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IFC
Preparing a report (presentation) covering the challenges of the Belarusian renewable energy market.
RODINA ENERGY Group
Monitoring the obtainment of authorisations required to operate in the Belarusian market.
European charity fund
Consulting the client on the activities of international charity funds in the Republic of Belarus. Consulting comprised preparation of a comprehensive legal opinion describing available models for granting beneficent aid and assistance to clients in choosing the best model.
A major international media company
Consulting a major international media company focusing on sportive events for the purpose of advertising activities in the Republic of Belarus. Consulting comprised preparation of a comprehensive legal opinion describing the peculiarities of advertising goods and services, applicable restrictions and means of individualisation of manufacturers/providers during the hockey world championship 2021.
Playrix BY
Supporting the creation of a game development centre in Belarus. Supporting Hi-Tech Park accession.
Support in labour, corporate, migration, tax and other business issues of the Belarusian development centre.
Juno — Lyft
Registration of strategic cooperation.
Estoty
Full support of a transaction to invest in a Belarusian startup on the side of a foreign investor.
Neskin Games
Full support of an investment transaction on the side of the target resident of the HTP, including a full internal legal audit to prepare the company for an external audit by an investor (vendor due diligence), support of an external audit, preparation and approval of transaction documents under English law.
The biggest securities operator in the Republic of Belarus
A criminal case was initiated against officials of the biggest Belarusian securities operator on suspicion of evasion of taxes on an especially large scale.
Our counsel managed to decrease the sum of alleged damage by 10 times, and to have the measure of restraint changed from detention to recognisance not to leave.
The investigating authority did not bring a charge, which is quite rate in Belarus in this category of criminal cases. The measure of restraint was changed from detention to recognisance not to leave and pledge of proper conduct.
The suspicion that instigated apprehension and detention was disproved by defence.
At present, a tax inspection of certain corporate matters is being conducted, its findings to provide a conclusive resolution of the criminal case.
A leading Belarusian commercial property compan
Several company officials were charged with a criminal case on suspicion of evasion of taxes on an especially large scale. The alleged evasion scheme included, in preliminary investigation body’s opinion, an arrangement of conditions to distribute proceeds between business entities created in consequence of company’s successive re-organisation.
Due to successful counsel’s activities, suspicions from a number of officials were cleared (the criminal case was terminated in default of component of crime). Also, during the preliminary investigation, the measure of restraint in regard to the main person involved was changed from detention to another (not involving detention). During the preliminary investigation, the defence managed to decrease both the period of alleged crime and the extent of damages: from 6 years to only 1 year, and, consequently, decrease the extent of damages 6 times. Following investigation results, a request for release from criminal responsibility was filed pursuant to art. 88-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus.
A major Belarusian private pharmaceutical enterprise
A criminal case was initiated against the company owner on suspicion of giving bribes to officials:
• for the purpose of positive expert evaluation with respect to registration of pharmaceuticals
• for the purpose of unhindered realisation of pharmaceuticals in the territory of the Republic of Belarus (p. 2 art. 431 of the Criminal Code, due to recurrence)
In the Republic of Belarus, the ratio of absolutory sentences in such cases is only about 1%.
Due to defence’s activities, the court absolutely acquitted the charged official in one episode. The other episode was re-qualified for p. 1 art. 431 (crime without recurrence).
Period under guard during the preliminary investigation and during the legal investigation was accounted as a partial term for servicing punishment, and on the day of judgment the defendant was released from under guard in the court room.
Representing a foreign private company
We conducted an intracorporate investigation of embezzlement and excess of office power as part of company’s internal audit commission. We prepared an expert opinion.
On the basis of our expert opinion, a criminal case was initiated on suspicion of official crime against former company director, and the claimant was acknowledged as the civil plaintiff in the criminal case.