Dispute Resolution

Litigation Team within the Law Firm Liniya Prava was created in May 2008. As of now, Liniya Prava offers its clients legal support services in respect of any disputes in courts of general jurisdiction and arbitration courts of the Russian Federation.

Shortly after creation, the Litigation Team managed to attract such important clients in this area of legal practice as United Company RUSAL and its business units, a number of business units within Basic Element, Rostelecom, HydroMashService Group of Companies, and several mid-sized companies in mechanical engineering and construction.

The Litigation Team lawyers have successfully completed a lot of legal actions, including:

• corporate disputes (within hostile takeovers, as protection of legal entity reorganization, as protection against compulsory minority buyout by a major stockholder controlling over 95% of shares in a joint-stock company, etc.);
• support in bankruptcy procedures (including those within hostile takeovers or protection against thereof);
• appeal of actions and rulings by antimonopoly authorities;
• litigation in subsurface management sphere, including appeal of issue or refusal to issue licenses for subsurface exploitation;
• reclamation of debt, including actual collecting;
• recognition patents as void to provide basis for termination of royalties;
• appeal of decisions by tax authorities to extra charge taxes and collect fines for tax payment delay.

The litigation line of business is being actively developed as representation of client's interests in courts of general jurisdiction and arbitration courts of the Russian Federation based on long-term experience in legal consulting and the market needs. Today, Liniya Prava positions this area as one of the major activities in its spectrum of services.

Comprehensive approach in Litigation Team handling the client consists in providing protection of the client's interests at all stages of civil and arbitration processes. Final process ranging from standalone problems to system solutions.

Project Development Stages:

• Analysis of the situation and dispute prospects
• Creation of optimum system for the client interests' protection
• Preparation of necessary remedial documents
• Participation in hearings in all instances of courts of general jurisdiction and arbitration courts
• Representation of the client interests in course of execution of court decisions, including those which become effective and those requiring immediate action

Profound analytical study of each particular dispute to determine the optimal option for the client interests' protection and for achievement of economically effective result. Professional qualification of the Liniya Prava lawyers is recognized internationally. Their deep knowledge of the current material and remedial legislation, practical experience used in preparation and realization of the client interests' legal defense models, experience in interacting with public authorities, - all this allows the firm to provide high quality solution of the client problems in agreed terms.
This rule is observed in respect of any disputes, be it simple, or complex, or demanding any non-standard approach. Besides, the Liniya Prava experts take proper account of law enforcement peculiarities developed in regional arbitration courts.

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