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Associate
Yulia Chernysh
Associate in the Banking and Project Finance practice. She advises on lending transactions and projects of varying complexity, and represents clients in disputes involving debt recovery and foreclosure on collateral.
Expertise
Yuliya specializes in advising on financing transactions and has extensive experience working with various financial instruments under Russian law. She participates in the structuring and support of bilateral and syndicated lending transactions, as well as project finance initiatives, providing comprehensive legal support at all stages.
Yuliya also possesses experience in litigating disputes related to debt recovery and the foreclosure of pledged assets, representing the interests of clients in financial conflicts and ensuring the protection of their rights in judicial proceedings.
Yuliya’s prior experience includes working at a major Russian law firm as well as in the legal department of a subsidiary of a Russian bank, which enables her to account for both the legal and banking aspects of transactions.
Yuliya also possesses experience in litigating disputes related to debt recovery and the foreclosure of pledged assets, representing the interests of clients in financial conflicts and ensuring the protection of their rights in judicial proceedings.
Yuliya’s prior experience includes working at a major Russian law firm as well as in the legal department of a subsidiary of a Russian bank, which enables her to account for both the legal and banking aspects of transactions.
Biography
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Advising a syndicate comprising Sberbank, VTB Bank (PJSC), Gazprombank, and Sovcombank and drafting documentation for a transaction to finance the construction and acquisition of locomotives and rolling stock for the Moscow-Saint Petersburg High-Speed Railway (HSR).
Advising a syndicate comprising Sberbank, VTB Bank (PJSC), Gazprombank, and Sovcombank on specific issues within a transaction to finance the construction of the Moscow–Saint Petersburg high-speed railway (HSR).
Advising Alfa-Bank and VEB.RF in connection with the project financing for the construction of the Trans-Eurasian fiber-optic communication line, implemented under the Project Finance Factory mechanism.
Participation in advising a syndicate of lenders in connection with the project financing of a gas chemical complex in Ust-Luga.
Advising VTB Bank (PJSC) in connection with a public-private partnership financing transaction involving South-Eastern Highway LLC (Avtoban) and the RDIF for the construction of a section of the Central Ring Road (CKAD).
Representing one of the largest mining and metallurgical companies in structured finance transactions using specialized finance vehicle (SFV) mechanisms and targeted bond placements totaling over 1.5 trillion rubles.
Advising a state development corporation on transactions involving the provision of sponsor support for the financing of the construction of a national museum and theater in one of the Russian regions.
Participated in advising a major Russian client on the establishment of an international corporate infrastructure for trading and settlements in friendly jurisdictions.
Participated in advising a major Russian client regarding the sale of a significant diamond mining business in Angola.
Participated in advising investors during the debt restructuring of PJSC Segezha Group for a total amount of 113 billion rubles.
Advised a foreign state-owned municipal company securing a loan under a government guarantee and grants from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the reconstruction of water treatment facilities.
Advising a syndicate member on the prospects of an LCIA dispute concerning the recovery of debt from the Republic of Angola in favor of a facility agent, taking into account sanctions imposed against several creditors.
Representing the interests of a foreign subsidiary of a state corporation in matters arising from an EPC contract, a project financing agreement, a parent company guarantee, and an advance payment guarantee.
Comprehensive representation of a foreign state municipal enterprise before a DAB regarding 13 claims by a foreign contractor under a FIDIC contract.
Participation in representing a subsidiary of a UAE sovereign wealth fund in the International Arbitration Court at the BelCCI regarding a dispute over the recovery of retention money under a FIDIC contract in favor of a foreign contractor.
Participation in the consideration of an application to set aside an SCC AI award in a dispute concerning the recovery of debt from a foreign subsidiary of a major Russian oil and gas company to a foreign contractor for equipment supply under a FIDIC contract.