Legal Advice to the Energy Sector in Russia/Lidings' expertise

1. INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
LEGAL ADVICE
TO THE ENERGY
SECTOR

2. LEGAL ADVICE TO COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR
Lidings offers comprehensive legal support on a wide range of aspects
related to legislative regulation in the energy sector. We advise industry
leaders: companies involved in transformation, distribution, and
consumption of energy and natural resources of all kinds, as well as
major refineries and chemical producers.
Representing the client in the International
Commercial Arbitration Court with the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the
Russian Federation; legal support in drafting,
conclusion, and termination of distribution
agreements with counterparties in the CIS
Exxon Mobil
OUR SERVICES
Legal support in implementation of projects in the
energy sector
Advising on all aspects of risk management,
insurance, and tax planning
Financing of public-private partnership projects in
the energy sector
Legal services in corporate finance
Advising on regulatory compliance and licensing
Advising on output and distribution of refined
petroleum products
Drafting product distribution agreements, licensing
agreements, and service contracts
Support to mergers and acquisitions and joint
ventures in the energy sector
Representing clients in their relations with state
authorities of the Russian Federation
Dispute resolution and court representation

3. Legal support of a PPP project for a water
supply construction in the city of Tomsk
Veolia Water
Advising the client in the course of construction
of an oil refinery in Tver region; legal support of
additional share issue
Royal Dutch Shell
Legal advice in the course of gas turbine power
plants construction in Moscow
Zorlu Industrial
Legal advice to the market analytics in searching
of a foreign partner and entering into
investment agreement
Petromarket
Advising on establishment of the client’s
representative office in Russia, legal support
in lease agreement negotiations,
representation representation in a dispute
with a purchaser of drilling equipment
STEP Oiltools
Representing the client in arbitration
proceedings in the ICAC with the CCI of the
Russian Federation in a debt collection claim
against a major Russian chemical producer
DuPont Corporation
Representing the client in recognition
and enforcement of the foreign arbitral
award issued by the ICC International
Court of Arbitration
Oiltanking Sonmarin Oy
Supporting the largest oil and gas company
in the Republic of Belarus in the acquisition
of 100% of the shares in a Russian oil producer
Belorusneft
Advising the client on internal corporate
structuring of its group of companies in
connection with the sale of goods in Russia
OMV Group

4. ABOUT US
Lidings is a leading independent national law firm with a broad base of clientele
in Russia and the CIS. Since its launch in the mid-2000s, the firm has achieved impressive
growth and built a noteworthy reputation. The firm advises its predominantly
international clients from its two offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
KEY CONTACTS
ANDREY ZELENIN
Partner, Head of
Energy and Natural Resources
azelenin@lidings.com
STEPAN GUZEY
Partner,
Energy and Natural Resources
sguzey@lidings.com
SERGEY PATRAKEEV
Partner,
Energy and Natural Resources
spatrakeev@lidings.com
www.lidings.com
OFFICES
MOSCOW
Naberezhnaya Tower Block C
Presnenskaya nab. 10,
Moscow, 123317, Russia
Phone: +7 495 989 4410
Fax: +7 495 989 4420
moscow@lidings.com
ST. PETERSBURG
55, Nevsky prospect,
St.Petersburg, 191025, Russia
Nevsky Plaza Business Center
Tel./Fax: +7 812 448 0860
spb@lidings.com
CLIENTS
3M
A1
AAA Auto
Accor
Actelion
AGC Flat Glass
Alfa Bank Belarus
ASUSTeK Computer
BAIC Group
Baltikums Bank
Belorusneft
Billa
BNP Paribas Group
Boydak Holding
Boehringer Ingelheim
Brenntag Group
Chery Automobile
DuPont Corporation
Emerson
Exxon Mobil
Flydubai
Foxconn Technology
GEA Group
Geely
General Motors
Hasbro
Hines
Huawei Technologies
Hyundai MOBIS
ICBC
Imperial Tobacco Group
Inchcape
INEOS
Ipsen Pharma
iRobot Corporation
Japan Tobacco International
Kia Motors
Korea Development Bank
Kyocera Group
Leo Burnett
LG
Lifan Motors
McDonald’s
MEDA Pharmaceuticals
Merck
Multivac
Nokia Solutions & Networks
Petromarket
Pioneer Corporation
Publicis Group
Radio France
Reader’s Digest
Rietumu Banka
Royal Dutch Shell
Russian Helicopters
Ryanair
Sanofi Aventis
Seiko Holdings
Servier
Stadler
Telegraph Media Group
TeliaSonera
Tetra Pak
The International Bank of Azerbaijan
Turkish Airlines
Veolia Water
Viciunai Group
Xinwei
Yokogawa Electric
Zeppelin
Zoomlion
ZTE Corporation