REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS OF FIRM ATTORNEYS
| Client | Description |
|---|---|
| AIG/Lincoln (now WHITE STAR REAL ESTATE SP. Z O.O.) | Represented international investment fund on various transactional and corporate matters in relation to management of “class A” business center in Moscow. |
| ALROSA (PJSC) (АК «АЛРОСА» (ПАО) | Represented petitioner in 18 U.S.C. §1782 discovery case in US Federal court. Successfully obtained business records from third parties. |
| Athina Investments Ltd. | Represented shareholders of world’s largest ferro-alloy plant against Ukrainian oligarch who engaged in self-dealing transactions. The matter was favorably settled. |
| Amity Technologies and Farm QA | Advised on Russian law compliance and corporate governance matters concerning a joint venture in Russia engaged in the sale of high tech American agricultural equipment in Russia, and the certification of the equipment for use in Russia. |
| Archangel Diamond Corp. | Represented foreign investor against Russia’s largest oil company for wrongdoing related to the denial of rights to develop one of the world’s richest diamond fields, in Colorado state court. Secured landmark decision in the Colorado Supreme Court reversing dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction. |
| Atlas Communications, Ltd. | Represented telecommunications clients in suit over commissions. The matter was favorably settled. |
| VSMPO-Avisma, Corp. | Represented a Russian industrial companies against foreign investors for recovery of $150 million that was improperly diverted in a trade fraud scheme and obtained a favorable settlement. |
| Base Metal Trading, Ltd. | Represented foreign trading partners of a Russian aluminum factory whose contracts were abrogated in a sham foreign bankruptcy proceeding. The matter was favorably settled. |
| BORGES S.A | Represented Spain’s leading olive oil manufacturer in a number of transactional and corporate law matters. |
| Borkon Truckarama Corp. | Obtained declaratory judgment to remove spouse from credit instrument and recover costs and attorney fees. Obtained $1,150,000 judgment plus $680,000 interest in action for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing against Wells Fargo Bank. |
| Caribbean Petroleum Corp. | Defended breach of contract claims for oil terminal access in Puerto Rico. |
| Chubb Insurance Co. | Defended various insureds against liability claims. |
| The Coca-Cola Company | Worked on numerous transactional and corporate law matters. |
| Coca-Cola HBC | Worked on acquisition of juice business. |
| Coregis/Swiss Re Insurance Co. | Defended various insureds against liability claims. |
| Custom Mortgage Solutions, LLC | Represented mortgage company in corporate governance, general litigation and employment matters. |
| Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. | Advised on Russian law compliance, corporate governance matters, and trademark filings of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins franchisees in Russia. |
| Ekman & Co AB | Advised on Russian law compliance and corporate governance matters concerning a principal business partner in Russia engaged in the export of pulp and paper products from Russia |
| PJSC Gazprom (ПАО «Газпром») | Represented Gazprom on Eurobond offerings and ADRs/GDRs listing on London Stock Exchange. |
| Jack Grynberg /Grynberg Petroleum Corp. | Represented founder of $1 billion international oil and gas company regarding company management, control and family succession issues, in Colorado state court. Obtained landmark Colorado Supreme Court decision, protecting privacy rights in medical records. |
| Gulf Chemical Corp. | Defended breach of contract claims at refinery construction project in Puerto Rico. |
| Halliwel Assets Inc. | Obtained dismissal based upon the “internal affairs doctrine” of a $58.5 million claim based on the law of the British Virgin Island in Ohio state court, which was affirmed on appeal. |
| Heitman, LLC | Represented international investment fund on various transactional and corporate matters in relation to management of “class A” business center in Moscow. |
| Honeywell, Inc. | Defended ERISA claim. |
| OOO «INFRAKAP» | Handled $1.8 billion concession and EPC contracts to build a bridge across the Volga river and a 100 km road next to the City of Tolyatti. |
| Innovative Mortgage Solutions, LLC | Represented mortgage company in corporate governance, general litigation and employment matters. |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Handled PPP project in Tatarstan. |
| Igor Kolomoisky | Represented prominent Ukrainian businessman in obtaining discovery under 18 U.S.C. §1782 for use against oligarch in Russian litigation. |
| L&R Properties, LLC | Assisted British investment fund with acquisition of dozens of valuable commercial properties in Russia |
| Flight Centre Travel Group (USA) Inc. dba Liberty Travel | Obtained favorable settlement of malpractice/breach of contract claim against attorney. |
| Maquarie Airports & Maquarie Russia Infrastructure Fund | Represented MA and MRIF on Pukovo airport PPP project |
| Maybelline New York (L'Oreal USA Creative, Inc.) | Obtained dismissal of product liability claim. |
| Medical Innovations & Technologies, Inc. | Implemented successful program on recovery of funds embezzled |
| PJSC «MMK» (ПАО «MMK») | Handled antitrust filings in the US and projects involving bank financing of new industrial facilities. |
| Norex Petroleum Ltd. | Represented Canadian oil company in suit against U.S. based entities connected to the Russian oil industry. Obtained landmark Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision reversing forum non conveniens dismissal. Also represented company in obtaining discovery under 28 U.S.C. §1782 for use in Canadian proceedings. |
| PJSC “MMC “Norilsk Nickel” (ПАО «ГМК «Норильский Никель») | Represented Norilsk Nickel on $1 billion railway PPP to mineral deposits in Siberia project. |
| Sandoz International GmbH | Handled projects involving concession for and construction of a pharma plant in St. Petersburg region. |
| Phillips Petroleum Corp. | Recovered $20 million for business losses and property damage at a petrochemical construction project in Puerto Rico. |
| Polyus Gold International Ltd. | Represented plaintiff in London court in fraud claim against sellers of a mining plant for over $300 million. Case successfully settled. |
| Premier Payments Online, Inc. | Represented credit card processing company in preventing termination of internet credit card processing agreements. Represented company in vacating order granting discovery under 28 U.S.C. §1782. |
| Pure Earth, Inc. | Obtained dismissal of $10 million securities fraud claim. |
| R&M Plastic, Inc. | Obtained recovery for Canadian and Russian PVC window manufacturer against US based suppliers. |
| Roche Holding AG | Handled PPP projects advisory work. |
| Salini Impregilo SpA | Provided legal support of winning bidder on $1.1 billion Almaty Khorgos road concession. |
| PAO Severstal | Assisted in antitrust filings in the US. |
| NGK Slavneft PAO | Oversaw major litigation in several jurisdictions (case settled). |
| Sunoco Inc. | Represented oil company in construction litigation matters in Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania. |
| Talk Fusion, Inc. | Obtained defamation judgment in Russia. |
| TD Bank, NA | Registered foreign judgment. |
| JSC Transneft | Expert counsel on $1 billion litigation regarding complex derivative instruments issued by Sberbank; case was favorably settled. |
| TRUST Bank (PJSC) | Represented claimant in fraudulent conveyance claim to return multimillion dollar US assets for recovery by the creditor. |
| Vneshprombank, Ltd. | Successfully obtained Chapter 15 recognition by US court of Russian bankruptcy proceedings: first ever recognition in the US of a Russian bank bankruptcy. |
| VTB Bank (PJSC) JSC VTB Capital | Handled acquisitions of Russian companies, including participation share in Otkrytie Bank. |
| VimpelCom (PJSC) | Provided legal support to 11 M&As of regional operators. |