- advising a major European forestry company on:
- doing business and operating a representative office in Russia, including advising on corporate and labor law
- constructing several plants in Russia, including advising on land issues, drafting and approving project documentation and obtaining construction permits
- constructing a timber processing plant as well as implementing a project for the further expansion of production in the Pskov region
- the influence of MLI provisions on a tax treaty in respect to tightening the rules on what constitutes a PE
- the violation of the procedure for exporting woodworking products from Russia as part of the customs inspection
- the company's strategy to reduce its environmental impact and offset carbon emissions through forest plantations within the framework of forestry projects and forest plantations in Russia
- the bankruptcy proceedings of the client’s counterparty as a creditor as part of representing the client’s interests in the Arbitration Court of the Kaliningrad region
- advising a timber corporation on carbon unit trading within the EU under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
- advising a carton packaging manufacturer on a potential sale of shares in a Russian company
- conducting full intra-group debt restructuring for a Finnish timber company and providing recommendations for terminating intra-group claims without violating financial, currency and sanctions regulations
- advising Metsa Tissue on the construction and launch of a plant for the processing of sanitary and hygienic paper products in the Moscow region under a contract manufacturing arrangement
- advising a manufacturer of cardboard packaging on a potential sale of shares in a Russian company
- advising a large international investor in connection with the sale of a company that owns a controlling stake in a Russian timber enterprise in Karelia, Kondopoga Timber Industry
- advising a publicly listed Finnish company on a multinational arrangement involving the acquisition of a forestry company operating a pulp mill and a eucalyptus plantation and the related contractual arrangements
- advising RusForest on the acquisition of shares in number of pulp and paper companies in Russia
- 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
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Timber, Pulp and Paper
The timber industry is one of the most dynamically developing markets and is of great interest to investors worldwide. Our team has been supporting various projects in logging and wood processing over the years helping to reduce legal risks at all stages of our clients' activities. Our lawyers are competent in all matters that a company in the timber industry could encounter and offer comprehensive legal support on projects ranging from signing contracts with suppliers to handling tax and customs regulation issues as well as resolving environmental disputes.
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