. Petersburg, Russia.  All 217 passengers and seven crew members were killed.   The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of 149 plaintiffs  in the Zamoskvoretskiy court in Moscow, Russia, in October of 2017, seeks damages in excess of €1.4 billion.Сергей Беспалов, консультант компании Маркс и Соколов, ЛЛСи,  представляет интересы родственников погибших в результате трагической авиакатастрофы рейса 9268, авиакомпании “Когалымавиа” (бренд Metrojet). Самолет, летевший из египетского курорта Шарм-эш-Шейх в Санкт-Петербург, разбился на Синайском полуострове 31 октября 2015 года.  На борту самолета находились 217 пассажиров и семь членов экипажа. Иск был подан от имени 149 человек в Замоскворецкий суд г. Москвы в октябре 2017 года на общую сумму более 1,4 миллиарда евро.