According to this year's rating, the VEGAS LEX team received high recognition in the following nominations:
Public private partnership
Dispute Resolution
Antitrust regulation
Corporate Law and M&A: Moscow
Bankruptcy
Tax
Energy and natural resources
Real estate and Сonstruction
Transport
Personal recommendations and references in their areas were received by:
PPP and infrastructure projects
The transport sector is a particular area of focus for the 'excellent team of professional experts' at
VEGAS LEX; the PPP group is known for advising on concessions and project finance for seaports, railways, roads and intelligent transportation systems. Practice head
Denis Shtirbu, supported by senior associates
Irina Dolgikh and
Varvara Suchkova, regularly assists with structuring deals, preparing direct financial agreements, negotiating with the federal government, and representing clients in negotiations with banks and investors. Shtirbu is also frequently involved with analysis and development of legal practice in this area.
Commercial, corporate and M&A: Moscow
VEGAS LEX assists a growing client portfolio of Russian companies and international investors with various stages of M&A and joint venture transactions. The team has additional expertise in corporate governance and restructuring work, as well as contentious corporate matters. Key contacts include practice head
Alexander Garmaev and managing partner
Alexander Sitnikov in Moscow, as well as
Maxim Grigoryev in Krasnodar.
Competition
The team at VEGAS LEX is known for its ability to handle complex compliance projects which involve advising on business processes and structure as well as on antimonopoly issues. Domestic and international clients also frequently instruct the group to represent them in competition disputes. Managing partner
Alexander Sitnikov leads the team of 'professionals who find and offer extraordinary solutions in the most difficult and confusing situations'; these include senior associates
Anastasia Cheredova and Ksenia Podguzova.
Dispute Resolution
VEGAS LEX’s ‘deep knowledge of procedural and substantive law’ makes it a destination of choice for clients in the oil and gas, metals and mining, construction and banking sectors. The team handles the pre-trial and trial stages of disputes involving contractual, bankruptcy, regulatory, debt recovery and corporate claims. Practice head
Victor Petrov has additional expertise in insurance disputes. Managing partner
Alexander Sitnikov is a key contact for contentious corporate and commercial issues. Senior associate Stanislav Matyushov is also noted.
Energy and natural resources
Mandates concerning power generation projects make up the bulk of the workload at VEGAS LEX; counsel
Yuriy Tatarinov is noted for his expertise in the power supply industry, and regularly advises on gas supply issues, including price setting. The team also assists with regulation matters and regularly acts in complicated dispute resolution cases. Managing partner
Alexander Sitnikov and practice head
Evgeniy Rodin oversee the work.
Real estate and construction
At VEGAS LEX, clients receive a wide range of property investment and construction advice, including on due diligence projects, multiple types of agreements, land law issues and urban planning work, and the related disputes at all stages. The national real estate group is led out of Moscow by
Igor Chumachenko, and also has significant presence in Krasnodar, where
Maxim Grigoryev is the key figure. Senior associate
Ekaterina Ivanushkina and
Marina Preobrazhenskaya are also noted.
Tax
VEGAS LEX is rated for its ability to build ‘a strong line of defence during tax inspections and appealing the results of inspections’. The team has extensive experience of handling tax audits and is increasingly being retained for contentious issues at pre-litigation stage. Other areas of focus include tax structuring, wealth management and customs law issues.
Yuriy Ivanov leads the department; managing partner
Alexander Sitnikov is also recommended.
Transport
Denis Shtirbu and
Alexandra Vasukhnova take the lead on projects with a nexus to seaport, railway and road construction at VEGAS LEX. Senior associates
Irina Dolgikh and
Varvara Suchkova are also instrumental in preparing agreements, assisting clients with contract negotiations and liaising with federal governments and investors. The firm counts major local players, including Russian Railways and the State Transport Leasing Company, among its key clients.
Bankruptcy
VEGAS LEX is consistently engaged on bankruptcy proceedings aiming to establish the subsidiary liability of controlling debtors, with a particular strength in developing clients’ litigation strategy. Debt restructuring advice is another mainstay of the practice. Following the departure of former practice head Alexander Vyazovik in May 2020, managing partner
Alexander Sitnikov and litigation practice head
Victor Petrov took over the leadership of the bankruptcy group.
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