Marat Agabalyan
The key expertise of Marat are dispute resolution and investment projects in Russia and abroad. In addition, he has extensive experience in labor, immigration law and questions related to the protection of personal data.
In particular, Marat represents clients in disputes in the Russian commercial (arbitration) courts and courts of general jurisdiction, in arbitration and international commercial arbitration courts. He has experience in judicial project management covering several jurisdictions, with the assistance of foreign lawyers.
Marat helps clients to structure and carry out investment projects in Russia and abroad, including advising on the establishment of joint ventures, construction projects, purchase and sale of shares of companies and their assets (including real estate), negotiation with investors, vendors, potential partners and contractors, as well as advising on different regulatory matters.
Apart from work Marat participates in triathlon competitions all around the world. You can read about his passion here.
In particular, Marat represents clients in disputes in the Russian commercial (arbitration) courts and courts of general jurisdiction, in arbitration and international commercial arbitration courts. He has experience in judicial project management covering several jurisdictions, with the assistance of foreign lawyers.
Marat helps clients to structure and carry out investment projects in Russia and abroad, including advising on the establishment of joint ventures, construction projects, purchase and sale of shares of companies and their assets (including real estate), negotiation with investors, vendors, potential partners and contractors, as well as advising on different regulatory matters.
Apart from work Marat participates in triathlon competitions all around the world. You can read about his passion here.
Experience
- Advising a Russian legal entity on the launch of a mobile aggregator of automotive goods and services, in particular, drafting a template cooperation agreement to be signed with all service providers aggregated in the app and a user agreement, as well as advising the client on various regulatory requirements for the launch of a mobile app and on the applicability of a commission charged by App Store and Google Play on services sold through the app
- Advising a Russian bank on bringing the ultimate beneficial owner of the bank's debtor to subsidiary liability within the frameworks of debtor's bankruptcy proceedings
- Advising owners of Russian producer of nanostructured ceramics on structuring the fund-raising transaction by transferring control over the company to a subsidiary of a Russian state corporation
- Advising a Russian legal entity on general contractor agreement, developing and negotiating over such agreement, for construction of a holiday center in Moscow Region
- Advising a foreign company in its dispute regarding the return of a retainer and receipt of unpaid rent within the framework of the counterparty's bankruptcy
- Advising a Chinese IT company, the owner of a world's leading mobile app, on matters connecting with entering the Russian market, inter alia, on compliance with Russian advertising and personal data protection regulations, as well as analyzing and elaborating contracts of various types
- Advising a reputable English law firm on Russian law issues
- Advising a technological Russian state enterprise on its counterparty's abusive attempt to enforce a reversed arbitration award issued by the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation abroad (in Slovenia)
- Advising members of the Board of Directors and the minority shareholder of Russian founder of chain of fitness centers in relation to a corporate conflict that arose among the major owners of the company
- Advising a Russian credit history bureau (OKB CJSC) on regulatory requirements for the protection of personal data of credit history subjects in relation to a potential launch of a joint service by the credit history bureau and several large Russian banks
- Advising founders of the social network for triathletes (Trilife) and statistics service in the sphere of triathlon (TriStats) on requirements provided in Russian law in the sphere of personal data protection, development of personal data processing policies
- Advising a Russian packaging manufacturer on an English law governed company purchase deal with an Austrian investor
- Legal support of Centre for Sports Physiology and Biomechanics "MySportExpert" which covered developing a package of contracts to be concluded with clients and suppliers, as well as documents ensuring the company's business, and consulting on regulatory requirements
- Development of templates of a loan agreement and suretyship agreement upon request of a Russian entrepreneur
- Advising a Russian sole proprietor who runs an agricultural enterprise on tenancy agreement for the agricultural land plot and potential litigation with executive authorities of the Russian Federation connected with increase of rental rates
- Advising a Russian entrepreneur on matters connected with holding shares in a closed-end real estate investment fund, and representing the client in a dispute that arose between the fund shareholders and the managing company
- Advising a Russian legal entity / entrepreneur on structuring of a transaction aimed at acquisition of corporate control in an air carrier, including development of a set of documents for such transaction
- Representing a foreign investment fund in a court dispute related to eliminating violations of the rights to real estate that belongs to the fund and is located in Russia
- Advising a major Russian manufacturer of railway products (UBT-UVZ JSC) under English law on potential dispute in the LCIA under an aircraft leasing agreement
- Advising a Russian investor on various legal matters, including, inter alia, structuring of ownership rights to large land plots, acquisition of a convertible promissory note in a USA start-up, as well as a number of taxation matters
- Advising a Russian legal entity, the owner of real estate, on entering into a real estate lease agreement governed by Russian law
- Advising a Russian entrepreneur on the matter of holding beneficial owners of a foreign legal entity subsidiary liable under English law
- Legal support of mining companies in Ethiopia upon requests of a Russian investor, including, bringing corporate and internal documents of the companies to the international standards
- Advising a Russian investor on acquisition of corporate control in a UK company, whose branch is engaged into exploration of gold deposits in Ethiopia, including Due Diligence of the assets to be acquired
- Advising a Russian investor on the acquisition of corporate control in a Russian company holding a Russian gold exploration license, including Due Diligence of the assets to be acquired and full legal support of the deal
- Advising a Russian investor in a corporate dispute with his partners in Ethiopian gold mining businesses, including initiation of fraud investigations and litigation in several jurisdictions, namely in Ethiopia, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Israel
- Advising a Russian investor on establishing a Slovakian JV for gems extraction and selling together with Ethiopian, Israeli and Slovakian partners
- Advising a foreign company on establishing a JV together with a Russian bank (Sovcombank PJSC) in order to create an international instant payment system, as well as full legal support of this deal, including development and negotiating over necessary draft documents
- Advising a Russian distributor of a major international pharmaceutical company on matters arising from distribution activity in the pharmaceutical sector in the Russian Federation
- Representing a Russian entrepreneur in a court dispute with the State Corporation "Deposit Insurance Agency" on invalidation of a multi-million transaction and application of consequences of such invalidation
- Advising an American entrepreneur on establishing a JV with a subsidiary of one of the Russian state corporations to sell aviation equipment in various jurisdictions in the future, as well as analysis and elaboration of a dealer agreement
- Advising a Swiss production company on establishing a representative office in Russia, as well as making all necessary documents
- Advising a Russian entrepreneur on structuring a US$ 30 million land plot acquisition deal
- Advising a British law firm on certain issues regarding banking activity in Russia within the Vneshprombank court case
- Representing a Russian entrepreneur who participates as a third party under Promsvyazbank's claim against the brothers Ananyevs and the Bank's management
- Advising a Russian investor on tax issues with regards to her beneficiary rights in a Lichtenstein fund
- Full legal support for a Russian Group of Companies on establishing a JV under Russian law. The JV is supposed as a financial product marketing platform designed to promote the Group's financial products and third-party financial service providers
- Advising an international publishing house on issues of restructuring its legal relations with consumers and on its Russian subsidiaries taxation
- Advising an American manufacturer of medical equipment on drafting and negotiating a commercial contract under Russian law between the client's Russian subsidiary and a subsidiary of Rostec State Corporation for the development, production and distribution of medical equipment in Russia, as well as advising on general corporate matters in Russia
- Advising a representative of an American manufacturer of medical equipment in Russia on matters arising from a services agreement with Bakulev Center in order to implement a project for the production in Russia of chips and microchips for medical devices under a US licensed technology
- Advising a private investor on the acquisition of shares in the holding company of a Russian franchise chain represented by over 300 restaurants across 10 countries in Europe, Asia and the US
- Advising IBE Kft, an investment company of American billionaire Alexander Rovt on the acquisition of shares in a medical centre located in Russia from Russian and US sellers; the medical centre was founded by Ms Elena Malysheva, a doctor famous for her TV shows on the Russian television
- Representing the glass factory Pilkington Glass in the proceedings on the rights to land in the Moscow region
- Representing seven individuals, holders of the credit notes of the Bank "TRUST", in the disputes in courts of general jurisdiction
- Advising a Russian businessman on a matter related to an acquisition of gold assets in Ethiopia and the creation of a joint venture with partners from Israel
- Advising a Russian private investor on a matter related to the reorganization of the corporate structure of client's group of companies, which owns real estate assets, and the creation of a unit investment fund
- Advising Internet Startup on the sale of shares in the project to a strategic investor
- Representing private investor in a dispute about the cadastral value of land owned by him
- Consulting producer of kitchen furniture Leicht on its trademark infringement by "gray" dealers
- Representing the IKEA in disputes relating to the rental of diesel generators, including a number of litigations and criminal investigations
- Representing a foreign bank in the proceedings in the Russian court at the suit of an offshore company to invalidate the contract of assignment of the rights under the credit agreement, the related mortgage and recovery of damages in the amount of US $ 180 million, and obtaining interim measures in Cyprus prohibiting the applicant to continue the trial against the bank in Russia with the simultaneous arrest of assets
- Representing the De La Rue, the British manufacturer of the securities and banking equipment, in connection with the change of management of the company in Russia and the subsequent trial on the claim for reinstatement
Testimonials
Education and Career
- TA Legal Consulting, 2016
- Dechert, 2013
- Herbert Smith Freehills, 2006
- Russian Academy of Advocacy, Graduate 2005
- Advocate of the Chamber of Advocates of Moscow, 2002
- SPU, Faculty of Law, 2002