Practices Industry and Resources

VEGAS LEX’s Industry and Resources practice is established to provide wide range of legal services to companies in the industrial sector. Our accumulated experience and in-depth industry expertise allow us to offer our clients effective and smart solutions in civil and administrative business regulation, in resolving complex economic and corporate conflicts, as well as in supporting corporate and commercial transactions complicated by industry specifics.

The practice is focused on supporting and assisting large companies with state and private participation that choose the path of intensive development, strengthening and scaling of their business in Russia.

Acquisition/sale of stressed assets

Management of related bankruptcy proceedings

• Bringing to subsidiary liability

• Challenging transactions involving an industry aspect within bankruptcy proceedings

• Supporting disputes over inclusion of claims for industry-specific transactions in the list of creditors’ claims

• Advising on tactics for dealing with stressed assets (asset substitution proceedings, leases within bankruptcy proceedings, countering unfair takeover and acquisition of key assets of a bankrupt company)

Risk management in acquisition/sale of stressed assets

Supporting negotiation processes

Providing legal and procedural support

Commercial disputes and conflicts

• Disputes related to conclusion, cancellation or amendment of contracts

• Losses due to improper fulfilment of contracts

• Disputes arising out of guarantee obligations

Support of investment projects

• Legal support of investment transactions

• Corporate risk management

• Settlement of commercial conflicts

• Advising on conclusion/amendment/cancellation of investment agreements

• Judicial and administrative protection of clients

 Protection of assets after a change of ownership

• Prompt legal advising

• Comprehensive analysis of financial and economic activities

• Legal protection against decrease in the value of the Company’s assets

• Advising on protecting the Company’s interests in ongoing court and bankruptcy proceedings

• Legal support of judicial and administrative actions

Our Clients:

• Lukoil Group

• TMK Group

• Gazprom Neft

• Gazprom Energoholding

• OGK-2

• Inter Rao

• Ritek

• SMK