Projects

Drafted a bank guarantee for over CNY 15 million for a Chinese counterparty Our lawyers advised a Russian company on how international rules for bank guarantees (URDG 758) should be applied and were also involved in preparing a draft bank guarantee and in having it negotiated with the Chinese guarantor bank.

Provided legal support with regard to a transaction for over RUB 1 billion in the banking sector The team of the practice provided legal assistance under a project of a major international bank operating in Russia which involved the assignment of a large portfolio of credit cards to another bank.

Determined the best structure of a transaction to acquire a large piece of real estate Pepeliaev Group's team provided legal support under a transaction to purchase a regional power station.

Ensured the extension of a licence to use subsoil resources at a field in Kamchatka The practice’s team devised a strategy to have a subsoil licence extended for the Russian branch of a Swiss company engaged in the extraction of nickel, cobalt and copper at a nickel field in Kamchatka.

Successfully represented the client in a court dispute with a water service company The practice's team represented the client in a dispute with a water service company over the recovery of a payment for discharging pollutants where the allowable concentration was exceeded and over the payment for the detrimental effect to the centralised water-discharge system, with the total amount being over RUB 30 million.

Successfully defended a client in a precedent-setting environmental dispute The practice’s team defended the interests of one of the biggest production enterprises of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), which specialises in the construction of motor roads and highways.