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Integrated development of the territory of a scientific and technical center in one of the regions of Russia

We developed and supported the implementation of changes in regional legislation on large-scale investment projects, built an organizational and legal scheme for interaction between all levels of the public side, housing developers, and scientific infrastructure developers, and carried out an urban planning analysis of the territory. The measures taken made it possible to minimize risks and launch the project on conditions that are comfortable for the client.

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Development and justification of tax reform in a foreign country

At the initiative of a systemically important investor, a three-stage tax reform was developed and substantiated, taking into account the best international practices. Its legal and financial justification has been completed with a view to its effect over the entire planned period. The reform involved both increasing tax collection (and at the same time ensuring the return on investment) and providing a number of benefits and preferences for large investment projects.

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Supporting the conclusion and implementation of an investment project under the Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments

In the interests of the largest industrial group in its field, the project architecture was developed, all the necessary documents were prepared, the need for a stabilization clause in the perimeter of interest to the client was substantiated, as well as the justification for the list of supporting and supporting infrastructure facilities. Supporting issues of stabilizing and obtaining reimbursement for infrastructure costs at the next stages of the project.

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Development of organizational and legal schemes for creating a satellite city within the SEZ

Structuring organizational and legal schemes for project implementation that effectively distribute the burden of creating common infrastructure (social, engineering, transport, etc.), formalizing relations between partners.

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The expansion of the largest Russian business into the markets of China, India and Central Asia

Structuring business units necessary both for the purchase of high-tech specialized equipment and for carrying out capital-intensive work and R&D activities together with foreign partners.

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Reforming legislation on genetically modified plants in the interests of the domestic industrial giant

Development of a turnkey reform of certain provisions of Russian legislation on GMOs, as well as a systematic justification for the need for such amendments in modern conditions.

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Legal analysis and consulting for a leader in complex services in the industrial procurement and logistics market

The Versus.Legal team conducted an in-depth analysis within the short time frame set by the Client and selected a suitable free trade zone in Abu Dhabi, taking into account the Client's business requirements. In addition, a corporate analysis was carried out to identify the optimal legal form of a legal entity, and the requirements were described in detail, as well as the process of creation.

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Optimizing the corporate structure for international business

The Versus.Legal team has successfully developed and implemented a full-fled international business structure for the client, which today is not only functions, but also formed the basis for expanding the client's business abroad. One of the key challenges in working on this project was the complex corporate structure, which is based on a family fund that combines the interests of two families. Our team has ensured a legally verified distribution of powers between families in accordance with their share in the Russian company.

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Business model assessment for launching storage facilities in the UAE

The analysis revealed all the legal nuances of installing storage rooms in residential buildings and real estate in the UAE, as well as the requirements for the import and registration of locks. A list of necessary documents for permission to operate the devices has been compiled and a strategy has been developed for entering the UAE market.

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Legal aspects of starting a business in the UAE and GCC

The analysis prepared by the Versus.Legal team formed the basis for the Company's strategic decision to enter a new jurisdiction and invest.

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Comprehensive client naming protection strategy

Taking into account the client's interests, we developed a plan to overcome obstacles:

— filed a series of 5 applications for trademark registration;

— initiated negotiations with several companies that own identical trademarks.

Our task was to change the course of negotiations and obtain consent or buy trademarks, as the company had already launched a website using the appropriate designation. The Versus.ip team managed to conduct complex negotiations, obtain the necessary consents and achieve successful trademark registration for the client.

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Environmental protection solution in different countries

We analyzed all intellectual property objects subject to registration and protection, analyzed agreements related to the development of intellectual property for the subsequent filing of applications for trademarks and inventions, as well as the proper registration of relations with patent authors and designers. As a result of the audit, we drew up the necessary agreements, filed trademark applications in foreign jurisdictions, and prepared an opinion describing the most optimal technology patenting strategy for international expansion and patent registration under the PCT system.

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Full support for an extensive intellectual property portfolio in 100+ countries

Over the past year, more than 300 designations have been analyzed for the client, and about 200 designations have been submitted for registration as trademarks and industrial designs. Trademarks and industrial designs were filed under national as well as international registration systems. We also systematically identified attempts to register similar designations in different countries, prepared oppositions and objections, opposed the registration of similar designations, and proposed new designations and objects for registration in order to improve the efficiency of the company's portfolio.

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Bringing a foreign holding company to subsidiary liability

To protect the client's interests, a project was successfully implemented to bring debtors to subsidiary liability in excess of 500 million rubles.

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Client protection from subsidiary liability and recovery of damages

Our team represented interests in a separate dispute over subsidiary liability and the recovery of losses in the amount of more than 1 billion rubles. As a result of the lawyers' work, courts of all instances refused to hold the client accountable, which allowed him to maintain the financial stability of his business.

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Protecting a beneficiary in a corporate conflict

We protected the interests of one of the business owners in bankruptcy initiated solely for the purpose of shifting our own responsibility to a minority participant. As a result of the team's work, foreclosure on the client's personal assets in excess of 44 million rubles was prevented.

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The creation of the “Mine Town” city park in Moscow. Vladivostok

The creation of the “Mine Town” city park in Moscow. Vladivostok is an example of unique full-cycle experience in supporting an investment project from the stage of developing market research and calculating capital expenditures to the stage of negotiations with the public party and commercial closure.

One of our areas of work was selecting state support measures and preparing a set of documents for selection for federal budget funds. As a result of the work carried out, the project was successfully selected, and federal co-financing was approved by the Government Commission under the Far Eastern Concession protocol.

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Establishment of a surgical building in the Sakhalin Oblast

They ensured the preparation of a public-private partnership agreement for a healthcare project, including a complex property and legal complex, and also subsequently supported the negotiations on the project, bringing the process to commercial closure.

The main objective of the project was to create a legally stable regime for the use and transfer of high-tech medical equipment created under the agreement. Another special challenge for large-scale projects in the medical sector is the development of a sustainable payment mechanism that takes into account the partial financing of operating costs by the Mandatory Health Insurance Fund.

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The creation of a modern year-round family ski resort “Arseniev”.

We developed a concession agreement and then supported negotiations between regional authorities and investors. A distinctive feature of the project was its complex financing structure, which made it possible to attract federal budget funds under the Far Eastern Concession program, as well as preferential financing provided by DOM.RF Bank. It is important to note that the project was approved by the Presidium of the Government Commission for Regional Development in the Russian Federation, and as part of the project, both concessional funding and federal budget funds were received.

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Development of a marriage contract for an IT company beneficiary

A universal marriage contract has been developed for the client, preserving his business and intellectual property, as well as allowing him to plan new companies in various jurisdictions, including the UAE and the Republic of Cyprus.

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Preparation of a marriage contract that is enforceable and legitimate outside the Russian Federation

The team was tasked with preparing a marriage contract that would ensure the safety of the client's personal property acquired before marriage in various legal entities. As a result of the work, a universal marriage contract was developed that takes into account the legislation of the United States (Florida), the United Arab Emirates, Estonia, and China, and is enforceable in these jurisdictions.

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The recovery of alimony in an amount that is 30 times higher than standard judicial practice

The team was able to prove that when determining the amount of alimony, expenses such as personal driver, babysitting, expensive sports, private school, trips abroad, etc. should be taken into account. The court recovered alimony in an amount unprecedented in Russian judicial practice.

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We found a violation of the principle of legal certainty in legislation and prepared draft amendments

We have developed draft regulatory amendments on the inadmissibility of double compensation for environmental damage.

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Establishment of a turnkey oil enterprise abroad

We developed a corporate structure, obtained exploration and production licenses, successfully passed environmental expertise, and fully supported the registration of relations with contractors, buyers and employees

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We protected a major producer of pulp and paper products from a penalty of 5 billion rubles

We preemptively eliminated the risks of satisfying the requirements of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage for compensation for damage caused to the environment in the amount of more than 5 billion rubles by consistently appealing the results of control (supervisory) measures.

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Quality with a negative conclusion

The courts agreed that the presence of a negative state expert opinion regarding the project documentation does not mean that there is an obligation to return any funds to the customer

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Conclusion of 14 contracts

A procedural strategy of dozens of consecutive disputes made it possible for bankruptcy to settle obligations under 14 contracts, to collect into a single calculation the requirements for the return of the outstanding advance payment, the return of the paid cost of unconfirmed work, debts for work performed and general contracting services. As a result, the client's debt was reduced ~100 times, with requalification from a pending advance payment to a debt for the services of a general contractor

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Advice on the comprehensive systematization of land development for developers

Developing long-term relations with the region, taking into account MIP criteria and effectively implementing the regional development strategy. For the system as a whole: Increasing the efficiency of using housing construction tools and launching legislative reforms in some regions.

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Regenerating historical space through the creation of an Amusement Park: a roadmap

The project to build an entertainment complex is significant for the client due to the promising niche. It is also important for public owners, as it involves the regeneration of an abandoned historical and cultural space.

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License refund

The client was returned to the register of companies licensed to preserve monuments. The Court of Cassation overturned the decisions of the courts of first instance and appeal and declared illegal the decision of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation to revoke the license.

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An innovative scheme for the purchase of social facilities in the development of development projects

The lack of a solution to the problem of buying social facilities created financial uncertainty and prevented the client from planning their activities. Work on the project made it possible to identify and propose solutions to problems related to competition law that prevented the purchase of social facilities.

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Urban planning analysis and selection of scenarios for the use of original architectural objects

The renovation project is important for the Moscow City Hall and is an example of conscious work with the urban protection community aimed at preserving the city's urban context. More than 250 facilities have been comprehensively analyzed and measures have been identified to involve them in circulation after resettlement and without demolition

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Residential complex for the port of Ust-Luga

Long-term construction was purchased at bankruptcy auction, all urban planning conflicts were resolved, permits were issued, the first stage was put into operation and the sale of apartments was legally formalized

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Reorganization in order to transfer land lease rights: allocation of five separate SPVs for development

The reorganization of the company by separating new legal entities that transfer rights and obligations under a real estate lease agreement allowed the client to share a single development project and diversify risks.

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Optimizing the holding's corporate structure, identifying the needs of stakeholders and preparing a corporate agreement that takes into account all agreements

We faced the difficult task of structuring a holding company that has both direct corporate ties and tools for covert control over some companies that are not formally part of the group. In addition, we helped identify and document the agreements of the holding's beneficiaries in the corporate agreement.

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Client protection when trying to challenge a number of corporate transactions by the company's previous owner

The wife of the former company member tried to challenge a number of corporate transactions, qualifying them as made without the necessary consent of the wife. As a result of our work, the client retained the current size of shares and corporate control over the company. The plaintiff's claims to recognize transactions to increase the share capital and withdraw the previous participant from the company were denied.

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Due diligence and support for the purchase of a production site in the Tver Region in the interests of a client who is a manufacturer of medical consumables

An audit of assets was carried out and a transaction structure was developed that protects the client in the event of a dispute between contracts. During negotiations with the seller, we were able to protect the proposed list of assurances and guarantees in the interests of the client. The client became the owner of a property complex to expand the business and is currently launching a new production site for the manufacture of medical supplies.

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Demand for an additional payment 15 years after the M&A deal: the seller's ex-wife vs Kellogg's

The courts of three instances dismissed the claims, and the Supreme Court dismissed the Plaintiff's cassation appeal. Our strategy made it possible to defend the interests of Kellogg Rus LLC in court, preserve the investments of Kellogg's international holding and avoid collecting additional compensation for a transaction that was completed more than 15 years ago.

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Sale of a well-known telecommunications network software developer to Rostelecom

The Svetets holding, whose beneficiaries we represented, is known in Russia as the developer of the 112 emergency medicine department. Despite Rostelecom's strong negotiating position, following the negotiations, which lasted almost 3 months, our team managed to agree on favorable terms of the deal for sellers and close the deal.

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Selling a major player in the POS lending market to a closed-end mutual fund

Our team was able to agree on favorable terms of the deal with the buyer, achieving almost complete elimination of assurances and compensations that are unacceptable to customers, prepared the necessary package of documents and successfully closed the deal in the interests of a group of sellers located in various jurisdictions.

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The merger of a client company, a developer of well-known military online shooters, with a major international gaming studio

We accompanied the deal from the start of negotiations to its closing. The company became part of a large gaming holding, which helped it obtain funding, form a team of qualified specialists and enter a larger segment of the video game market, increasing its profits and market visibility.

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They protected the majority shareholders of a large holding company that fulfills government defense orders from erosion and returned control over the company.

The size of shares in the company owned by the client before being diluted by an unscrupulous partner has been restored

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Global brand protection: registration and risk assessment

Since the client's distinctive feature is a recognizable brand (packaging, decoration, design), it is extremely important to protect the brand using a more comprehensive and creative approach that allows establishing a monopoly on the client's design and preventing the possibility of “parasitizing” their brand both in Russia and abroad.

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Ksenia Klimina
Andrey Kulakov
Alexandra Ichetovkina
Alexey Kulakov
Ilya Dudin
Vladislav Durasov
Ekaterina Kovaleva
Roman Lisofenko
Valentina Chebodaeva
Daria Bogdanova
Lidia Dolidze
Denis Ikonnikov
Anna Udod-Podshivalova
Alexander Shcheglov
Anna Mikhailova
Lyudmila Koza
Daria Semeshchuk
Maria Lasovskaya
Ekaterina Momcha
Natalia Spiridonova
Daria Blinova
Alina Radova
Alisa Shcheglova
Ksenia Ignatovich
Natalya Silko
Nadezhda Kuznetsova
Sofia Frenkel
Alexander Dyatko
Gleb Panfilov
Alexandra Kurdyumova
Alexey Kalinkin
Denis Konstantinov
Radislav Repin
Danil Podshivalov
Natalya Khalilova
Gennady Kurdyumov
Ilya Alembaev
Olga Yavorovich
Yuriy Mikha

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