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Publications &
Articles
22
March 2010
Understanding the Status and Protecting the Rights of Secured
Creditors upon Bankruptcy
Magazine “Commercial
Real Estate" (#6, 2010) published article by Law Synergy
Managing Partner Andrey Savin dedicated to secured creditors
upon bankruptcy.
Many Russian developers under the crisis cannot meet the
obligations that they have assumed with regard to their loans,
which oftentimes results in their insolvency. Banks were
generally providing loans secured by collateral in the form of
real estate facilities. Many of them having found themselves
under technical or actual default, have become unable of
honoring their debt obligations. What is lenders' response?
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10
March 2010
Divorce and
Russian Billionaires
| RBC magazine (#3,2010)
Tatiana Novikova, Law Synergy associate, comments on legal
issues of divorces in Russia. Oligarch's wives hire best lawyers
for divorces and fight for big money.
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04
March 2010
Control of Insider
Trading Activities and Manipulation of Market
Magazine
"Securities Market"
published article by Law Synergy Managing Partner Andrey Savin
dedicated to insider trading activities and manipulation of
market at Russia. On October 30, 2009, was enacted Federal
Law No. 241-FZ, which aim is strengthening the protection of
investors in the securities market. The State Duma approved the
first reading of the draft law "On Counteracting Unlawful Use of
Insider Information and Manipulation of the Market" on April 17,
2009. The laws serve as a major building block for Government
initiatives to establish Russia as an international financial
centre and define the new role for the country in the
post-crisis international financial architecture.
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11
January 2010
General Contractor: From Regulation to Self
Regulation
Article by Law Synergy
associate
Andrey Elistratov
(co-author - Savina Svetlana, PhD in Law)
on amendments to the construction business in Russia and
delegating of regulation over construction activity to self
regulating organizations was published in
Magazine
"Corporate
Lawyer" (№1,
2010).
The authors review different legal aspects of general contractor
activity in the light of transformation from the state licensing
to self regulating of construction business. In article you will
find deep analysis of legal nature of general contractor, its
liability for capital construction projects etc.
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12 December 2009
International Law Firms Tend to Dominate the
Russian Legal Market
Magazine
"Legal
Business"
published article by Law Synergy Managing Partner
Andrey Savin on current situation
at legal market of Russia. Russian law firms vs. international
law firms - business competition or tough expansion ?
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24
November 2009
When a Residential Developer Goes Bankrupt It
Can Mean Trouble for Participants in Shared Construction
Аrticle by Law
Synergy Managing Partner Andrey Savin was published in
weekly magazine
"Finans."
(№43, 23-29 November 2009).
Bankruptcy of Developer is a great
problem for participants in shared construction. The article is
dedicated to protection of participants in shared construction
rights and last amendments to the bankruptcy law.
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06 November 2009
President Medvedev
wants criminal penalties for corporate raiders
Medvedev said other penalties would be useless in preventing
corporate raids. Law Synergy comments for business portal
Arendator.Ru on legal issues of applying criminal penalties for
corporate raiders.
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03 November 2009
Point of View:
Good Faith is not the Panacea for Buyers of Land and Country
Estate
Business newspaper Vedomosti published article by Law Synergy Managing Partner
Andrey Savin dedicated to main legal issues of land and country
estates which are very important for developers and buyers of
countryside real estate.
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05 October 2009
Anti-crisis Debt
Restructuring of Russian Companies
Article by Law Synergy Managing Partner Andrey Savin on debt
restructuring of Russian companies was published at
SLON.RU.
Focal points
of article are corporate restructuring of debts in Russia,
corporate workout strategies, principles of INSOL etc.
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05 August 2009
Law Synergy comments
for Reuters counter-suit action by PIK Group against AFK Sistema
Russia's largest real estate development company, PIK Group, has
files a counter-suit against AFK Sistema and its subsidiary
Moscow Bank for Reconstruction and Development (MBRD), demanding
that the transfer by MBRD of its right to claim debts from PIK
to AFK Sistema be challenged and invaluidated.
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29
July 2009
"Amount of Bankruptcy Cases Will Raise Up to
40 Percents" - Interview at Magazine
"Sobstvennik"
Andrey Savin, Law Synergy Managing Partner, gave an interview
for magazine
"Sobstvennik" about
latest changes in bankruptcy legislation and their effect on
real estate market.
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24
July 2009
Law Synergy Associate Comments Legal Issues
of Elevated Helipodes Construction in
Moscow | Arendator.Ru
Andrey Elistratov, Law Synergy associate, comments on legal
issues of construction the helipodes at Moscow scyscrapers.
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16
July 2009
"Tax Authorities
vs. Miel" - Law Synergy comments for
newspaper "RBC Daily"
Law
Synergy Managing Partner Andrey Savin, comments on institution
of criminal case vs.
company
ZAO "Miel Nedvizhimost".
Read more >
14
July 2009
Creditor rights
protection - amendments to the Bankruptcy Law
Аrticle by Law
Synergy Managing Partner Andrey Savin was published in weekly magazine
"Finans."
(№25-26, 13 - 26 july 2009). The
article dedicated to latest
amendments to the Bankruptcy Law of Russian Federation and
authors point of view at important changes.
Read
more >
09
July 2009
Law Synergy comments London High
Court action by VTB Bank against Chalva Tchigirinski
Reuters
BFM.RU
Gazeta.Ru
PRAVO.RU ...
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06
July 2009
"Participants
in Shared Construction vs Developers"
- article at Vedomosti
Newspaper Vedomosti published article by Law Synergy Managing
Partner Andrey Savin dedicated to proposed draft
amendments to Russian Federation Federal Law 214-FZ of
30.12.2004
"On
Participation in the Joint-Share Construction of Apartment
Buildings and other Real Estate Properties and the Amendment
of Certain Russian Federation Legislative Acts".
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06
July 2009
Law Synergy Comments on
Provisions of
Article 451 of the Civil Code of Russia for Vedomosti
Andrey Elistratov, Law Synergy associate, comments actions of
banks about a change in the credit agreements with the reference
on article 451 of the Civil Code of Russia.
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22 June 2009
Draft Amendments to Russian Federation Law
214-FZ. Article at monthly magazine "Salon
Nedvizhimosti"
Monthly magazine
"Real
estate Salon" published article by Law
Synergy Managing Partner Andrey Savin dedicated to proposed
draft
amendments to Russian Federation Federal Law 214-FZ.
Read more >
22 June 2009
"Debtor
Against Will". Law Synergy
comments for D' magazine
Andrey Elistratov, Law Synergy associate, comments on mortgage
issues for D' magazine (#12, 22 June of 2009).
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05
May 2009
Law Synergy
overview latest amendments in RF Federal Laws for Business
Magazine
Weekly
"Business-Magazine" published Law
Synergy
overview
on latest amendments in Russian Federation laws which simplified
dealing with distressed debts.
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