AGP attorneys-at-law come up with the best solutions for their clients within the context of a broad range of tasks, from the full-service support in bankruptcy related matters to the resolution of non-standard legal issues.
We possess a unique experience in the protection of clients’ interests in bankruptcy of coal-mining enterprises, companies operating in the banking and finance sector, building companies.
Our professionals are well-informed about specifics of a wide variety of sectors of economy, ranging from real estate to metallurgical industry, energy and natural resources sectors.
We participated in several major and headline-making cases relating to bankruptcy of credit institution, industrial enterprises and holding companies.
We are especially strong in the protection of deals, opposing unfriendly creditors and prevention them from participation in bankruptcy procedures, and in such complicated and sensitive cases as cases on imposition of and protection from secondary liability as well as damage recovery cases.
Among our clients are very different participants of bankruptcy proceedings: bankruptcy creditors, owners of enterprises going into bankruptcy and their senior managers, trustees in bankruptcy.
In 2023-2024 the total amount of our Bankruptcy Practice projects (in terms of the aggregate size of the bankruptcy assets) exceeded rubles 900 billion.
In 2024 our firm’s Bankruptcy Practice team was named among the market leaders by the following ratings:
- Pravo300 – in the nomination: “Bankruptcy (Disputes: High Market)” – Group 3
- PRObankruptcy – in the nominations: “Secondary Liability (Protection and Claims)” – Group 1, “Deals Contesting/Protection” – Group 2, “Full Bankruptcy Procedure Support” – Group 3
The PRObankruptcy rating also noted the law firm’s high level of industry-specific expertise in the nominations: “Banking and Finance” and “Bankruptcy of Energy / Natural Resource Extracting Companies”
Earlier, the International Rating IFLR1000 included AGP’s Bankruptcy Practice in the list of recommended ones.
AGP’s bankruptcy law services include:
- Development of strategy and tactics for bankruptcy proceedings and line of conduct in the proceedings, according to the client’s needs
- Legal analysis of business operations and advice on mitigation of risks of contesting deals and secondary liability claims in the context of bankruptcy proceedings
- Protection of creditors, managers and beneficiaries of bankrupt companies in legal disputes over secondary liability/recovery of damages
- Contesting deals or defending against del invalidation claims in bankruptcy proceedings
- Legal support for inclusion on the register of creditors, defense against claims of unfair parties involved in bankruptcy proceedings
- Representation of creditors in dealings with a trustee in bankruptcy
- Contesting unlawful actions of trustees in bankruptcy and debtor’s invalid deals
- Representation of clients in bankruptcy proceedings in respect of individuals
- Advice on various matters of bankruptcy law
Secondary liability
Successful defense of the former general director of a debtor company against the claim for secondary liability for the transactions made before the debtor was declared bankrupt.
Bankruptcy law consultancy (bankruptcy planning)
Advice to a famous European automaker on comprehensive support in bankruptcy proceedings against its counterpart and liability of individual sureties for debt of the bankrupt company.
Bankruptcy law consultancy (bankruptcy planning)
Strategic advice to the client’s managers on secondary liability for a bankrupt company (development of defense of the managers in case of bankruptcy proceedings against the company).
Bankruptcy law consultancy (bankruptcy planning)
Strategic advice on risks of imposition of secondary liability on management of a manufacturing holding company with over 10 plants by the new owner after the completion of sale of the holding.
Entering bankruptcy proceedings pursuant to a foreign legal judgment
Enforcement of three judgments (on inclusion in the creditor claim register) of the London International Arbitration Court issued in favor of a foreign lessor in the context of bankruptcy proceedings against a Russian air carrier (total amount around USD 12 mln).
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