RUSSIAN LITIGATION LAWYERS WITH INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE
Our Dispute Resolution and Investigations Practice is known as one of the strongest litigation, arbitration and investigations practices in the market. We have extensive years of experience in successfully resolving the most complex and large-scale disputes at the highest level, including disputes involving parties from Russia and the CIS.
Our team includes lawyers with foreign expertise who have been admitted to practice in jurisdictions unique for Russian firms:
England and Wales
New York (USA)
Australia
Singapore (SICC)
PRObankruptcy 2023
Top 100 most influential people in bankruptcy
(Alexey Dudko and Denis Almakaev)
Pravo-300 International 2022
№1 in dispute resolution in Uzbekistan
Chambers Europe
2014-2022
International litigation
The Legal 500 2014-2021
Resolution of legal disputes
Dispute resolution: arbitration and mediation
LANDMARK CASES
The team is a recognized market leader in complex international cases, including foreclosures and international bankruptcies.
Our portfolio includes such well-known cases as the international bankruptcy of investment bank Merrill Lynch, BTA Bank v. M.K. Ablyazov (withdrawal of assets worth over USD 6 billion), DIA and Mezhprombank v. S.V. Pugachev (total amount of the disputes amounting to approximately USD 2 billion), Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (asset recovery cases amounting to over USD 400 million), as well as "new generation" disputes - Non-Core Asset Bank “Trust” v. Mr. Belyaev, a series of international litigations between Bank Trust and the Ananyev brothers, the case of DVZ Zvezda on the recognition and enforcement of a Russian criminal judgment in Singapore and on the return of illegally withdrawn funds to Russia, and the bankruptcy case of the international crypto exchange Globix.
In partnership with European attorneys, we provide Russian investors with legal assistance in recovering assets in the foreign depositories Euroclear and Clearstream, which were blocked due to the European Union's sanctions against the National Settlement Depository (NSD).
In 2023, PRObankruptcy ranked LEVEL Legal Services among the top 10 law firms that have distinguished themselves in the field of debtor asset recovery.
OUR ADVANTAGES
We have unique experience in defending our clients' interests in the most complex cases that have been tried in foreign courts, which include the US, England, EU, China, Singapore, UAE, Asia and major offshore jurisdictions. We have represented market leaders in the largest cross-border commercial and corporate multi-billion-dollar litigation disputes around the world.
We are a fully localized independent law firm created on the basis of the Moscow office of Hogan Lovells, a leading international law firm with whom we continue to have a global referral agreement.
Another distinctive feature of ours is the presence of foreign-qualified lawyers in our office, which enables us to provide Russian clients in Moscow, in Russian with high quality litigation and arbitration support services in various foreign jurisdictions. In paticular, this applies to arbitration proceedings outside Russia. Key members of the team are Russian lawyers qualified to work in England, the US, Australia, Singapore, etc.
We have more than 25 years of experience in successful cooperation with leading Russian companies, which has never been interrupted by any circumstances – even the most difficult. We have a good understanding of the requirements for legal advisors and know how to organize our work correctly and efficiently.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
Commercial and corporate litigation
International arbitration - commercial, investment, sports
Restructuring and bankruptcy, cross-border bankruptcy and asset recovery
Enforcement of court and arbitral awards
Cross-border family and inheritance disputes
Sanctions disputes, unblocking of assets and interaction with regulators
International trade, anti-dumping and other proceedings
Disputes related to the financial services and integrated banking products sector
Insurance and reinsurance disputes
Employment litigation
Interim measures and enforcement proceedings
Investigations
WE OFFER SERVICES:
In all regions of Russia and around the world
In all Russian courts (arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction) at all levels (first, appellate, cassation and Supreme Court) and in courts of other jurisdictions
In international arbitration in Russia, CIS and worldwide
At all stages, including applications for interim measures, hearings on the merits and enforcement of the decision, including problematic aspects of enforcement abroad
The bankruptcy proceedings are currently being conducted in Gibraltar, from where the largest amount of funds had been invested. During the bankruptcy proceedings, it was revealed that crypto-assets from investors' funds had been withdrawn in anticipation of bankruptcy in CIS jurisdictions. This project is one of the few recent major international bankruptcies of crypto exchanges involving a significant withdrawal of crypto assets in favour of foreign persons. The case is a confirmation that Russian law firms, despite sanctions and the difficult international situation, are still engaged globally by leading international asset recovery companies to assist with pan-European projects and playing an important role in their recovery
