OUR SPECIALIZATION

• Restructuring & Insolvency
• Disputes with State Authorities (including tax and customs ones)
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Competition and Antitrust Litigation
• Corporate and M&A Disputes
• Economic Insolvency & Bankruptcy Litigation
• Employment Disputes (including disputes with top-management)
• Construction and Real Estates Disputes
• Matrimonial & Inheritance Disputes

Whether while taking a use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) or arbitration or while representing our Clients’ interests in public courts  (in this matter we are assisted by the Attorneys at law to whom we cooperate) we do our best to maximize Clients’ prospects for successful outcome and minimize their legal costs.

Our experience and knowledge allow us to work successfully with international Clients. We have been representing their interests in cases of International Commercial Arbitration: post-arbitration procedures and recognition of international courts decisions.

• dept recovery from a large Belarusian industrial enterprise in favor of a foreign company for more than $ 5 000 000, including summary proceedings;
• negotiation settlement and debt restructuring  of a foreign chemical holding  for 600 000 euro;
• invalidation of the contract of obligatory reinsurance agreement with a foreign reinsurer. with an insurance compensation exceeding 540 000 euro.

• with customs authorities on the recovery of penalty for more than $ 2 000 000;
• with tax authorities on the collecting of payments for land for more than $ 250 000.
• with the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus on the recognition of the execution orders  for more than
  $ 200 000 as unenforceable;
• with local authorities on land plot withdrawal and recovery of losses associated with the withdrawal, for about US Dollars 1 000 000 in total.

• on disputing the pirate registrations of six trademarks of a well-known pharmacological company;
• on disputing the rights for a domain name in the BY zone violating the right of a foreign agricultural equipment manufacturer for the brand name;
• Representation of the interests of Microsoft in Belarus in cases over instituting administrative action for the use of counterfeit software .

• disputing the decisions of the antimonopoly authority on bringing competitors in the goods market of water for human consumption to responsibility  for violation of the competition law  while making  vertical agreements
• disputing the decision of the antimonopoly authority on bringing to the responsibility   for unfair competition in the goods market of  tinker toys;
• representing the interests of a foreign building materials  producer in the case over unfair competition by using a similar package design by a Belarusian competitor.

• on coercion to conclusion of a share sale agreement for more than Euro 600 000;
• on contestation of an annual general meeting decision on buyout of shares for more than US Dollars 400 000 by a joint stock company;
• on dividend payment for more than $ 250 000;
• on disputing lease agreements made by a top manager in violation of the interest of a joint-stock company.

• creditor’s bankruptcy petition of a large Belarusian construction company;
• with tax authorities on the subsidiary liability of the founders of the Belarusian company for more than $ 300 000;
• representation of the interests of a foreign creditors group in the bankruptcy case over a large Belarusian retailer;
• negotiations and settlement in the process of debt bankruptcy for more than $ 270 000with a Belarusian bank;
• a legal dispute on challenging a real estate purchase and sale transaction for more than $ 200 000 in the process of bankruptcy.

• with a telco’s top-manager on restoration on work;
• with the head of the Belarusian representative office of a foreign company on restoration on work and compensation for the period of forced absenteeism  for about 15 000 euro;
• with the top-manager of a Belarusian innovative company on the levy of damages for about 45 000 euro caused by the unconscientious  actions of the top manager.

• on the recovery of penalty from a foreign contractorand unjust enrichment r for more than $ 5 000 000;
• on compensation of losses for about $1 000 000 caused by non-execution of  the building contract;
• with a developer on termination of a contract for joint construction of a property for more than $ 7 000 000;
• on debt recovery from a Belarusian customer in favor of a foreign contractor for about $ 300 000;
• on substandard construction work for about $ 400 000.

• on dissolution of marriage and division of property, including rights to firm names and domain names;
• on dissolution of marriage and division of property, including shares, designed patents and real estate;on adjudgement confidential property management of a missing businessman.