Experience
Investment dispute with a foreign investor
Advising the Republic of Belarus in investment treaty arbitration commenced by Delta Belarus Holding (the Netherlands) concerning insolvency of Delta Bank in Belarus. The dispute is being resolved by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
Dispute value: about USD 100 million
Client: Republic of Belarus
Dispute on violation of exclusive rights for software
Representation of a software developer in a dispute against former employees of the developer for protection of violated exclusive rights for software and seeking compensation in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus.
Dispute value: more than 1 million USD
Client: international IT company
Investment dispute with a foreign investor
Protecting the interests of the Republic of Belarus against claims of Manolium Processing LLC (Russia) in a dispute regarding a multifunctional facility construction project. The dispute is being resolved in ad hoc arbitration under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
Dispute value: more than 200 million USD
Client: Republic of Belarus
Dispute over compensation for the demolition of a building
Representing a developer in a complex dispute in connection with losses for the upcoming demolition of buildings. The court satisfied the client’s claims to invalidate several transactions on the alienation of the building aimed at increasing the amount of compensated losses.
Dispute value: about USD 10 million
Client: a real estate developer
Investment dispute with a foreign investor
Protecting the interests of the Republic of Belarus against claims of PJCSC Grand Express (Russia) with regard to the construction of a railcar building plant. The dispute is being resolved in ad hoc arbitration under International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Additional Facility.
Dispute value: about 200 million USD
Client: Republic of Belarus
Dispute over the termination of an investment agreement
Representing the developer of the residential compound “Viasiolka” in a complex dispute concerning the termination of the investment agreement. The dispute resulted in a successful defence against claims for repayment of the incentives and privileges provided to the investor for the realisation of the investment project. The courts rejected about 90% of the claims against the investor.
Dispute value: more than 1,5 million USD
Client: MyClassCom LLC
Investment dispute with a foreign state
Representation of a leading Belarusian oil and gas company against a foreign state in the pre-arbitration stage of an investment treaty dispute on recovering the losses caused to the investor by rejecting its tender offer for construction of a gas pipeline.
Dispute value: about 10 million EUR
Client: JSC Beltruboprovodstroy
Dispute over the recovery of payments under the guarantee of the Government of the Republic of Belarus
Protecting the Republic of Belarus from claims of a third party before the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the CCI of the Russian Federation and Russian courts. The claims concerned the recovery of payments under the guarantee issued by the Government of the Republic of Belarus to the Eurasian Development Bank in order to secure the obligations of a Belarusian entity under a loan agreement.
Dispute value: 3,2 million USD
Client: Republic of Belarus
Defamation dispute
Defending the founder of a large retail company in a dispute on establishing untruthfulness of the information distributed on the Internet and discrediting the client. Supporting the blocking of the website.
Client: founder of a large retail company
Dispute on plant construction
Representing client and its affiliated bodies in various court proceedings connected to the construction of a battery power plant.
Dispute value: more than 2,5 million USD
Client: iPower LLC
Dispute on the expulsion of a Shareholder
Representation of a shareholder in a dispute on excluding another shareholder whose inaction prevented the legal entity from proper operation. Client’s claim was sustained by a state court.
Client: shareholder
Defence against claims of a foreign supplier
Defence of the client against the claims of a foreign supplier for restitution of supplied goods due to the invalidity of the contract and conclusions from a criminal case. The interests of the client were successfully protected resulting in dismissal of the claim.
Dispute value: more than 400.000 EUR
Client: wholesale company
Complex Corporate Conflict
Representation of a large supplier of agricultural products (and its affiliated entities) in a corporate dispute, including disputes on annulment of transactions, recovering losses; protection against numerous claims of a minor shareholder.
Client: CJSC Oblhimservis
Dispute over an international sale and purchase contract
Defending the interests of an American buyer in a dispute over the claim of a Belarusian supplier, considered by the International Arbitration Court at the BelCCI. The dispute ended with a settlement agreement, according to which the plaintiff waived all claims and agreed to compensation in favour of the client.
Client: American company – importer of furniture products
Corporate dispute in an association of owners
Representing the interests of a member of an association of non-residential property owners in a complex corporate dispute, including claims for invalidating the decision of the general meeting, and bringing the charter of the association in line with the law. The court satisfied the client’s claims.
Client: Sovremennye tehnologii upravleniya, CJSC