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BIRCH assists EFKO Group in securing FAS approval for the acquisition of the manufacturer of sunflower oil "Oleina"

BIRCH’s competition team advised EFKO Group on obtaining clearance from Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of the transaction on purchase of an agribusiness holding, including Maslenitsa LLC.

7 July 2025
BIRCH entered Band 1 for “Large Practices with 30+ Cases” in the Litigation Ranking by Pravo.ru 2025

The 9th Litigation Ranking by Pravo.ru has recently been published. BIRCH has earned a spot among the top-tier litigation practices in the Russian market. 

22 May 2025
BIRCH acted as counsel to the shareholders of Zapadnaya Gold Mining on the sale of the group

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the transaction whereby our client has sold Zapadnaya Gold Mining Group of Companies to a private investor.

14 May 2025
The 2025 Kommersant Legal Ranking results are out

BIRCH maintains its position as a top firm across all major practice areas.

24 April 2025
BIRCH wins the case on challenging a bankrupt company's real estate sale

The Dispute Resolution team has just won a significant bankruptcy case. The court refused to apply special grounds to challenge a transaction entered into not by the bankrupt person himself, but by his company.

3 February 2025
BIRCH advised RBС throughout concluding a transaction on its entry into Hyper's capital

BIRCH advised RBC throughout concluding a transaction on its entry into Hyper's capital to develop a project related to the creation of innovative video advertising products.

30 January 2025
BIRCH challenged the bailiff's enforcement fee in the amount of more than RUB 90m in court

BIRCH's dispute resolution practice predicated its position upon the violations committed by the bailiff when conducting the enforcement proceedings.

27 January 2025
BIRCH’s First Responders in action!

We are happy to share the positive results of our team’s work in providing priority legal support to businesses in emergency situations.

26 December 2024
BIRCH provided legal support on Avito’s strategic acquisition of the advertising platform Group

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the transaction for our client: Avito’s acquisition of a group running the AdRiver and Soloway advertising platforms which play an integral role in the online advertising market in Russia.

24 December 2024
BIRCH successfully procured the termination of a foreign company’s bankruptcy case in Russian court

Many fundamental legal issues concerning the bankruptcy of foreign companies in Russia were considered in the case.

19 December 2024

Legal alerts

Draft legislation on the right to refuse foreign investors the exercise of buyback options

A bill providing for restrictions on foreign companies returning to the Russian market in terms of exercising buyback options was approved in the second parliamentary session. The BIRCH team has analyzed the potential changes and their impact on foreign companies’ return to the Russian market.

4 June 2025
Top 13 positions of the New Review of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on Antimonopoly Legislation Violations

A new “Review of judicial practice on the imposition of administrative liability for violations of antimonopoly legislation” was approved. The BIRCH team prepared an overview of the top 13 positions of the SC, which may affect the application of the Competition Law and the the CoA.

26 May 2025
Review of the Supreme Court’s position on the case of recovery of damages from the director for awarding oneself a bonus

The BIRCH team reviewed the Supreme Court's ruling and broke down the key takeaways that could impact the court practice in disputes over recovery of damages for unlawful bonuses paid to a company's director and employees.

21 May 2025
Lawsuits Initiated by the Prosecutor's Office

Since 2022, the Prosecutor's Office has filed a significant number of lawsuits compared to previous years aimed at seizing the assets of individuals in the Russian Federation. The BIRCH's Dispute Resolution team prepared an overview of disputes involving claims of the prosecutor's office.

15 May 2025
Ruling of the Russian Supreme Court with its statement of reasons in the Sovcombank vs Citibank case

Evgeny Oreshin, Partner of the Dispute Resolution Practice,  prepared a legal alert with the main conclusions of the Russian Supreme Court in Case No. А40-167352/2023 on the joint and several liability of a Russian company for the obligations of a foreign group company.

13 May 2025
Double Tax Treaty with the UAE: new rules of the game for old players

The BIRCH Tax team prepared a brief overview of the new Double Tax Treaty between Russia and the UAE.

24 February 2025
Interim measures

The BIRCH team prepared an overview with general observation on issues involving the Russian arbitrazh courts’ application of interim measures, recall the cases and mention tendencies in court practice as well as provide you with several lifehacks.

6 February 2025
Bankruptcy of foreign companies in Russia: on the threshold of reinventing enforcement proceedings

Senior Associate Yury Knyazev expounds in his article for PRObankruptcy on why the bankruptcy of foreign companies in Russia is not and will not be a ubiquitous instrument for recovering debt.

12 December 2024