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Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, reportedly working alongside Clifford Chance, has advised Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Raiffeisen Bank International AG as joint lead managers on the issuance and placement of Belarus's JSC Development Bank's corporate Eurobonds totaling USD 500 million. Vlasova Mikhel & Partners advised JSC Development Bank on matters of Belarusian law and Baker McKenzie advised the bank on U.S. and English law.
Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasyev and Partners has successfully defended the interests of the Petersburg Tractor Plant in an unfair competition dispute.
Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasyev and Partners has persuaded Russia's Bureau in the Chamber for Patent Disputes to overrule the decision of Rospatent and register a new trademark in the name of “Abrau-Durso.”
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, working with Tilling Peters, has successfully represented the interests of German multinational Bayer in a patent dispute before Russia's Intellectual Property Court, which overturned previous court rulings in the case.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised the SOGAZ group on its October 31, 2018 agreement to acquire 100% of VTB Insurance IC from the VTB Group.
The Minsk Office of Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has assisted a subsidiary of Appodeal Inc. open an office in Minsk and register as a resident of Belarus's High-Tech Park.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully represented Morsvyazsputnik, the only Russian supplier of INMARSAT satellite communications services, in a contractual dispute against Glonass North-West.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised FAM AB, Sweden holding company, on its USD 580 million plus acquisition of business subdivision of Sandvik Process Systems. Nordic law firm Roschier acted as global counsel for Sandvik.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised Solntse Mexico and Mission Foods Stupino, the Russian divisions of the Gruma Group, on their restructuring and on obtaining special economic zone resident status with the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and other governmental bodies in connection with its investment in a factory in Moscow Region.
Asters and the Ukrainian office of Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners have announced that they will merge on October 1, 2018, operating thereafter under a name which they have not yet disclosed.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully represented Solntse Mexico in a dispute before the Moscow District Commercial Court with a Russian grid company over payment for electricity consumption outside the scope of a contract.
The St. Petersburg office of Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully defended the interests of Russian airline Aviastar-TU in a long-running dispute regarding an aircraft engine maintenance contract.
Egorov, Puginski, Afanasiev & Partners, Macfarlanes, and Maitland Chambers have successfully represented UC Rusal in a dispute involving the sale of Norilsk Nickel shares by Roman Abramovich’s Crispian Investments to Vladimir Potanin’s Whiteleave Holdings.
The Minsk office of Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on a six year senior secured loan of EUR 24 million to OMA, the leading Belarusian DIY retail chain, designed to support the company's plans to open up to nine new stores across Belarus by the end of 2019. The borrowers were reportedly represented by Verkhovodko & Partners and Revera, with Valiunas Ellex serving as OMA LLC's Lithuanian counsel, and Baker Botts as the company's English counsel.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully represented Bank Saint Petersburg in a case against Russian entrepreneur Vitaly Arkhangelsky and Oslo Marine Group Ports LLC before the High Court of Justice. The Court ordered Oslo Marine Group Ports to pay St. Petersburg Bank over RUB 1.5 billion and dismissed the counterclaim of Arkhangelsky and OMG.
Revera has advised ОМА, a wholesale & retail chain of DIY stores, on its expansion and credit negotiations with EBRD. The bank reportedly was represented by Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has represented publicly owned joint-stock company Alviz, subsidiary to the Beluga Group, in an intellectual property rights dispute against LLC Shampanskiye Vina.
The Minsk office of Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised Nordic Aviation Capital on its aircraft lease with the national Belarusian airline, Belavia.
Founded in 1993, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners is the leading full-service law firm in the CIS with offices in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus and associated offices in the UK, the USA and Cyprus.
We advise its clients in many areas of law, including: dispute resolution in Russia and abroad, corporate law, M&A, antitrust issues, project finance and PPP, restructurings and insolvencies, energy and natural resources, property management and privatization, environment, technical regulation and industrial safety, banking and finance, intellectual property, criminal law, real estate and construction, taxation, family and labour disputes, marine and transport law, and international trade and customs.
We combine high academic qualifications, internationally acknowledged moral and ethical values, senior partners' professional experience and practical abilities with the vigour and knowledge of younger attorneys that enables thus providing clients with reliable, first-class service according to both Russian and western standards through a flexible structure.
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