Awards and opinions Testimonials

ADIDAS LLC thanks the VEGAS LEX Litigation practice lawyers for fruitful cooperation, high professionalism and high-quality legal services rendered in a series of arbitration disputes, as well as during the pre-trial settlement of a dispute arising from rental legal relations.

A well-developed legal position, impeccable performance in commercial courts and a high level of communication made it possible to end litigation and pre-trial disagreements in favor of ADIDAS LLC.

Stroytransgaz AO expresses its gratitude to the team of the VEGAS LEX law firm for the professional management of the project on restructuring the concession agreement for the construction of a bridge in the Perm Region.

The tasks set were complex and important, had a precedent character, but VEGAS LEX's approach to the organization of the process and the strategy developed by the team were implemented at a high level.

We can say with confidence that VEGAS LEX is trustworthy as a broad-profile law firm that can be entrusted with solving the most complex tasks.

We highly appreciate our cooperation and are ready to recommend your company as a reliable and trusted partner.

OJSC "IESK" thanks the law firm VEGAS LEX for the professionally performed work in a series of litigations with PJSC "FGC UES".

In the course of joint work, the VEGAS LEX team proved to be a reliable partner in legal matters and demonstrated a high level of competence and an individual approach to assigned tasks.

We wish VEGAS LEX law firm new professional victories and expect that in the future the set level will be maintained at the same high level.

During the negotiations, the team demonstrated high professionalism, a systematic approach, deep competence and experience in a wide range of legal issues, as well as readiness to solve complex problems in sharp deadlines.

I express my hope for fruitful cooperation in the future.

Dispute Resolution 

VEGAS LEX’s ‘deep knowledge of procedural and substantive law’ makes it a destination of choice for clients in the oil and gas, metals and mining, construction and banking sectors. The team handles the pre-trial and trial stages of disputes involving contractual, bankruptcy, regulatory, debt recovery and corporate claims.

Practice head Victor Petrov has additional expertise in insurance disputes. Managing partner Alexander Sitnikov is a key contact for contentious corporate and commercial issues. Senior associate Stanislav Matyushov is also noted.

PPP and Infrastructure

VEGAS LEX provides top-quality legal support for PPP projects. The results of their work demonstrate a high level of professionalism, full commitment and a focus on practical results.’

Recommended for their high quality of service, wealth of expertise in the PPP field and impressive attention to detail. With VEGAS LEX’s PPP team, we can always be sure that they will give reasonable advice in any situation, no matter how complicated or sensitive it is.

Denis Shtirbu and Irina Dolgikh both have an excellent reputation, and broad expertise and practical knowledge of Russian PPP law. They promptly respond to our needs as a client. They are very open and honest in our discussion regarding PPP project related risks.

Antitrust regulation

VEGAS LEX assists with complex anti-monopoly cases, general regulatory advice and competition compliance issues. Managing partner Alexander Sitnikov heads up the practice, which regularly works in conjunction with the energy and technology departments.

We express our appreciation for VEGAS LEX’s cooperation in application of antimonopoly law.

We look forward to further cooperation and are ready to recommend VEGAS LEX as a reliable partner.

Lawyers of VEGAS LEX are professionals who find imaginative ways to solve complex problems.

Providing a wide scope of services in key business sectors, the firm has gained quite a huge portfolio of successful projects.

Most of precedent-setting cases of the firm has already been included in history of the Russian litigation practice.

The quality of services and the level of expertise and qualification of VEGAS LEX's experts are highly appreciated not only by clients and partners but by other law firms.

"They look at every practical approach to solving problems; they really react to clients' needs."

Albert Eganyan is recognised for his experience in handling PPP projects, particularly in the infrastructure sector. He frequently takes instructions from state-owned companies and contracting authorities.

VEB.RF State Development Corporation extends thanks to VEGAS LEX law firm for highly professional legal assistance provided pertaining to representation of interests of VEB.RF in courts of the Russian Federation including representation in terms of cases of insolvency (bankruptcy).

We are grateful to VEGAS LEX for its professional accomplishment of complicated tasks, top quality and swiftness in dealing with our requests and inquiries.

We recommend VEGAS LES as one of reliable law firms and thank the firm for the effective co-operation. We wish the firm further prosperity and success.

We express our thanks to VEGAS LEX law firm for the legal assistance associated with representation of interests of TAGMET (PJSC) in bankruptcy proceedings.

The unique experience of lawyers and the comprehensive legal opinion are worth noting individually. The high-level expertise helps contribute significantly to achieving the desired effect.

We hope for further mutually beneficial cooperation.

The Ministry of Economic Development RF is grateful to Sitnikov A.S. and the VEGAS LEX Team for their assistance and cooperation in preparing the conclusion on the issue of corporate relations for the "Protection of minority shareholders" section of the World Bank's Doing Business rating.

We appreciate your professional contribution to the common imput and sincerely look forward to a further productive partnership with VEGAS LEX.

Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, OOO hereby thanks the expert team of the VEGAS LEX legal firm for timely and high-qualified assistance rendered within the frame of litigation support.

Lawyers of VEGAS LEX are professionals who offer extraordinary ways of solving complicated legal tasks and problems. They develop clear and unambiguous recommendations, can substantiate customer views in court in the skillful and adequate manner, and do their job effectively in compliance with deadlines.  

I would also like to mention the high proficiency level of the project team, skills to notice the smallest details of a case and at the same time abilities to pursue strategic goals and objectives of a client in the long run. 

Your team has huge practice and expertise in solving similar cases and can render comprehensive legal services and support in solving business challenges and tasks.

State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom expresses its gratitude to the law firm VEGAS LEX for highly professional services in the field of legal consulting and support during various disputes with the application of standards of Russian law, including disputes on the issues of violation of the deadlines for the delivery of equipment in the project for the construction of power units and other large-scale projects.

We thank the Firm for the in-depth study of all issues, the fulfillment of complex tasks, the confidence in the quality of the services provided and the prompt response to our requests. VEGAS LEX experts are client-oriented, have rich experience in various branches of law and show a responsible approach to work.

We consider VEGAS LEX to be one of the most reliable law firms and we are thankful for the fruitful cooperation. We wish you continued prosperity and success.

On behalf of Sodruzhestvo Group of Companies, we express our gratitude to VEGAS LEX Law Firm for the longstanding legal support for a number of measures concerning electric power supply and transmission through electric grids, the premium legal consultancy in cooperation with the electric power market actors and in the topical issues of the current legislation on the electric power industry as well as for our successful representation before courts. The great advantage of the lawyers from VEGAS LEX, in addition to their profound legal expertise, is their longstanding successful experience in dealing with the key power market actors, and they are truly considered as the leading experts in their business line. Its competency with a flexible and professional approach to work makes VEGAS LEX a reliable partner providing specific and practical solutions for business. We consider VEGAS LEX to be one of the most highly skilled firms on the market of legal services for power companies and are willing to recommend the lawyers from VEGAS LEX as the experts ensuring achievement of top results.

On behalf of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, I would like to thank you for your active participation and assistance with the Forum "Business 20" (B20) based on International trade and investments.

The Association of Pharmaceutical Companies "Innovative Pharma"("InPharma") expresses its gratitude to the lawyers of VEGAS LEX for the fruitful cooperation aimed at improving the Russian legislation in the field of medicine circulation in order to improve the patients’ access to the high quality and early treatment.

We can entrust the most complicated issues arising in the course of our activity to VEGAS LEX as being one of the most competent Russian law firms in this field. When implementing the projects, we manage to achieve deep understanding and confidence, which certainly evidences the competence of the firm’s professionals.

Auchan LLC expresses its appreciation for VEGAS LEX's cooperation and high quality legal support in application of antimonopoly law. Our team work on the project is a convincing evidence in this regard.

High professional expertise of the lawyers is beyond doubt. They are meticulous about the Client's wishes. Our joined efforts led to a desirable dispute outcome.

LUKOIL PJSC would like to express its gratitude to VEGAS LEX Law Firm for its cooperation and the high level of expertise shown in the field of legal advice in various areas of civil and administrative law, including the legal regulation of the energy sector, as well as support in a series of important legal projects of the Company.

Of course, one can count on VEGAS LEX specialists when it comes to solving complex legal problems. They have proven themselves as always being ready to take on any assignment, to be competent and experienced experts with confirmed high positions in legal rankings and status in the legal services market.

On behalf of MOESK PJSC, I would like to thank you for your long-term and fruitful cooperation with our company on a number of issues: projects in the field of antitrust legislation, commercial arbitration, electrical power, corporate law and others.

Thanks to the high level of expertise of VEGAS LEX team in all areas of cooperation, our projects were implemented with maximum efficiency. The VEGAS LEX Law Firm has demonstrated continued ability to solve complex problems at any level of competence.

The VEGAS LEX law firm carried out a number of assignments of Energy Retail Company of Bashkortostan related to legal support with court proceedings and consulting in the sphere of energy industry. VEGAS LEX experts provided evidence that the reputation of the firm is deserved.

Close attention to details, commitment and experience in dealing with the most complicated projects allow us to recommend the lawyers of VEGAS LEX as qualified experts in the energy sector.

Dealing with various challenging matters in Russia, our company has relied on professionalism and prompt response from VEGAS LEX lawyers.

We have found VEGAS LEX' advice helpful, business-minded and practical, especially on various regulatory issues with a focus on corporate, labor and migration law.

The expertise of your lawyers and your team's proactive approach make VEGAS LEX a reliable partner, providing practical solutions for our business.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to you and your colleagues for your professional legal support in work on projects associated with key activities in the electrical and thermal energy sector, including matters relating to the construction of corresponding generating facilities.

VEGAS LEX's experts have shown themselves to be high-class professionals in their field, and, thanks to this, our collaboration with VEGAS LEX has made a considerable contribution to our company's success.

The management of KHK Krasnodonskoye JSC would like to expresses its appreciation for the quality, diligence and professionalism shown by employees of VEGAS LEX when implementing complex legal projects, involving preparations for challenging the decisions of tax authorities after a field audit, and consultations on tax laws.

The highly qualified staff, responsible attitude, strategic as well as an individual approach to each client – this is far from a complete list of advantages offered by this firm, which ensure that their customers can always be confident in the quality of the services purchased.

Attention and a competent approach to our wishes, rapid response to inquiries, quick provision of information and addressing of emerging issues in the process of our cooperation, competence, professionalism, and a deep interest in achieving positive results make working together not only effective, but also enjoyable.

 Among the services provided, we should also mention disputes in the energy field, challenging the decisions of tax authorities in the courts, as well as consulting on various other issues.

On behalf of the National Association of Builders and in my personal capacity, I would like to thank you for the work done and for drafting the model contracts developed by your company for constructing, engineering, planning, surveying and other works related to creating capital structures and facilities, both for the federal and municipal needs.

"Alexander is known for being a reliable and experienced partner, his outstanding organisation of work processes in the antitrust practice, promptly reaching his goals, his valuable comments and great leadership skills."

The project was truly complicated including a range of sub-projects that involved economics and investment alongside law. VEGAS LEX lawyers have shown their quality and successfully fulfilled the tasks.

Their results command great respect.

Clients remark Igor Chumachenko for his outstanding experience in management of major construction and investment projects.

VEGAS LEX team has an established expert reputation in pharmaceutical market as specialists providing legal advice on various regulatory issues, arising in life-sciences sector, including essential drugs pricing issues.

VEGAS LEX is a reliable partner, ready to provide exclusive legal advice and practical business solutions within extremely short deadlines and with excellent quality.

Amgen LLC believes that VEGAS LEX is one of the most highly qualified law firms operating in
life-sciences area. We are ready to recommend VEGAS LEX lawyers as reputable experts, who provide the highest quality of services.

Your contribution to the work and your competent opinion on a wide range of professional matters helped the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation to adopt well-considered decisions during discussion of the requirements applicable to provisions of 224-FZ.

The VEGAS LEX professionals demonstrate a high level of professionalism, efficiency in accomplishment of the tasks, and an ability to find unconventional solutions to problems.Gazprombank-Invest, LLC, looks forward to fruitful cooperation and is happy to recommend VEGAS LEX as a reliable partner.

The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) is pleased to note the significant contribution that the VEGAS LEX Law Firm is making to the work of the RUIE Committee on Development of Competition on issues concerning the improvement of antimonopoly legislation.

In particular, we would like to the company’s contribution to the formation of a consolidated position for the largest Russian energy sales companies on the optimal legislative differentiation of the activities of companies abusing their dominant positions, from activities that are not related to the abuse of a dominant position and that do not entail a restriction of competition. The company’s analysis and subsequent proposals, which take into account the position of the largest industrial companies, were frequently sent to the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and the Government of the Russian Federation, discussed in the Ministry of Economic Development, Office of the Government of the Russian Federation and the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy.

Please, accept our gratitude for our efficient and mutually beneficial cooperation in development of the power supply network of the Moscow Region.

Thanks to the competent work of VEGAS LEX experts during the period of our cooperation, we were provided with legal advice and mechanisms that guarantee efficient and prosperous work of our company. Business Environment JSC recommends the experts of VEGAS LEX law firm as highly qualified professionals in the field of contract law and procurement.

The VEGAS LEX Legal Firm has gained a reputation of a reliable partner and a dependable provider of legal services. The high level of professionalism of the employees, responsibility and individual approach are the qualities that instil confidence in CLAAS LLC that we can rely on support and cooperation with our partners. The VEGAS LEX employees spare no effort fulfilling the assignments, demonstrating excellent competence and efficiency, giving us assurance that we are well protected in the legal areas of your professional focus.

CHS Agromarket, LLC, is deeply thankful to the employees of VEGAS LEX for their professionalism and diligence demonstrated during legal consulting on matters important for our company and for the representing of our interests in business negotiations. We wish you and your united team success in professional life.

Lawyers of VEGAS LEX proved themselves competent professionals, highly dependable in any challenging situations of legal nature. All tasks given to VEGAS LEX are fulfilled promptly, professionally and impeccably. We think that VEGAS LEX can be completely trusted as a reliable and experienced partner on the market for legal services.

Works easily in an international environment; very quick to react to our questions, providing answers on the same day

Managing partner Alexander Sitnikov is the "driving force" at the firm. He is experienced in assisting with large investment projects, particularly in the energy sector, and is also known for handling contentious corporate issues

The clients recommend Managing Partner Alexander Sitnikov, who "combines profound theoretical knowledge with extensive court experience".

I really value that no matter what the question is, he is always involved in the discussions and decisions himself

Vegas Lex has never let us down. During our co-operation, the lawyers have repeatedly shown themselves to be devoted and highly skilled

I like this team for its excellent communication skills, practical recommendations and fast work

VEGAS LEX demonstrates "high standards of performance", relying on "the years of successful cooperation with the key players on the market for infrastructure projects".

Vegas Lex Law Firm is "exceptionally client-focused"

Yuriy Ivanov (Head of Projects at the Tax Department) has a "scrupulous approach to solution of problems" and Alexander Vyazovik, Head of the Volga Directorate, "gives his priority attention to requirements of the client".

The VEGAS LEX specialists are reputed as best and competent lawyers, whose experience helps them to solve task of any level of difficulty.

All the tasks assigned to the lawyers were fulfilled impeccably, all the requirements were met. Our company is totally satisfied with the achieved results.

Throughout the period of cooperation, the VEGAS LEX team demonstrated a high level of professionalism in the areas of our interest, used an individual approach and attentive attitude towards the client. We look forward to further cooperation and will be pleased to recommend your firm as a trustworthy and competent partner in solving different legal tasks.

During our cooperation, we could rely on the professionalism, responsible attitude and high standards of business ethics of specialists and executive officers of the firm. The VEGAS LEX lawyers use their profound and extensive experience to reach successful results. We are sincerely grateful to you and your colleagures for your efficient work!

As for me, I would like to confirm that the legal opinion produced by VEGAS LEX with regard to evaluating the legal environment of the project on establishing the Domodedovo Airport – Moscow light rail transit line constituted a significant step within the pre-draft elaboration of the project on the South Chord inter-municipal rapid passenger transport network.

Marienergosbyt OJSC (Mari El Power Supply Company) is expressing profound gratitude to Alexander Alexandrovich Sitnikov for effective cooperation since 2009 and up to the present.

VEGAS LEX professionals demonstrated excellent knowledge of the anti-monopoly laws that made possible carrying the gain of Marienergosbyt OJSC in a sequence of disputes against the anti-monopoly service.

We would like to focus particularly on the performance of the specialists from the Energy Practice who provided our company with skillful advice on the intensely complicated industrial issues for several years.

We are of high opinion about the work performed under the projects, taking into account the outcome of the court proceedings. The team of VEGAS LEX lawyers demonstrated high standards in provision of legal services: understanding of the client’s objectives, profound legal expertise, efficiency, professional communication and detailed work with project documentation. We will be happy to recommend VEGAS LEX as a competent provider of legal services.

During the cooperation with the Law Firm, we could clearly see the professionalism the VEGAS LEX employees demonstrated in solving tasks of different levels of complexity. The attentive attitude towards their clients and profound competence of the lawyers in different sectors of law helped us to improve the legal groundwork of our business. We hope that the VEGAS LEX Law Firm will always meet the highest standards in its work and will remain our reliable partner for many years.

Toyota Motor, LLC, would like to express its gratitude to the specialists of the Law Office of VEGAS-LEX for the assistance in legal matters pertaining to the business conducted by the company in Russia. We appreciate the high level of professionalism and efficiency of the lawyers working on our requests.

Throughout the period of cooperation, experts have shown the ability of VEGAS LEX to quickly and efficiently solve problems, analyze the situation from different angles, which ultimately led to success. We believe that the law firm VEGAS LEX deserves a high level of trust as a reliable and experienced party to the legal services market, which can be entrusted with tasks of any complexity.

The lawyers achieved impressive results while working on the project – following its successful strategy of defense, VEGAS LEX was able not only to defend our interests, but also to persuade the court to sustain the counter-claim.

Mobile TeleSystems expresses its sincere gratitude to the VEGAS LEX Law Firm for its efficient work on a number of confidential projects, during which the VEGAS LEX specialists demonstrated a high level of professionalism and interest in successful results.

On behalf of the Tula Power Supply Company, JSC, we would like to thank you and your colleagues for the excellent comprehensive legal support of our project for building relationships with regional electricity companies.

The lawyers of VEGAS-LEX boast extensive experience in legal consulting on settlement of conflicts and are professionals in their field of specialization; relying on their vast industry-related experience, they were able to successfully solve a number of our problems, including settlement of conflicts arising when entering the service agreement regarding transfer of electric power where the Company acted as a Party.

On behalf of the Representative Office of the Celgene International Holdings Corporation, we would like to thank you and your colleagues for the successful cooperation in conducting analysis of law-enforcement practices relating to vitally significant pharmaceuticals provided to patients. Due to the individual approach and high level of professionalism, the VEGAS LEX employees were able to reach excellent results in the joint work.

We highly appreciate our relationship that began in 2010. VEGAS LEX law firm has implemented quite many projects for us, including:

1. Advising on a major dispute in the Russian trust management's market over collection of RUB 2 billion under the pension reserves trust agreement. 
2. Advising on a precedent dispute in the Russian trust management's market over collection of lost profits from a management company. 
3. Legal support with bankruptcy proceedings. 
4. Legal support with the project on revealing of and return of overpaid taxes and other projects. 

The client’s opinion: "The team is notable for detailed analysis of the subject-matter and quick response to our requests".

Alexander Sitnikov (Managing Partner) is a trustworthy adviser both for Russian and foreign companies operating in Russia.

The team is very competent, dynamic and arduous.

Albert Eganyan (Chairman of the Board of Partners, a partner) is "very active on the market", is a recognizable lawyer, an adviser to Russian government authorities.

The client’s opinion: "The team has a highly responsible attitude. If they promise that the work will be done tomorrow, trust them: They will do it successfully".

Due to the "profound knowledge of laws and impressive experience", the VEGAS LEX Law Firm offers its clients "high-quality consulting on aspects related to public-private partnership; the expert advice is based on the detailed analysis of the economic situation".

Managing partner Alexander Sitnikov is "one of the best strategic managers".

The VEGAS LEX Law Firm provides "excellent services" and is famous for its "impeccable expertise and efficiency".

During the implementation of the project, your lawyers demonstrated high level of professionalism and responsible attitude towards their work. We values the trust-based relationship built with your firm and will be happy to recommend VEGAS LEX as a reliable partner capable of solving complicated tasks within the agreed period.

On behalf of CONTROL Leasing, LLC, we would like to express our gratitude to the VEGAS LEX Law Firm for the high-quality services in legal assistance to our business activities. We highly appreciate the professionalism and interest in positive results, which were demonstrated by the lawyers, and we recommend them for fulfilling different requests relating to the jurisprudence sector.

Due to the support provided by the VEGAS LEX specialists, our company was able to achieve successful results in contesting the tax audit report. Let me express my gratitude to you for your caring attitude and detailed studying of our problems, and point out high professionalism of your company’s employees, their commitment to their work, ability to solve non-conventional tasks.

Covidien Eurasia LLC express gratitude to VEGAS LEX for highly qualified consulting on the issues related to circulation of medical devices in the Russian Federation.

We appreciate your cooperation and are eager to recommend your company as a reliable and trustable partner.

We would like to point out the high professional level of the employees of the VEGAS LEX Law Firm in antimonopoly law and the practical significance of the recommendations and guidelines given by the VEGAS-LEX experts.

On behalf of Media-Markt-Saturn, LLC, I would like to thank you and your colleagues for professional advice on tax problems that arise in our business activity and for successful legal support in disputes with tax authorities. We look forward to our further beneficial cooperation and we will be happy to recommend your firm as a dependable, competent and diligent partner in legal consulting.

We highly appreciate the professional legal support in implementation of our diversified and integrated projects, especially in litigation, the successful outcome of which depends on the efforts of your firm. Specialists of the VEGAS-LEX Law Firm can always find a solution in challenging situations and offer an individual approach to fulfilling the tasks, thus achieving positive results.

We were happy to work with representatives of your company. We believe that our cooperation will be very useful for development of our business relations. I think that in future this cooperation will help to solve any legal problems efficiently through mutual confidence, openness and reliability.

We would like to point out the reliability of your firm: in each situation of emergency, employees of the VEGAS-LEX Law Firm provide prompt legal support and do not limit it to the scope of services stipulated in the signed agreements. We highly appreciate such flexible cooperation and are happy to recommend your firm as a partner whose reliability has been tested over years of cooperation.

The professionals of your firm promptly resolved the issues that sprang up between us and our foreign parties, thus providing us with maximum protection in terms of our interests and helping us to avoid a number of unwanted claims.

The team of professionals from the law office of VEGAS LEX used their best efforts to provide legal support for the project of construction of the Boguchany Energy and Metallurgy Complex within the framework of the English and Russian law.

The approaches to work, which were demonstrated by your employees, their efficient response and competence in legal methods formed the foundation for the fair decision regarding the protection of the rights of minority stakeholders-foreign investors. The impeccable legal support provided by the VEGAS LEX Law Firm in the litigation in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region, in the Tyumen Region and in the Republic of Kalmykia was of invaluable significance for us in solving of the existing problems despite all difficulties and controversies. We look forward to our beneficial cooperation with the VEGAS LEX Legal Firm.

We recommend the VEGAS- LEX Law Firm as a highly professional consultant; we would like to point out the quality of services and teamwork of the lawyers of the Central and South Directorates, who work on our projects.

During our cooperation, we were able to see the efficient and diligent work of the VEGAS LEX employees. The experts have gained vast experience in international arbitration processes. We are aware that our partnership is an essential element of successful business, and we are grateful to you for your assistance in our commitment to keep our leading positions on the insurance market.

During our joint work, your employees proved their high qualification, defending interests of Volzhskaya HPP, OJSC, achieving successful results in a number of proceedings, contributing to improvement of the economic standing of HPP. I would like to express my gratitude to you for your participation in discussion of different issues of legal nature, which arise during business operations of the HPP, and for numerous recommendations pertaining to legal matters and being highly efficient.