The Legal 500, a prestigious international legal ranking, published its directory of Russia and CIS top lawyers engaged in international arbitration – ‘the golden standard as seen by the business’, according to the Head of its Research Department. Egor Chilikov, partner at Petrol Chilikov, was included in this prestigious list. When compiling the rating, analysts were taking...

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On 11 September 2020, in trying the case PJSC Tatneft v Bogolyubov & Ors (Case No: CL-2016-000172), the High Court of London created a judicial precedent which has had a revolutionary impact on the protection of interests of Russian companies and entrepreneurs in English courts. The High Court confirmed that the English legal concept of legal advice privilege (a theory that enables a...

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Petrol Chilikov team led by Egor Chilikov acted for Cunico Resources N.V., an Amsterdam-based company engaged in mining and producing of ferro-nickel worldwide, in its controversies with the Republic of North Macedonia regarding Cunico’s key production subsidiary, FENI Industries AD. Cunico agreed to sell FENI to a purchaser in 2017. Cunico alleged that the North Macedonian government...

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The Russian Arbitration Center (RAC), one of the four acting arbitration institutions in Russia, maintains the list of recommended international arbitrators.  Aleksander Yagelnitskiy, of counsel at the firm, has been recently enrolled into the list. Aleksander has been sitting as arbitrator at the RAC.

The list is accessible here.

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In December 2018, Petrol Chilikov team achieved a complete victory in a series of disputes over Razrez Arshanovskiy, the coal mine in Khakassia Region.

Arbitrazh Court of East Siberian District have fully denied the claimant’s claims filed in a series of proceedings initiated to change the existing shareholding structure and corporate governance over valuable assets in Khakassia...

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The Scientific Advisory Board of the Intellectual Property Court held a meeting dedicated to some controversial issues of co-ownership of the exclusive right to the result of intellectual activity and means of individualization. Olesya Petrol, partner of the firm, took part in the discussion.

Information of the event is available here.

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The Petrol Chilikov team, led by Egor Chilikov, partner of the firm, negotiated and led to completion a complex sale of a ferro-nickel plant in the Republic of Kosovo, on behalf of the seller. Press release

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Petrol Chilikov team, led by Egor Chilikov, firm’s partner, acted as lead counsel in an LCIA dispute related to enforcement of the client’s rights arising out of a credit facility agreement and ancillary security agreements. The dispute was settled by the parties as the LCIA proceedings were heading to an end. Petrol Chilikov team acted for the client in the settlement negotiations and...

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In July 2018, in a series of appeal proceedings in multiple disputes between the heirs and business partners of the deceased stakeholder of Cinelab group of companies, decisions of the lower courts, in favor of the heirs, were upheld. Petrol Chilikov team, acting for the heirs, was led by Alexander Yagelnitskiy and Olesya Petrol, assisted by Konstantin Kandakov. Kommersant

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