Publications
"RBK" published a comment by Managing Partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners Alexander Panin on the draft law proposing to transfer the authority to register personal funds from the Ministry of Justice to the Federal Tax Service. The draft law also proposes to exempt personal funds from regular financial inspections and reports.
Moscow City Arbitrazh Court enforced the decision of the ICAC at the RF CCI (MKAS) for the benefit of our Client.
Our Client is the largest agricultural enterprise in the Tver region.
At the claim of a foreign company from an "unfriendly" jurisdiction, the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property cancelled the trademark of our Client because it contradicted another trademark with an earlier priority.
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On December 8 the results of the "Pravo-300" rating were published, in which PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners has been actively participating for many years.
Cypriot court recovered a substantial amount of funds that had been withdrawn from the company as a result of the illegal actions of the former beneficiaries and management for the benefit of our Client.
"Kommersant" published a commentary by Alexander Panin, the Managing Partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, on the draft of the Government Resolution prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, which proposes the use of an automated selection regime for trustees in bankruptcy based on a score system in
Alan Bayramkulov spoke about the role of legal investigations in resolving business conflicts and how facts are important for this purpose.
Journal "The Corporate Lawyer" published an interview with Alan Bayramkulov, Partner at PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, about legal investigations in the context of dispute resolution.
Alexander Panin, Managing Partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, commented on the regulation of real estate sale-and-purchase agreements between Russian entities with "unfriendly" control.
"Vedomosti" published a comment by Managing Partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners Alexander Panin on the draft law of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade on amendments to the legislation on equity market regulation.
"Kommersant" published the op-ed by Alan Bayramkulov, Partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, dedicated to legal investigations and their application in international arbitration proceedings.
Alexander Panin commented on the draft law on the possibility of a limited liability company to waive the pre-emptive right.
On May 11-13, the XI St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was held in St. Petersburg. Managing Partner of PB Legal Alexander Panin as an expert on international companies and special administrative regions (SARs) took part in the session "SARs: new corporate governance tools and opportunities of the Russian jurisdiction".
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The Best Law Firms Rating according to the Arbitration Association (RAA) was released. In this Rating the PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team was ranked.
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"Kommersant" published a list of leaders in the legal services market. The PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team was named in the list.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team obtained recognition of the Russian court judgement in Bulgaria.
On March 21, 2023, Sofia City Court of the Republic of Bulgaria issued a judgment recognizing and enforcing the decision of a Russian court to recover damages caused by a crime.
Alexander Panin, managing partner of the PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners commented for Kommersant on the draft legislation prohibiting the alienation of shares without the consent of other shareholders.
After February 2022 Russia, Russian companies, and individuals associated with them has been sanctioned by foreign countries (primarily the USA, Canada, the UK, and EU countries). Sanctions including those targeting the oil and gas industry, banking sector, investment opportunities, and exports of technological products to Russia.
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On February 21, 2023, Pravo-300 presented a personal ranking of recommended lawyers, which included PB Legal partners!
Managing partner Alexander Panin and partner Alan Bayramkulov were recognized in the second category of arbitration proceedings (large commercial disputes – high mark
We would like to inform you that at the end of December 2022 was published an extract from the Protocol of the Government Commission on Control over Foreign Investments. Extract contains criteria for issuing permits for transactions (and operations) with persons from unfriendly countries.
On December 26, 2022, the Stanovlyansky District Court of the Lipetsk Region issued a decision granting our client's demands for recognition of the right to lease, obligation to remove obstacles in the use of the land plot, and collection of astreinte in case of non-compliance with the court's decision.
Dear friends, we are happy to share wonderful news! PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners is awarded in 5 categories of Forbes Club Legal Ranking 2022!
On the 20th of December Forbes Club published legal companies ranking 2022, practicing in the field of protection of interests of wealthy clients.
Alan Bayramkulov took part in the discussion on improving the regulation of corporate governance in the new environment.
The speakers where also experts from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, representatives of scientific and business environment.
Dear friends, we are happy to share great news with you! On December 3 the results of the "Pravo-300" rating were published.
The government plans to retain the simplified regime of redomiciliation of companies from abroad to special administrative regions (SARs) in 2023.
The Partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners Alan Bayramkulov commented for Vedomosti on the news that the London Court of International Arbitration has lifted the ban on litigation for sanctioned companies.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners presents an updated version of the table on transactions and operations that require permits from the Government Commission, the Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance.
From June 29 to July 1, 2022 the X St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was held in St. Petersburg. “PB Legal” partners were invited as experts with considerable practical experience in the sphere of corporate law.
We are happy to share great news with you – “Kommersant” recognized “PB Legal” as a recommended consultant in the category of corporate dispute resolution!
On June 29, “Kommersant” published a Map of the new legal services market.
The new Decree of the Russian President of 27.05.2022 № 322 established a special order of payments in favor of some categories of right holders on the obligations in the sphere of intellectual property.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team presents an updated version of the list of transactions and operations for which permits from the Government Commission, the Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance are required.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team achieved in arbitration court the allowance of the claim for compulsion of the joint stock company to holding a special meeting of the shareholders.
On April 28, 2022, the Arbitration Court of the Novosibirsk Region issued a ruling in case No. A45-6357/2022.
The “Expert” magazine published an author's column by Managing Partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners Alexander Panin, dedicated to the most important aspects of the recently introduced moratorium on bankruptcy.
Since April 1, 2022 the moratorium on bankruptcy was introduced in the Russian Federation.
The PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team prepared an overview of the draft law "On External Administration for the Management of an Organization" submitted to the State Duma. This draft law allows the introduction of external administration in relation to foreign companies leaving Russia.
The PB Legal's team provides support for corporate and contract projects in English law and helps its clients adapt to the new sanctions.
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The PB Legal’s team prepared an overview of the new procedure for making certain transactions and operations in connection with economic restrictions.
This procedure requires obtaining permission for a transaction or operation from a special Government Commission.
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"Kommersant published a list of the leaders of the legal services market, and the team PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners was included in it.
"Kommersant" presented its annual research of the best legal practices in Russia.
On March 10, 2022, the Seventh Arbitration Court of Appeal issued a ruling to uphold the decision of the court of first instance to exclude A.N. Kudryashov and A.A. Frantsuzov, the majority shareholders of Angioline.
The opinion of Sergei Kim, a lawyer of PB Legal, was noted in an article by Vedomosti on the inheritance of digital assets.On February 28, 2022, Vedomosti published an article entitled «How to bequeath virtual property». The article is noteworthy because it touches on the hot topic of digital asset inheritance.
The PB Legal team succeeded in the court of appeals in upholding the decision to exclude A.N. Kudryashov and A.A. Frantsuzov, majority shareholders of Angioline, holding a total block of shares in the amount of 75%.
Winning the appeal is a development of our success in the court of first instance.
The PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team succeeded in overturning the judicial acts in the cassation court on the case for recovery of damages from the former managers of the fund.
The PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team achieved in the court of cassation cancellation of judicial acts on the claim of an affiliate to the bankrupt.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners has a vacancy for a senior lawyer (PQE 5+).
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners is a Russian law firm that specializes in corporate conflicts, bankruptcy proceedings, and commercial disputes, including international arbitration.
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PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners - recommended company for wealthy clients according to Forbes.
Forbes Club presents the first research of the best law companies in Russia, practicing in the protection of wealthy clients’ interests.
Ilya Kozhinov, Associate of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, and Rafael Nugmanov, Paralegal of PB Legal, have taken part in compiling the Arbitration Association’s Review of Russian Court Practice on Arbitration and Cross-Border Litigation for 1H 2021.
We are happy to share great news with you! PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners was recognized in the Pravo-300 rating in two categories at once:
Group III - Arbitration Litigation (major disputes - high-market).
Group III - International Litigation
Pravo.ru Rating is the leading rating of law firms in the Russian market.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team achieved in court the exclusion of majority shareholders from the private joint-stock company
On November 18, 2021, the arbitration court issued a ruling in case N. A45-14985/2020, which excluded the majority shareholders who owned 75% of the shares from private JSC “Angioline”.
Alexander Panin, a Managing partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, commented for Kommersant on the bill on the so-called quasi-treasury shares.
The PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners project was included in a selection of the most important economic disputes for Russian business.
"Kommersant" published a list of economic disputes and practices of law firms that are most important in 2021. A dispute worth 19.
Alan Bayramkulov, partner of PB Legal, on why the success of the entire court investigation depends on the talent of trial lawyers to look for and find unusual details in a case.
Alan Bayramkulov is included in the Guide to Next Generation of Russian Arbitrators.
Alan’s many years of experience in arbitrations in Russia and abroad landed him on the list of 85 lawyers recommended as arbitrators in Russian-related disputes.
The article “Providing in corporate disputes: how they are abused by shareholders” published by Pravo.ru raises an important topic: the use of interim measures in corporate conflicts.
The conflict of "Angioline" JSC is taken as an example.
Alexander Panin, the managing partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, commented for Interfax on the lost securityholders’ bill.
The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation presented a modified version of the bill regulating the situation when a joint-stock company is unable to contact a shareholder for a long time.
At the end of June 2021, The High Court of Justice in London denied the claim of the VTB subsidiary against the Russian defendants. To support the rejection, the Court referred to the doctrine of forum non conviniens. We provide a brief review of the High Court’s conclusions.
In July 2021, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued a Ruling on subordination of creditors’ claims in the individual’s bankruptcy. The Supreme Court refused to subordinate these claims and include the affiliate on the creditors’ register.
Izvestia published an author's column by Alexander Panin, dedicated to the draft law on new requirements for the management of public companies.
PB Legal Team | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners took part in the Arbitrazh Court of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug proceedings in which the former director of the bankrupt developer was brought to vicarious liability. The court satisfied the application of our client - a participant in shared construction.
We are happy to announce that Alexander Panin, a managing partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, and Anna Scherbakova, an associate of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, are recommended by the "Best Lawyers" rating.
On 19 May 2021 Alexander Panin, managing partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, took part in the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum in the section "SAR: Results of Operation and Prospects for Further Development".
Lawyers of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners have secured an amicable settlement in the Arbitrazh Court of the Moscow Region in the replevin case.
A large Kazakh mining company handed over equipment to an independent contractor. The latter handed it over to a subcontractor which constituted a breach of contract.
Alan Bayramkulov gave an expert opinion on Russian law in The High Court of Justice in London.
One of the questions in issue was the High Court's jurisdiction to hear a claim for damages in a case, all parties to which were Russian.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team is looking for a Junior Associate and an Associate (PQE 3+).
The Review most interesting judicial acts of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued at the end of 2020 - at the beginning of 2021. These acts provide for new legal positions of the Supreme Court which can help you win a case in courts.
Read more here. The author of the Review is Sergey Kim.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team successfully represented the Client in a dispute over challenging transactions in a bankruptcy case.
We managed to defend the Client's interests in the Arbitrazh Court of the Tyumen Region and prevented the invalidation of the transactions.
According to the research of the Kommersant newspaper, PB Legal is amongst the leaders of legal consultants. This year our team strengthened our positions in the following areas:
"Pravo-300" published a list of recommended lawyers in 29 areas of law. This year Alexander Panin and Alan Bayramkulov, partners of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, were recommended in the "Bankruptcy" category. The full list is available here.
Ilya Kozhinov, the junior lawyer of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, took part in the preparation of the Review of the Russian court practice on arbitration and cross-border litigation issues in 2020.
The Ministry of Economic Development suggests expanding possibilities to insure executive'officers' civil liability for causing economic damages to their companies and third parties due to decisions they made according to official duties.
Vedomosti publishes a column by Alexander Panin, managing partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners. In the article "New life for bankrupts.
In October 2020, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation adopted a Resolution ""On the Practice of the Courts in Dealing with Civil Suits in Criminal Cases"" which reveals important features of this legal instrument.
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Friends and colleagues, we have great news! PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners was included in the list of leaders in the federal Pravo-300 ranking. Our team was listed in two highly competitive categories at once: bankruptcy (Group II) and international arbitration (Group III).
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team successfully defended the client's interests in a major vicarious liability dispute. The case was part of a bankruptcy case of a company set up for the purpose of implementing an investment project in Yamal. PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners's client owns 25% of the debtor's share capital.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners lawers are recognised as the leading arbitration practitioners in the Russian market by Legal 500, The Arbitration Powerlist: CIS & Caucasus.
The Legal 500 has named the leading practitioners who represent clients in arbitrations.
At the beginning of October, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued a ruling in which it declared whether a Russian court is entitled to consider a claim against a debtor if bankruptcy proceedings are initiated against him in a foreign state.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners lawyers successfully defended the client's interests in a dispute with a contractor arising from a disagreement over works during construction of a bridge across the Nadym River worth over RUB 14bn.
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has made a number of important conclusions which will significantly influence the practice of bringing persons who do not formally control the debtor to vicarious liability. The Supreme Court has clarified that in this category of cases a formal approach is not admissible.
The concept of a single economic entity is one of the most debated topics in bankruptcy. Sometimes the simplicity of this mechanism gives rise to a ground for abuse of rights by the debtor, as was the case in the "Boguchansky LPK" bankruptcy case, which PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team accompanies.
A live broadcast of the Kommersant conference "Corporate Fraud and Corporate Investigations: Theory and Practice" can be viewed at this.
On 17 September Kommersant will host a conference to discuss corporate fraud and corporate investigation techniques.
Alan Bairamkulov, partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, will make a presentation on ""Litigation and search for stolen assets: strategy and tactics"" during the conference.
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Alan Bairamkulov, partner at PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, spoke at Vedomosti's bankruptcy conference in the session "Bankruptcy: a history of abuse. Quo vadis?"
In his presentation Alan touched upon the topic of creditor's forced affiliation.
Alexander Panin, managing partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, told Kommersant about international aspects of corporate dispute resolution.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners together with Pravo.ru prepared a special project ""Bankruptcy 3.0"". We talked about the key reforms of bankruptcy legislation, gave our expert opinion and discussed the changes with leading specialists in bankruptcy.
We invite you to read about our project and share your ideas on Pravo.
On 22 July 2020, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has adopted a Review of judicial practice on the application of rules concerning the pre-trial procedure for the settlement of disputes.
The PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team prepared an overview of the legal positions that we will be the most relevant for law enforcement.
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has adopted a landmark ruling that will significantly change the practice of bringing executives and other controlling persons of companies to liability. Earlier, arbitrazh courts could hold a person vicariously liable even if there was a judgment on compensation of damages.
Alan Bayramkulov is a co-authore of a new edition of the book ""Contractual and Obligatory Law (General Part): an article-by-article commentary on Articles 307-453 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation"".
Editor-in-Chief: Artem Karapetov.
Alan Bayramkulov writes a column in RBC Pro about corporate conflicts turning into criminal cases.
Each high-profile criminal case against businessmen, such as the Baring Vostok case, which recently stirred up society, makes experts ask themselves the same questions.
On 11 June 2020, the Resolution No.6 of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 11.06.2020 "On Certain Issues of Application of Provisions of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation on Termination of Obligations" was adopted.
Today's issue of Kommersant features an interview with Alexander Panin, Managing Partner at PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners.
Russian litigants are currently facing numerous issues related to the conduct of trials under restrictive measures in relation to the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
The situation is complicated due to new letters and clarifications from various government agencies, which are not sufficiently clear or contradictory.
Dear friends, we have more and more interesting projects coming up and we are expanding our team! PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners is announcing a competition for the positions of Junior Lawyer and Lawyer. For the latter, we are looking for professionals with at least three years' experience.
Today we remember Oleg Nikolayevich Sadikov, a renowned Russian civilist, arbitrator of the International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) and Doctor of Laws. It is a great loss for the Russian legal community.
Five years ago Alan Bairamkulov interviewed him for Zakon magazine
We are pleased to share a recording of a roundtable we co-hosted with Interfax. The event discussed the specifics of litigation in the UK, including:
Confidentiality in litigation in England and Wales;
Confidentiality in different jurisdictions and exceptions;
Application of the principle of confidentiality in arbitration.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners successfully advised Mikhail Khabarov, former co-owner of ""Deloviye Linii"" transport company, and Caledor Consulting Ltd. in connection with a complex litigation in the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) worth over USD 58 million.
We are happy to share advice on PR support for litigation. We are convinced that competent PR can help a company maintain its reputation and gain favour with the public.
Alexander Panin, managing partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners: "PR and legal relations overlap with each other.
We have great news! We are pleased to announce the strengthening of our practice in the most relevant areas of the Russian legal market.
Solicitor Bledi Albri, a specialist in international arbitration, and Anna Glushchenko, a lawyer and expert in criminal defence of business, have joined our team as counsel.
We not only work hard, we also have a good time!
Yesterday our team took part in Brain Bar Quiz and came in first place!
Inspired by our successes, back to work we love!
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Kommersant newspaper's ranking of law firms highly commended PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners.
"Vostochny" Bank, whose shareholders are fighting for control in Russian and foreign courts, has received a third valuation that does not match previous ones: ₽18 billion versus ₽8 billion and ₽30 billion. Foreign courts can not accept this valuation.
How can PR help in litigation between companies?
The answers are several: make life difficult for the other side, make it clear that litigation has become more expensive and the outcome is not certain, create the right pressure to resolve the conflict.
Almost every company that is active in business has at least once been a defendant or plaintiff and had to defend its rights in court.
Good PR can help a company maintain its reputation and gain the trust and sympathy of the public.
Our firm was founded just three years ago, but its founders, Alexander Panin and Alan Bayramkulov, have long been known in the legal services market.
Alexander has extensive experience in consultancy and in-house legal services.
Alan's career is connected to major Russian and international legal businesses.
Alexander Panin, managing partner at PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, is recognised and recommended by Pravo.ru rating, as one of the leading Russian lawyers.
Advocate of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, Olga Borisenko, gives practical advice to applicants for attorney status.
Olga shares her experience in preparing for and passing the qualification exam for obtaining the status of a Russian advocate, casts light upon possible difficulties that future advocates may face when passing the exams.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners lawyers, Alan Bayramkulov and Nikolay Stroev, told Vedomosti magazine about features of proceedings in foreign courts and arbitration.
Lawyers note that Russian business is often unaware of the shortcomings of dispute resolution in foreign state courts and international arbitration centers.
Comment of Alexander Panin, the Managing Partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, on the problem of fraudulent actions of the banks' customers.
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An article of a partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, Alan Bayramkulov, was published in the SecretMag.
Alan commented on Russian corporate and inheritance law, remedies given to heirs of business and ways to prevent hostile takeovers and bad faith actions of managers and shareholders.
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Interview of Alexander Panin, the Managing Partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, to Gazeta.ru on the issues of changes in corporate legislation, growth of the M&A market and factors that influenced the M&A market in Russia.
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PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team represented the interests of Ruspolimet JSC in a precedent-setting case on liability for acquired shares.
PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners team successfully represented the interests of Ruspolimet JSC in a precedent-setting dispute with Aviatechnologii NPO.
A partner of PB Legal | Panin, Bayramkulov & Partners, Alan Bayramkulov temporarily became a member of the board of directors of one of the Russian largest online shopping websites Ulmart in order to defend the client’s interests in a corporate conflict.
This case received wide media coverage. Reade more in Vedomosti and Fontanka magazines.