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Partner, Attorney at Law
Sergey Prozorov
An expert in commercial dispute resolution with over 10 years of experience. He handles complex litigation across all instances, including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, as well as projects involving bankruptcy and debt restructuring.
Expertise
Sergey is the co-head of the Dispute Resolution practice and possesses more than 15 years of experience representing business interests in commercial conflicts.
He handles complex and multi-stage disputes, formulating defense strategies for clients in commercial courts and courts of general jurisdiction at all levels, including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. Sergey's practice encompasses both individual litigations and complex disputes involving multiple parties and jurisdictions.
Sergey also possesses significant experience in managing bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings, representing the interests of both creditors and debtors. He participates in the development of asset protection strategies, debt settlement, and the management of key stages of insolvency proceedings.
He handles complex and multi-stage disputes, formulating defense strategies for clients in commercial courts and courts of general jurisdiction at all levels, including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. Sergey's practice encompasses both individual litigations and complex disputes involving multiple parties and jurisdictions.
Sergey also possesses significant experience in managing bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings, representing the interests of both creditors and debtors. He participates in the development of asset protection strategies, debt settlement, and the management of key stages of insolvency proceedings.
Biography
cases
Defense of the interests of several controlling persons within the bankruptcy case of a major Russian airline, including the prevention of holding the clients liable for subsidiary liability in an amount exceeding 20 billion rubles.
Representation of a major developer in relations with public law entities and the successful recovery of damages from a city district administration caused by the unlawful refusal to issue a permit to commission a facility.
Defense of the interests of controlling persons in the bankruptcy case of one of the major Russian airlines and the prevention of holding the clients liable for subsidiary liability in an amount exceeding 20 billion rubles.
Restoration of the rights of a foreign company declared bankrupt in the Russian Federation based on an unfounded application by the tax authority. Within one month of accepting the client's instructions, the bankruptcy proceedings and enforcement actions, of which the client was unaware, were terminated, and the duplication of assessed debt in the tax authorities' system was eliminated.
Repeated successful representation of both claimants and defendants in litigation concerning the challenge of transactions on various legal grounds.
Representation of clients in a civil claim arising from a criminal case for an amount exceeding 2 billion rubles.
Successful defense of a shareholder and board member of a construction company in a dispute regarding the recovery of damages caused to the company in an amount exceeding 3 billion rubles.
Repeated representation of large and medium-sized businesses in a wide range of commercial disputes arising from the failure of one of the parties to fulfill its obligations.
Restoration of the rights of a foreign company declared bankrupt in the Russian Federation based on an unfounded application by the tax authority. Within one month of accepting the client's instructions, the bankruptcy proceedings and enforcement actions, of which the client was unaware, were terminated, and the duplication of assessed debt in the tax authorities' system was eliminated.
Protection of the interests of a majority creditor who missed the first meeting of creditors and failed to exercise the right to propose a candidate for the bankruptcy trustee. Following the implementation of the developed strategy, the resolution of the first meeting of creditors was declared invalid, and the court's decision to initiate insolvency proceedings and appoint a trustee was overturned; as a result of a reconvened meeting of creditors, the trustee candidate proposed by the client was approved.
Comprehensive management of a project that simultaneously involved more than 5 bankruptcy cases and a number of other civil and commercial disputes. Within this project, related to a prolonged corporate conflict between two former owners of a major real estate agency network, a strategy was developed and implemented that allowed for the formulation and court approval of complex settlement agreements, fully resolving the multi-year conflict in less than 2 years.