- advising Playtech on the Russian part of a multijurisdictional deal for the sale of assets and shares related to mobile games, including St Petersburg-based Plamee Studios (the developer behind the real-time strategy game Narcos: Cartel Wars), to Tilting Point Media LLC
- advising the North Caucasus Development Corporation (VEB subsidiary) on participating in the first stage of construction of the Arkhyz All-Season Mountain Resort (2011)
- advising Sberbank of Russia in relation to the Sportloto Joint Venture with Russkoye Loto Group. Sportloto LLC is an official operator of state lotteries organized by the Ministry for Finance of the Russian Federation (2011)
- advising an international fitness company on developing personal data policies and on entering the Russian market
- counseling a global event organizer on developing forms of contracts with clients and contractors taking into account the framework agreement with FIFA to organize performances of the 2018 FIFA World Cup mascots in Russia, and preparing initial versions of contracts as well as coordinating them with the client and its partners
- advising a foreign investor on the registration and financing of a subsidiary company in Russia, obtaining the necessary licenses to conduct gambling business, obtaining and developing a land plot under an investment agreement with the authorized state authorities of Primorsky Territory, constructing a casino building, and providing relevant tax advice as well as conducting 2 rounds of negotiations with the regional authorities on the entry of a foreign investor into the Russian market and the creation of a casino
- advising Amer Sports on issues related to labor law, real estate, and dispute resolution
- advising a large-scale event organizer in Russia developing a form of a contract with Russian contractors for organizing the transportation of guests of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia as well as preparing the initial version of the contract, coordinating it with the client and their partners
- advising an investor on the necessary amount of rights to sell souvenir products in the form of sports uniforms of the Russian and USSR national football teams, in particular, advising on obtaining consent for the use of the USSR uniform designs from their authors, as well as negotiating with the manufacturers of sports uniforms of the Russian football teams (the case of online distribution of soccer uniforms of the Russian and USSR national football teams)
The abovementioned includes the experience of our lawyers both prior to and after joining BIRCH LEGAL