Portfolio Projects

OGK-2

Legal support in implementation of the project for construction of the Adler Thermal Power Plant. Assessment of legal risks, preparing of an action plan to prevent any potential adverse consequences for the environment, which may be caused by any incidents that may take place during launching of the external infrastructure of the plant.

TNS energo

Legal support in a number of disputes between the subsidiaries regarding settlement of differences arising in connection with the agreements for provision of services in transmission of electric power.

Voronezh Power Supply Company

Representing interests in the Federal Tariff Service of Russia during settlement of tariff-related conflicts.

Mosenergo

Protecting the client’s interests at the Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal during two arbitration disputes regarding recovery of the electric power fees payable by the client to the Moscow United Energy Company, PJSC.

Mosenergo

Preparation of a comprehensive legal opinion on minimization of risks associated with non-performance of the Agreement for capacity provision to TPP-12, 16, 20.

Mosenergo

Mosenergosbyt

Successful settlement of one of the major conflicts with TSOPenergo on the metropolitan energy market: The client was able to retain property and management control of operations of its subdivisions in Moscow and the Moscow Region.

Mosenergosbyt

Representation in the courts in a number of arbitration proceedings regarding the contesting of the decision adopted by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and requesting bringing to administrative responsibility (imposing a turnover-based fine for the total amount of more than 1.2 billion rubles) due to avoidance of signing an agreement for electric power supply.

Moscow United Power Grid Company

Protecting interests of the clients in disputes on invalidating the Decree of the Administration of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (AFAMS) for Moscow regarding the AFAMS appointment for the administrative punishment in the form of payable penalties in the case of AFAMS and administrative violation.

Nizhny Novgorod Power Supply Company

Legal arguments for legislative differentiation of actions of the related companies misusing of their dominant position from the actions that do not involve any misuse of dominant positions and do not cause limitation of competition to be taken into account when discussing, approving and adopting of the draft law by the authorized government authorities - "On Amendments and Additions to the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition" and other laws and regulations".

RusHydro

Representing the client’s interests in the "Setting up of the Boguchany Energy and Metallurgical Association (BEMA)" investment project.

RF Federal Tariff Service

Participation in formulating new rules for the wholesale and retail markets of electric power.

Gazprom Neft

Conducting of independent studies in antimonopoly regulation and competition policy for the purpose of legally specified criteria of the concept of a "monopoly-high price", classification of criteria and principal methods used in the analysis of the above price setting in the word law practices; preparing of editorial proposals on amendments to the antimonopoly laws; yearly monitoring of the lawmaking process, initiatives of the RF Government regarding amendments to the basic antimonopoly legislation; representing interests of the company during discussion of amendments to the legislation during scientific and expert meetings, public discussions conducted by competition experts with antimonopoly and other government authorities.

Gazprom Energoholding

Preparation of an expert opinion substantiating the possibility of registration of power generation facilities under capacity supply agreements on the wholesale electricity market, based on an agency agreement.

Komi Power Supply Company

Representing interests in the Federal Tariff Service of Russia during the settlement of tariff-related conflicts.

Komienergo – branch of the North-West Interregional Distribution Grid Company, OJSC

Consulting on the client’s reforms as a part of the ongoing restructuring of RAO UES of Russia and regarding possible solutions aimed at minimization of the client’s legal risks.

TGK-5

Legal analysis of the legal authority of the Federal Tariff Service of Russia regarding refusal to accept fuel expenses estimated on the basis of the specific consumption rates approved by the RF Ministry of Energy.

Gazprom Neft

Representing interests in the arbitration courts regarding the appeal of the decision adopted by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia due to the monopoly-high price set for fuel; appeal of the decision on the turnover-based fine.

Donenergosbyt

Protecting of the client’s interests in the Arbitration Court of the Rostov Region, the Fifteenth Arbitration Court of Appeal, the Federal Arbitration Court of the North-Caucasus District and the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation at the suit against Donenergo, OSC, regarding recovery of the principal debt resulting from the improper performance of the obligations by the defendant under the electricity transmission agreement.

Marienergosbyt

Representing interests in the proceedings on misuse of the dominant position in connection with the groundless evasion of entering into a contract for electric power supply.

Marienergosbyt

Legal support in the dispute with the Inter-Regional Distribution Grid Company of the Center and Volga Area regarding recovery of the outstanding amount payable for the services provided in transmission of electric power; collecting of compensation from the regional grid companies for electric power losses.

Confidential project

Legal support in the dispute regarding the payments for off-the-meter consumption of electricity.