Our lawyers in Russia form an integral part of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Practice Group combining international experience with local expertise. We enjoy a long tradition of handling arbitrations under a number of different rules and relating to a wide range of commercial disputes involving Russian aspects. In addition Mannheimer Swartling successfully handles court cases and is considered by clients as one of the best litigation practices among international law firms in Russia.
Recent cases handled by the Russian Dispute Resolution Practice Group include:
• Representing a major Russian aerospace company in a dispute with its foreign partners regarding a major joint-venture in communication technology;
• Representing a major Russian construction company in arbitration against a Chinese contractor regarding construction of a business-center in a CIS state;
• Representing a major Russian oil refinery against a western company claiming repayment under an agreement for the delivery of diesel and fuel oil; and
• Representing a Russian ship-building company in a dispute against Norwegian buyers of sea vessels.
• Representing several European companies in enforcement of arbitral awards in Russia;
• Representing a Swedish bank in various court proceedings, including bankruptcy proceedings, in Russian state commercial courts;
• Representing a Swedish construction and engineering company in a real estate dispute in state commercial courts in Moscow and in courts of general jurisdiction; and
• Representing a European fertilizer producer in a shareholder dispute in Russian state commercial courts.
Our Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Russia is headed by Prof. Dr. Kaj Hobér and
Dr. Richard Chlup
E-mail: kai.hober@msa.se
Phone number: +46 8 595 06582
E-mail: richard.chlup@msa.se
Phone number: +7 (495) 380 3280