Our Experience
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Advised the largest UAE ports and logistics company on the establishment of a USD 288 million joint venture with Tashkent city for the development of a multimodal logistics terminal in Uzbekistan
Project Value: USD 288 million
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Advised the Government of Uzbekistan on reforms relating to foreign direct investment, special economic zones and dispute resolution legislation
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Advised a client on the potential acquisition of an ammonia producer valued at USD 800 million
Project Value: USD 800 million
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Advised the finance company of a major oil group on obtaining a Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) Category 3C asset management licence
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Acted for a group of investors in a proposed acquisition of a distressed chemical production business valued at USD 1.3 billion
Project Value: USD 1.3 billion
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Advised on antitrust and regulatory aspects of the Russian leg of the proposed USD 28 billion global merger between two international oilfield services companies
Project Value: USD 28 billion
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Acted for a client on the USD 300 million sale of its stake in one of the largest car dealership networks in Russia
Project Value: USD 300 million
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Acted for a client on the acquisition of a bank in Central and Eastern Europe for USD 73 million and an African microfinance business for USD 36 million
Project Value: USD 109 million
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Advised a client on the USD 220 million acquisition of a participating interest under a production sharing agreement (PSA) in Kazakhstan from investors based in Oman and Thailand
Project Value: USD 220 million
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Acted for a client on the sale of an interest in a Romanian upstream project valued at up to USD 340 million by way of a farm‑out agreement
Project Value: USD 340 million
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Acted for the largest Norwegian oil company on its USD 550 million acquisition of a 49% interest in major Russian upstream assets
Project Value: USD 550 million
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Advised the largest Norwegian oil company on the acquisition of a 33.33% interest in a significant Russian upstream asset for more than USD 250 million
Project Value: USD 250 million
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Advised a major Gulf oil company on a series of oil products supply contracts linked to Platts, with an aggregate value in excess of USD 60 million
Project Value: USD 60 million
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Acted for a client on a USD 1.2 billion EPC project involving McDermott, Maire Tecnimont and CC7, providing end-to-end legal support from project launch in 2017 through to successful commissioning in 2022
Project Value: USD 1.2 billion
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Advised a client on FEED-stage contracts with Daelim and Técnicas Reunidas
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Acted for a client in organising a tender process for a petrochemical project, including conducting parallel negotiations of EPC contracts with Daelim and Técnicas Reunidas
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Led negotiations on behalf of a client with Honeywell on a suite of licence agreements, including technology licence, basic design, performance guarantees, catalyst supply and engineering services agreements
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Advised a client on a potential USD 84 million dispute with a major EPC contractor arising from the construction of oil and gas facilities in Uzbekistan
Project Value: USD 84 million
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Advised a client on options to increase production capacity under low‑density polyethylene technology licence agreements with Univation Technology
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Advised a client on various pricing issues under an EPC contract for the construction of upstream facilities with Hyundai
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Acted for a client in a proposed acquisition of a landmark skyscraper in Moscow valued at around USD 1 billion
Project Value: USD 1 billion
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Advised a major investment holding on the proposed acquisition of the White Gardens business centre in Moscow for approximately USD 750 million
Project Value: USD 750 million
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Advised a client on a USD 340 million investment in the hotel Four Seasons Moscow (Hotel Moskva)
Project Value: USD 340 million
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Acted for a development and investment company on the legal due diligence and acquisition of the Aura shopping centre in Novosibirsk
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Advised a client on the potential acquisition of the premium Romanov Dvor office complex in central Moscow
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Acted for a leading Russian insurance company on the USD 133 million sale of a landmark office building in central Moscow
Project Value: USD 133 million
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Advised a major French grocery chain on the USD 276 million acquisition of a shopping complex in Moscow
Project Value: USD 276 million
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Delivered a series of webinars for more than 200 employees of a major international oil company on US, UK and EU sanctions targeting Russia
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Advised a Russian oil major on alleged US export control violations involving corporate aircraft; developed the client’s strategy in parallel investigations by the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ), conducted an internal investigation, and prepared a voluntary self‑disclosure and presentations to BIS and DOJ
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Advised a Russian oil major on alleged breaches of US sanctions law by its US and Mexican subsidiaries; developed the client’s defence strategy in a DOJ investigation, conducted an internal investigation and prepared presentations to DOJ
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Advised clients on the preparation and submission of applications for export and re-export licences to the competent authorities in the US and Russia
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Advised the client with respect to its statement of defence in LCIA proceedings arising out of a dividend distribution dispute in a major international industrial holding
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Acting in a bareboat charter dispute in the High Court, reported as NB Three Shipping Ltd. v Harebell Shipping Ltd. [2004] EWHC 2001 (Comm), and in related ad hoc arbitration
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Acting in an LMAA arbitration on a time charter-party claim for recovery under a hell and high water payment clause
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Negotiating and advising on multiple disputes arising out of Norwegian Saleform sales of seagoing vessels
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Negotiating bespoke clauses for standard form bareboat, time and voyage charters
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Advising on dispute arising out a contract of affreightment concerning minimum lifting obligations and payment
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Advising in a dispute concerning interpretation of charterparty provisions regarding payments of hire and periodical ship maintenance costs
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Advising on a claim for damages out of repudiatory breach of an SPA for the sale of an oil industry enterprise, negoitiaitng settlement
Project Value: USD 1.087 billion
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Conducting arbitration under the rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in respect of multiple claims and counterclaims arising under an engineering and design services contract
Project Value: USD 260 million
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Conducting arbitration under the rules of the LCIA in respect of a corporate dispute
Project Value: USD 65 million
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Conducting LCIA arbitration for the recovery of indebtedness under a loan agreement
Project Value: USD 16 million
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Defending LCIA and Stockholm arbitration claims under a personal guarantee of financial indebtedness
Project Value: USD 5 million
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Advised on the acquisition of a majority stake in a refinery for USD 1.8 billion, structured with secured deferred consideration and a put option over an additional stake
Project Value: USD 1.8 billion
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Advised on the sale of a stake in a Central Asian oil production company for USD 1.2 billion, structured with secured deferred consideration
Project Value: USD 1.2 billion
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Advised on the acquisition of a stake in a refinery for USD 600 million, implemented through a structured, pre funded exercise of pre-emptive rights by a shareholder acting in concert with the buyer
Project Value: USD 600 million
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Advised on the USD 120 million sale of a group of companies in the telecommunications sector
Project Value: USD 120 million
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Advised on the USD 100 million acquisition of stakes in retail businesses
Project Value: USD 100 million
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Advised on a secured syndicated financing for the construction of three oil tankers in the amount of USD 240 million
Project Value: USD 240 million
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Advised on a secured syndicated mezzanine financing for the acquisition of a real estate asset in the amount of USD 320 million
Project Value: USD 320 million
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Advised on the financing of a natural resources field development by way of a secured club loan facility
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Advised on the disposal of a Russian operating subsidiary of a global cash in transit and secure logistics group
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Advised on the disposal of a Russian manufacturing and operating subsidiary of a major chemical products producer
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Advised on the disposal of a Russian manufacturing subsidiary of a leading chemicals manufacturer
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Advised on the disposal of Russian manufacturing and operating subsidiaries of a leading global elevators and escalators producer
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Advised on the disposal of a Russian operating subsidiary of a major global supplier of spare parts and accessories
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Advised on the disposal of a Russian services subsidiary of a leading drilling and oilfield services provider
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Advised on the disposal by a Cayman Islands investment fund of its participations in Russian companies active in the entertainment, healthcare and confectionery sectors
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Advised the family office of an ultra-high net worth individual on restructuring and subsequent redomiciliation to the UAE
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Advised an oil and gas joint venture in the UAE on the acquisition of participating interests in oil and gas projects in Cameroon, Guinea Bissau and Mexico
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Advised a major Russian oil company on a USD 200 million acquisition of a 50% interest in a Kazakh company holding oil and gas exploration and production rights, and on the related shareholders’ agreement
Project Value: USD 200 million
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Advised a Russian investment fund on a USD 160 million acquisition of a network of more than 80 fuel retail stations in Russia
Project Value: USD 160 million
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Advised a Russian oil major on multiple Eurobond issuances
Project Value: USD 4.8 billion
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Advised an oil company on the disposal of its subsidiaries in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
Project Value: USD 100 million
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Advised a Russian oil company on a USD 2.05 billion acquisition of 100% of a leading Russian upstream oil producer
Project Value: USD 2.05 billion
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Advised an oil company on the sale of 100% of a leading Russian diamond mining company
Project Value: USD 1.45 billion
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Advised a Russian investment group on the USD 300 million sale of 100% of one of Russia’s leading manufacturers of gas processing, petrochemical and organic synthesis equipment
Project Value: USD 300 million
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Advised a Russian oil company on USD 150 million financing to a leading Russian drilling company, including the structuring of security
Project Value: USD 150 million
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Acted for the founders of a power and fibre optic cable manufacturer on the sale of a 60% stake to a strategic investor, and advised on the shareholders’ agreement and the founders’ subsequent exit from the joint venture
Project Value: USD 100 million
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Acted for a major private business group on consolidating its stake in one of Russia’s largest logistics operators and the subsequent sale of 100% of the company
Project Value: USD 600 million
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Advised a Russian investment group on the acquisition of a 48% stake in Russia’s largest social network
Project Value: USD 180 million
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Acted for a Russian investment group on the acquisition of a 50% interest in a distressed, debt burdened office complex in Moscow and the subsequent sale of the completed asset to a major Russian telecommunications company
Project Value: USD 385 million
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Advised a leading crude oil and oil products trader in the UAE on the US/EU/UK oil price cap regimes, and oversaw the preparation of a response to an information request from the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), including an internal investigation
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Designed sanctions compliance policies for trading in crude oil, oil products and other commodities for a leading UAE‑based trader
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Advised the family office of an ultra-high net worth individual on various aspects of US, EU and UK sanctions regulation
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Acted for a major Russian oil company in parallel BIS and DOJ investigations into alleged breaches of US sanctions and export control laws
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Acted for an ultra-high net worth individual in a dispute with a business partner over ownership of one of Russia’s largest privately owned energy companies, in the context of a high profile cross border dispute before the High Court of Justice of the British Virgin Islands
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Obtained a worldwide freezing order from the English courts on behalf of a major Russian oil and gas company to prevent the dissipation of assets in a high value fraud claim
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Acted for a major Russian oil and gas company in a complex, high value fraud claim forming part of long running cross border proceedings before the High Court of Justice in England
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