Alena Tsyganova

Specialization

• Corporate/M&A
• Commercial and Contract Law
• Sanctions and Currency Legislation
• Commercial Dispute Resolution
• Bankruptcy/Insolvency

Education

Major projects:

• Representing Russian companies in debt collection disputes (i.a. under construction contracts), bankruptcy cases (i.a. subsidiary liability), representing at the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service;

• Advising on purchase and sale of shares/interest and other assets from/to legal entities and individuals;

• Drafting contracts, corporate agreements and other legal documents;

• Expressing legal opinions on civil, corporate, procedural, land, antitrust, currency, employment, town planning, banking, securities market, intellectual property law, and licensing of certain types of activities;

• Representing major Russian and foreign companies in disputes on debt collection (i.a. under construction and service contracts), insurance indemnity, lease payments, disputes with government authorities, including bankruptcy proceedings;

• Comprehensive due diligence on acquisition of interest in a state-owned entity by a major Russian bank;

• Comprehensive due diligence of Russia’s largest printing house;

• Comprehensive due diligence on acquisition of interest in an owner of a cultural heritage site by a major Russian bank.