Dispute resolution
and arbitration
and arbitration
The firm's team has extensive practical experience in handling various categories of arbitration and civil disputes. Litigation is our core area of expertise.
Procedural work is not restricted to preparation of documents and giving speeches in court. It is a complex process beginning with the choice of strategy and tactics for the case, gathering evidence, and determining the best method for presenting it to the court.
- Litigationin all arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction across Russia1
- Effective claim workusing unconventional legal methods and the firm's professional credibility (out-of-court discharge of the debtor's obligations)2
- Assistance in negotiatingwith opponents to resolve legal conflicts3
- Disputes in the field of real estaterelating to foreclosure of mortgaged property, recognition of title, challenging town-planning documents, demolition of unauthorized construction, and protection of developers' rights4
- Disputes arising from binding relationsunder contracts of work, sale and purchase, supply, lease, service and loan agreements, and bank guarantees5
- Disputes arising out of public legal relationswhen appealing against the actions (or omissions) of government authorities in subsoil use, construction, taxation and antimonopoly policy;
relating to recovery of losses and damages caused by officials6 - Corporate disputesappealing against decisions of governing bodies, on ownership of shares and stakes and payment of their actual value; recovery of damages caused by governing bodies; resolution of other legal conflicts in the company7
- Labor disputesfor recovery of damages caused by company employees, and in cases related to dismissa8
- Inheritance disputes and property conflicts between spouseson acceptance of inheritance; on declaring heirs unworthy; on division of property upon dissolution of marriage; on invalidation of marriage contracts9
Selected projects
The firm represented a client who had previously entered into an agreement to purchase a land plot for construction of an apartment building. The agreement was subject to strict terms and conditions for the buyer, and was secured by a pledge, a deposit, a forfeit, and other financial instruments.
The client was unable to pay the balance of the purchase price of the land plot, which remained pledged to the seller.
The firm developed a plan for an amicable settlement of the conflict and offered the seller an opportunity to terminate the sales and purchase agreement, accept property from the buyer, and retain the previously received deposit.
The seller avoided terminating the agreement and protracted the settlement negotiations to build up a contractual penalty, which amounted to 350K RUB per day.
The project required the firm to participate in more than 80 court hearings in arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction in 4 regions of the country.
The court found that the seller's conduct was in bad faith. The case ended with a settlement agreement, the terms of which ruled out any economic losses for our client and allowed them to easily walk away from an onerous transaction. The firm's actions helped the client save over 200 million RUB.
The client was unable to pay the balance of the purchase price of the land plot, which remained pledged to the seller.
The firm developed a plan for an amicable settlement of the conflict and offered the seller an opportunity to terminate the sales and purchase agreement, accept property from the buyer, and retain the previously received deposit.
The seller avoided terminating the agreement and protracted the settlement negotiations to build up a contractual penalty, which amounted to 350K RUB per day.
The project required the firm to participate in more than 80 court hearings in arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction in 4 regions of the country.
The court found that the seller's conduct was in bad faith. The case ended with a settlement agreement, the terms of which ruled out any economic losses for our client and allowed them to easily walk away from an onerous transaction. The firm's actions helped the client save over 200 million RUB.
Ivo Helory law offices represented the defendant in a claim for recovery of over 40 million RUB in damages arising from poor-quality asphalt paving work carried out around a shopping mall.
The firm started defending the client when construction due diligence had already been conducted in the case with results in favor of the claimant.
Thanks to the firm’s intervention, the due diligence was found to be inadequate, the claimant agreed to negotiate, and the client was able to have the amount of the claim reduced by more than 7x.
The firm started defending the client when construction due diligence had already been conducted in the case with results in favor of the claimant.
Thanks to the firm’s intervention, the due diligence was found to be inadequate, the claimant agreed to negotiate, and the client was able to have the amount of the claim reduced by more than 7x.
The firm was approached by a company seeking recovery of a debt of over 1 million USD. The company's claim was upheld by an arbitration court, but the debtor — a foreign company under Irish jurisdiction with no branches or representative offices in Russia — had transferred the funds and closed its bank accounts in the Russian Federation.
The analysis revealed that the debtor had a hidden high-value asset: a large share in the authorized capital of a Russian legal entity, which it controlled through an off-shore company in the Caribbean Islands.
The firm filed in court a demand for foreclosure of said share held by the offshore company. The evidence presented and legal arguments convinced the court that the share was property of the Irish company that could be foreclosed on.
The court's ruling in the case was based on the legal arguments presented by the firm and is a benchmark verdict.
The unconventional approach taken by Ivo Helory law offices in resolving this dispute resulted in the full amount of the debt being repaid to our client.
The analysis revealed that the debtor had a hidden high-value asset: a large share in the authorized capital of a Russian legal entity, which it controlled through an off-shore company in the Caribbean Islands.
The firm filed in court a demand for foreclosure of said share held by the offshore company. The evidence presented and legal arguments convinced the court that the share was property of the Irish company that could be foreclosed on.
The court's ruling in the case was based on the legal arguments presented by the firm and is a benchmark verdict.
The unconventional approach taken by Ivo Helory law offices in resolving this dispute resulted in the full amount of the debt being repaid to our client.
Ivo Helory Law Offices
OGRN: 1177700002523
INN: 9705087455
16 Letnikovskaya St., 10th floor, Moscow 115114
OGRN: 1177700002523
INN: 9705087455
16 Letnikovskaya St., 10th floor, Moscow 115114
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Our firm is listed in the federal sector ranking of law firms in the field of Arbitration: Major Commercial Litigation.