- representing a Russian diamond mining company in an SCC arbitration against an Austrian non-trading partnership arising out of a contract related to shipments of lumber
- monitoring potential third-party trademark infringement in several jurisdictions for a major diamond mining company
- representing a leading metallurgical and mining company in a dispute over royalties for the use of patented inventions in the field of metallurgy
- preparing a response to Roskomnadzor's request for an international manufacturer of mining equipment management systems, creating a flowchart of workplaces where personal data is stored, collecting and preparing documents confirming compliance with personal data localization requirements, as well as drawing up a standard set of documents for compliance with personal data protection requirements
- advising and developing the structure of a major joint subsoil development project between a major Russian oil and gas corporation and a global energy company, as well as proposing and negotiating amendments in major agreements
- advising several major companies on the storage and use of geological information on subsoil
- advising UC RUSAL on the construction of the Boguchansk Energy and Metals Complex (BEMO) under the PPP model (a key element of the Nizhniy Priangarya development program) whose cost is more than RUB 1bn (2010)
- advising an international oil company on a joint venture, the structuring of service (risky) agreements and strategic investments in relation to an LNG project
- advising SIBUR on a series of complex corporate governance aspects
- advising a major Russian bank on sanctions legislation, including EU and US requirements in connection with the structure of commercial relationships in energy trade, including companies in the UAE, Iran, Turkey, Mauritius and South Africa, as well as analyzing potential risks associated with making payments in different currencies, preparing a memorandum and providing recommendations related to the project’s structure
- advising KOPY Goldfields AB (publ), a Swedish gold exploration company, on the sale of its subsidiary Taiga LLC which holds several exploration and production licenses in the Irkutsk Region
- acting as a legal consultant in Russia for KOPY Goldfields AB (publ) in connection with its acquisition of 100% of the shares in Amur Gold Company Limited, a medium-sized gold producing company based in Russia, through a reverse takeover
- advising KOPY Goldfields AB (publ) on its joint venture with GV Gold to explore and exploit the “Krasny Project” gold hard rock deposit in the Irkutsk Region
- assisting Kvaerner in the corporation's business development activities in Russia, including establishing partnerships with Russian companies working in the energy sector
- advising a Russian oil company on issues related to challenging the order of the Ministry of Natural Resources on the procedure for reviewing applications for subsoil use rights for geological exploration, drafting an opinion on potential violations of antitrust laws and developing an appeal strategy
- advising a major Russian oil and gas company on the IP part of its engineering and technology licensing agreements made with world-leading international counterparties
The abovementioned includes the experience of our lawyers both prior to and after joining BIRCH LEGAL