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The leading international legal directory Who's Who Legal honors the expertise of Andrey Korelsky, Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice with Vegas Lex, and recommends him as an expert for commercial dispute resolution.

Since 1996 Who's Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners in a variety of law areas representing different jurisdictions. 

Andrey Korelsky commented on the event: "I feel rather honored about receiving recognition from such a reputable legal guide. Having said that, I don't see it as a chance event and I am sure it became possible thanks to the Vegas Lex litigation team making a real breakthrough in 2009 and deepening the practice focus considerably".

In 2009, the lawyers of the Dispute Resolution Practice contributed to successful representation of the largest Russian and foreign companies in a number of landmark court disputes, such as:

• resolution of a long-standing conflict in the interests of Ilyushin Finance and Co. in the leasing disputes over the supply of 6 passenger aircraft Il-96-300 to the Russian flag carrier Aeroflot;
• completion of a number of successful insurance cases for the benefit of insurance company ROSNO meeting the overall interests of the Client;
• successful resolution of a number of major disputes in the interests of the subsidiaries of OJSC Gazprom regarding the supply of raw materials and title to the gas companies' production facilities;
• legal support in a number of precedent-setting antitrust disputes for the benefit of PhosAgro, Gazprom neft, IDGC of Volga and certain other companies;
• legal support and successful resolution at the level of the Presidium of the RF Supreme Arbitrazh Court of the largest conflict in the Moscow power-supply market between Mosenergosbyt represented by the Practice and TsOPenergo; 
• successful resolution of a large leasing case in favour of the Russian representative office of MAN;
• successful resolution of a number of judicial disputes in the interests of M.Video;
• effective representation of Lufthansa Cargo in an arbitrage dispute against one of the largest Russian insurance companies in a lawsuit to recover insurance compensation;
• successful resolution of a variety of high profile employment disputes landmark for the Russian practice in favour of Otto Group Russia, British Airways, SUN InBev and some other companies.