Lidings' Banking and Finance Practice

1. PRACTICE
BANKING
AND FINANCE
BANKING
AND FINANCE

2. OUR SERVICES
Acting as legal advisor
to the bank in a series of loan
transactions with Chinese
companies operating in Russia
Industrial and Commercial
Bank of China
Advising the bank on various
issues in relation to loans provided
to Russian companies; conducting
due diligence of a shopping mall
located in Moscow for assessment
on risks connected with the
contemplated mortgage of that
asset in favor of the bank
Rietumu Bank
Representing the bank
in bankruptcy proceedings
related to an argicultural
holding based in Krasnodar
Garanti Bank
Full-service legal advice
on all aspects of operating
in Russia
BA Finans
BANKING AND FINANCE
Lidings offers legal services in all regulatory and civil law matters
related to banking and financial services. Applying their legal
expertise in working with all types of financial institutions and
security documents, our lawyers advise the leading participants
of the global market with a particular focus on specific legal
aspects of finance projects in Russia and the CIS.
Project finance
Initial and
secondary
public offerings
Bond offerings
Securitization
Syndicated and bilateral
lending
Regulation of
banking services

3. Our banking and finance practice
has earned a reputation of leading
legal advisers in matters of project
finance, loan documentation,
advising financial institutions
on regulatory issues in stock
trading, development of financial
solutions supporting mergers and
acquisitions and joint ventures.
As a law firm focused on providing
legal advice to foreign businesses
we combine expertise in the
Russian legislation with an ability
to select the most efficient way to
protect the interests of our clients.
Our specialization also spans
financing of public-private
partnership, development and civil
engineering projects, structured
finance for tax planning, and
legal advice on restructuring and
financial settlement of all forms of
debt.
We recognize the difficulties that our clients may be facing in a rapidly
evolving market with frequent changes in the applicable legislation and we
are willing to assist in overcoming these difficulties. In collaboration with
leading international law firms we represent our clients worldwide in high-profile
transactions with cross-border aspects.
Legal advice in the process
of recognition of a decision
by the High Court of Northen
Ireland in Russia
Irish Bank Resolution Corporation
Advising in granting a special
purpose loan to a Russian bank
to finance construction of a large
multifunctional complex
in Moscow
China Development Bank
Advising the bank on a wide
range of issues related to legal
regulation of activities of
companies managing mutual
investment funds in the
Russian Federation
Baltikums Bank
Representing the bank in a large
interbank financing transaction
with the French subdivision
of VTB 24; advising the bank
in respect of RUR3 bln bond
issue by its Russian subsidiary
The International Bank
of Azerbaijan
Corporate and
commercial loans
Financing of mergers
and acquisitions
Structured finance and
tax planning
Debt restructuring
Financing of
development and civil
engineering projects
Financing of PPP
projects

4. ABOUT US
Lidings is a leading independent national law firm with a broad base of clientele
in Russia and the CIS. Since its launch in the mid-2000s, the firm has achieved impressive
growth and built a noteworthy reputation. The firm advises its predominantly
international clients from its two offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
KEY CONTACTS
DMITRY GRAVIN
Partner, Head of Banking
and Finance practice
dgravin@lidings.com
ANDREY ZELENIN
Partner,
Banking and Finance
practice
azelenin@lidings.com
www.lidings.com
OFFICES
MOSCOW
Naberezhnaya Tower Block C
Presnenskaya nab. 10,
Moscow, 123317, Russia
Phone: +7 495 989 4410
Fax: +7 495 989 4420
moscow@lidings.com
ST. PETERSBURG
55, Nevsky prospect,
St.Petersburg, 191025, Russia
Nevsky Plaza Business Center
Tel./Fax: +7 812 448 0860
spb@lidings.com
CLIENTS
3M
A1
AAA Auto
Accor
Actelion
AGC Flat Glass
Alfa Bank Belarus
ASUSTeK Computer
BAIC Group
Baltikums Bank
Belorusneft
Billa
BNP Paribas Group
Boydak Holding
Boehringer Ingelheim
Brenntag Group
Chery Automobile
DuPont Corporation
Emerson
Exxon Mobil
Flydubai
Foxconn Technology
GEA Group
Geely
General Motors
Hasbro
Hines
Huawei Technologies
Hyundai MOBIS
ICBC
Imperial Tobacco Group
Inchcape
INEOS
Ipsen Pharma
iRobot Corporation
Japan Tobacco International
Kia Motors
Korea Development Bank
Kyocera Group
Leo Burnett
LG
Lifan Motors
McDonald’s
MEDA Pharmaceuticals
Merck
Multivac
Nokia Solutions & Networks
Petromarket
Pioneer Corporation
Publicis Group
Radio France
Reader’s Digest
Rietumu Banka
Royal Dutch Shell
Russian Helicopters
Ryanair
Sanofi Aventis
Seiko Holdings
Servier
Stadler
Telegraph Media Group
TeliaSonera
Tetra Pak
The International Bank of Azerbaijan
Turkish Airlines
Veolia Water
Viciunai Group
Xinwei
Yokogawa Electric
Zeppelin
Zoomlion
ZTE Corporation