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Transportation / Aviation

Corporate law services

Legal and tax structuring of transactions, structuring of investments, legal due diligence
Supporting incorporation and accreditation of foreign company representative offices in Russia
Development and coordinating provisions for setting up joint ventures in Russia and abroad
Drafting corporate documents, local papers, contracts
Contributing to the development of regulatory framework, particularly on behalf of Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation, and also providing legal and tax support for maintaining electronic flight tickets in Russia.

Legal support of business operations

Legal support related to passenger complaints, particularly preparing replies to complaint letters, assistance through disputes over violation of provisions of agreements for passenger transportation, transportation of baggage, cargoes, mails, compensation of losses etc., as well as optimization of passenger management procedures
Supporting aircraft sales, registration, leasing transactions
Analysing and changing aircraft freight scheme
Legal support on matters related to labour and employment legislation, representation in court
Legal support on matters related to protection of personal data, developing by-laws on personal data protection
Advising on industry specific legislation

Taxes

Defence in tax disputes, particularly pre-trial and trial proceedings
Analysing tax risks of potential transactions (contracts)
International tax planning
Drafting procedural guidelines for tax accounting
Tax consulting
Transfer pricing

Cases

Legal support for the International Air Transport Association

Legal support of e-ticket legalization in Russia

Legal support of the e-freight standard setup in Russia

Tax support for four eurobond issues of a transport leasing company

Preparation of comfort letters for the eurobond issue prospectus

Developing a legal structure to consolidate assets of a port

Legal support to consolidate assets

Legal support to a freight forwarder

Preparing a legal opinion with a study into the situation related to the bankruptcy of a counterparty

Arrangements between investment project participants

Development of possible schemes for arrangements between project participants, including a company that operates in the passenger and freight aviation equipment sector

Legal support to a major railway company

Comprehensive legal and financial due diligence of five subsidiaries for a train car repair plant

Pre-action settlement of a precedent-setting dispute over VAT payment in the field of maritime navigation

Representation of a large Russian shipping company in a dispute with a taxation authority over VAT taxation

Structuring of and legal support for a transaction

Legal support for investment activities by acquiring participatory interests in the authorised capital

HR due diligence of the Russian part of a logistics group

HR due diligence of the Russian companies of a group during the acquisition of the company

Support in the acquisition of a private business jet

Structuring of a deal on the purchase of a private jet

Tax structuring of leasing operations for a railway company

Legal support in identifying and reviewing possible tax consequences of rolling stock leasing

Representing a transport company

Support during control and supervisory activities, due diligence

Legal support in trading

Legal evaluation of a proposed coal supply scheme

Support in the modification of the existing contractual structure

Legal support concerning the modification of the contractual structure providing for joint arrangements

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Corporate / M&A

Dispute resolution / Representation in court

Employment

Commercial practice

Contractual support of an international airline

Transportation / Aviation

Cases

Team

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