The International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice focuses on the resolution of complex cross-border conflicts and has significantly evolved in the recent years. BGP Litigation represents major Russian and transnational corporations across various business sectors and in multi-aspect disputes that affect multiple jurisdictions.
Our track record includes:
Representing clients in arbitrations administered by leading international arbitral institutions, including:
ICC — International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris
LCIA — London Court of International Arbitration
SCC — Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
SCAI — Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution
ICAC at the Russian CCI — International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Moscow
ad hoc arbitrations under UNCITRAL Rules administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Hague.
Representing clients in proceedings for the annulment and enforcement of arbitral awards both in Russia and abroad;
Representing clients in complex cross-border disputes and coordinating proceedings in the courts of foreign jurisdictions (including the UK, the US, Cyprus, the BVI, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands, France, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Latvia);
Drafting expert opinions on Russian law for foreign litigations and arbitrations;
Performing forensic investigations and asset searches across the globe, developing strategies for attaching assets, collecting evidence, and enforcing arbitral awards and judgments.
Representing a leading international bank in the major cross-border personal bankruptcy.
Situation:
The case involved proceedings in 12 jurisdictions: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Belize, Panama, Sweden, Hong Kong, UAE, Liechtenstein and Russia.
Both legal and physical control had to be acquired over a large amount of premium real estate mortgaged.
Approximately 60 cases were heard in state commercial courts in 10 regions of Russia.
Result:
Many of the assets that had been mortgaged to the bank came under its control.
The bank gained control over the bankruptcy proceeding. Claims of companies affiliated with the debtor were removed from the list of creditors' claims.
5 cases went as far as the Russian Supreme Commercial Court and Russian Supreme Court.