Projects

Dividing participation interests in a LLC between former spouses Representing a private client, who owned participation interests in a Russian company, in a court dispute. According to the opinion of the client’s opponents who filed a lawsuit, the Claimant together with the right to a share in numerous pieces of real estate should have received a participation interest in the Limited Liability Company which was created by the Client during the marriage and was the Client’s main business and source of income. As a result of the judicial decision, the Client (the defendant) saved the business, and the claimant received financial consideration.

A pre-nuptial contract and an agreement on keeping minor children Drafting a memorandum regarding the legal consequences for the parties when simultaneously entering into a pre-nuptial agreement and an agreement for maintenance payments with respect to a minor child. The purposes were: to ensure the rights of future children in common; to protect the client’s property rights with respect to the shares (participatory interests, units) of legal entities which might be purchased after the pre-nuptial agreement is entered into; to ensure the rights of the parties and rights of their children in common in case of divorce. 

Objections to an audit report of the Accounts Chamber We developed objections to the audit report of the Accounts Chamber with respect to a university. The university is rated among the best institutions for higher education in the world.

Discharge of debt of a unitary enterprise to the budget of a Russian constituent entity We prepared the documents necessary for the debt to be discharged of a unitary enterprise on a commodity loan to the budget of a Russian constituent entity. The debt was discharged, in part, by using the receivables and in part, by financing the costs of social facilities through forwarding the allocated sums to discharge the outstanding loan. We considered the budget law aspects of this case, researched how these transactions are reflected in the budget of the constituent entity and drafted the corresponding documents. 

Legal opinion regarding a case of default on a public loan We prepared a legal opinion about the applicability of a special statute of limitations to tortious liability arising from a default on a related public loan.

Tax dispute involving a municipal unitary enterprise Legal opinion regarding a tax dispute involving a municipal unitary enterprise. Restoration of VAT on goods, work and services purchased using a subsidy from the local budget.