Partners

/ Feodor Vyacheslavov

Senior Partner and Co-founder of VLawyers Law Firm, attorney, Ph.D. in Law

fvyacheslavov@vlawyers.ru

Feodor is an expert in complex domestic and international disputes including the issues of private international law. He has extensive experience in handling complicated projects in international arbitration, state courts, and bankruptcy cases on behalf of major Russian and international clients. For more than 20 years , he has successfully represented clients in arbitration courts and general jurisdiction courts of all instances, including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

Being a recognized expert in Russian and international private law, Feodor has been engaged as an expert in numerous international arbitrations and court cases. Over the past few years, he has prepared more than 20 expert opinions on Russian law for foreign companies (including for the High Court of London, the High Court of Ireland, and international arbitration institutions such as ICC, LCIA, and GAFTA)

Resolution of complex domestic and cross-border disputes, international arbitration, bankruptcy

Best Lawyers since 2014 in the categories of Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation, Insolvency and Reorganization Law. WhoisWho, Chambers, Legal 500

• Ph.D. in Law, Faculty of Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University, with honors
• Moscow Bar Association
• ICC Russia Arbitration Commission
• Litigation Committee IBA

• Successfully protecting the interests of LLC "NVK" (the largest railway car repair company in Russia) in a dispute for recovery of damages in favor of LLC "TC "EvrazHolding" in a court hearing at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The legal position developed by the team was supported by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and included in the Review of Judicial Practice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 2 (2022)., acts of lower court were overturned.

• Representing the largest creditor in a high-profile bankruptcy case pertaining to a former business partner, as well as in numerous related disputes for the total amount exceeding 15 billion rubles.

• Successfully representing a well-known Russian entrepreneur in the banking and aluminum industries in a corporate dispute for the restoration of corporate control over a bank.

• Advising one of the most successful businessmen in Kazakhstan in a corporate conflict between shareholders of several SPVs registered in London, Singapore, and Dubai.

• Successfully protecting the interests of the largest international metals trader against the world’s largest producer.

• Advising the largest international bank in connection with a corporate conflict relating to the provision of mezzanine loans to a group of related companies, breach of conditions of the relevant loan agreements and shareholders' agreement by counterparties, and the exercise of put options for the shares.

/ Natalia Dvenadtsatova

Managing Partner, and Co-founder of VLawyers Law Firm, attorney

ndvenadtsatova@vlawyers.ru

For more than 17 years, Natalia has successfully represented clients in complex court disputes in all instances, including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, as well as in international commercial arbitration (ICAC of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, TPP, ICC, SCC).

Natalia specializes in handling bankruptcy cases, including group bankruptcies, resolving complex separate disputes, and cases of subsidiary liability. She has a successful experience of representing both creditors and debtors.

Expertise

Resolution of complex domestic and cross-border disputes, international arbitration, bankruptcy

Ratings

Best Lawyers since 2021 in the categories of Litigation, Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Education and Membership in Organizations

• Lomonosov Moscow State University, with honors
• Moscow Bar Association
• ICC Russia Arbitration Commission

Languages

• Russian
• English

Clients seek her advice on asset protection, doing business in Russia, and restructuring their businesses

• Representing a major bank (top-10 of Russian banks) in seven parallel bankruptcy cases and over 100 related parallel court disputes.

• Successfully protecting the interests of the chairman of the board of directors of a Russian bank in a dispute relating to his subsidiary liability in the amount exceeding 5 billion rubles.

• Successfully protecting the interests of the beneficiaries of a large development company in a dispute relating to their subsidiary liability. Two years after bankruptcy cases were initiated, the judicial acts that initiated such cases were reviewed, and the bankruptcy cases were dismissed.

• Successfully protecting the interests of a majority owner of a medical clinic in a corporate conflict with a partner, resulting in the client retaining the business and attracting a new investor.

• Successfully representing a subsidiary of Axens in disputes related to recovery of debt from Antipinsky NPZ and its subsidiaries within the framework of their bankruptcy cases.

/ Yulia Gribkova

Partner of VLawyers Law Firm, attorney, Ph.D. in Law

ygribkova@vlawyers.ru

For 10 years, Yulia Gribkova has successfully represented clients in Russian state courts of all instances, including cross-border disputes, as well as in international commercial arbitration. Clients seek her advice on recovery of damages, disputes with the government bodies, as well as on corporate issues and subsidiary liability. Yulia has deep expertise in the fields of metallurgy, telecommunications, media, and construction.

Experience

10 years

Expertise

Resolution of complex domestic and cross-border disputes, international arbitration, bankruptcy

Education and Membership in Organizations

• Ph.D. in Law, Faculty of Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University, with honors
• Moscow Bar Association

Languages

• Russian
• English

Yulia Gribkova graduated with honors from the Faculty of Law of Lomonosov Moscow State University, has the status of an attorney, successfully defended Ph.D in Law thesis “Mitigation of damage according to Russian and English contract law”.

• Representing the interests of LLC "NVK" (the largest railway car repair company in Russia) in a dispute for recovery of damages in favor of LLC "TC "EvrazHolding" in a court hearing at the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The legal position developed by the team was supported by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and included in the Review of Judicial Practice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. 2 (2022), acts of lower court were overturned.

• Successful representing the interests of a major shareholder of the largest Internet provider in Kazakhstan in the international arbitration in a dispute with a subsidiary of one of the world's largest telecommunications companies. Arbitration proceedings on two of the opponent's claims were terminated due to lack of competence, and the arbitration clause was declared void.

• Elaboration and successful realization of a strategy for the client’s exit from the shareholding of the group of companies earlier acquired by him (UK, Singapore) with full compensation for the costs incurred for the acquisition of shares and the costs of legal consultants.

• Representing the interests of a private investor in the framework of debt recovery under a loan agreement from a manufacturing company, focusing efforts on bringing the persons controlling the debtor to subsidiary liability. For the first time in Russian court practice, legal entities were brought to subsidiary liability along with beneficiaries - individuals: the company to which the debtor's business was transferred, and the company that was used to evade taxes.

• Representing the interests of the founder of the “Svyaznoy” group of companies in disputes with the creditors and in his personal bankruptcy proceedings in the amount of more than 50 000 000 USD with the restoration of the missed deadline for appeal after several years. All controversial issues have been resolved.