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We work with the largest enterprises of the fuel and energy complex in the field of legal and tax consulting, dispute resolution, support for complex complicated projects and transactions.

We have a unique experience of working with oil and gas enterprises, for which hundreds of successful projects have been implemented. Constant and close contact with our customers allows us to keep abreast of the most pressing issues in the sector and constantly improve our skills. It is not the first year that we have been participating in the improvement of Russian legislation in the field of gas supply.

FBK Legal’s services for companies operating in the field of natural resources and energy include the following competencies.

Corporate law

Legal support of entity reorganization, liquidation and incorporation procedures, incorporation of complex legal structures
Comprehensive support of transactions, particularly acquisition of companies in possession of oil and gas fields
Legal support to incorporation of entities operating in the area of natural resources development and exploitation
Comprehensive legal support to investment projects related to field/deposit development operations
Structuring of transactions, particularly related to natural resources deposit/filed development
Legal due diligence
Developing structure of business processes, as well as contract schemes stipulating entity’s business processes
Drafting corporate documents, local papers, contracts

Legal support of business operations

Advisory services on corporate management structure improvements
Advising on subsurface resource management legislation, particularly on payment of extraction royalties
Advisory services on extraction engineering, particularly for common mineral properties
Advising on compliance with licensing, award, renewal and transfer of license requirements
Legal support of projects for financing of new technology implementation at new production sites
Legal evaluation of R&D results and exclusive rights for R&D results upon completion of the public registration procedure
Developing liquidation projects and subsequent oil-well liquidation legal support
Advisory services for proof of concept facilities
Advising on land, antitrust, currency, customs legislation
Conducting advisory workshops

Comprehensive legal support in the construction industry

Supporting construction investment projects related to construction, refurbishment, renovation of real estate properties
legal and tax structuring of construction investments

Advising on labour legislation

Developing Compensation & Benefits Policy
Prevention and resolution of labour conflicts
Advising on the specific aspects of doing business in the Extreme North and equally classified regions, rotation based work etc.

Taxes

Defence in tax disputes, particularly pre-trial and trial proceedings
Tax structuring of transactions, tax risk assessment for potential transactions (contracts).
Developing accounting policies and other methodology papers governing tax computation and payment.
Tax consulting
Tax audit
Transfer pricing
Tax monitoring

Representation in court

Representation in civil, administrative, labour dispute legal proceedings
Representation in arbitration courts

Cases

Comprehensive support in a project on the construction of a gas transmission system

Legal and tax support of the company’s investing activities under the project

Extensive due diligence for purposes of settlement of a multi-million debt dispute involving leading Russian banks

Screening inspection of an industrial hard coking coal mining complex with over 2.2 billion tons of reserves

Support in an investment project on the coal field infrastructure development

Investment structuring, development of the corporate structure of the project using foreign jurisdictions

Support in the construction of a trunk gas pipeline

Elaboration of the contractual scheme of arrangements between the client and investors, construction and management companies, analysis of potential risks, compliance, investment structuring

Advice in connection with changes in the laws on the electric power sector

Legislative interpretations for a large independent power supply company

Legal support for investments in the construction of a natural gas processing plant

Comprehensive support for a company that conducted a pre-FEED feasibility study

Legal support in the implementation of energy service projects

Legal support in projects on the development and implementation of integrated energy efficiency improvement solutions

Legal support in the performance of a contract on the construction of an ice-resistant oil platform

Development of contracts for supply of platform components and other materials

Legal support in the acquisition of a thermal power plant

Development of an optimal deal structure and deal terms

Support of an international JV for the development and exploitation of oil and gas resources

Tax audit of risks, day-to-day advice

Legal support for an energy corporation

Comprehensive legal aid concerning subsoil use payments

Structuring of business processes in an investment project on field development

Finding an optimal field development model in terms of legal structure and licensing

Development of a transfer pricing handbook for a large Russian group

Development of transfer pricing policies for more than 50 groups of transactions within Russia and international transactions

Alexander Yalushkin

Head of Practice

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