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NIKITA RODIONOV
Counsel
Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution
office. + 7 495 540 47 12 nrodionov@samoylov.legal
Education:
  • Moscow State Linguistic University, Economics and Law Faculty, 2008
Languages: Russian, English, French
  • head of the Firm's Commerical Law Practice Group
  • more than 13 years of legal consulting experience at the Moscow offices of leading international law firms
  • ex-head of the legal department of a Russian subsidiary of an international chemicals company and a Russian steel holding company
  • has significant experience of advising clients on dispute resolution, on commercial and antitrust law, information technologies and intellectual property
  • has experience of providing legal support in the energy, construction, real estate, transport and mechanical engineering sectors
  • is recommended in the areas of dispute resolution, bankruptcy and restructuring by The Legal 500; in the areas of arbitration and mediation by the Best Lawyers
Selected experiences (significant projects)

Nikita has advised and represented:

  •  major German car manufacturer in a dispute with the Russian customs authorities in connection with an adjustment to the customs value of car components imported into Russia
  • leading German car component manufacturer in connection with a challenge of transactions brought during the bankruptcy of the Russian partner in a joint venture
  • German engineering company in a number of related judicial proceedings related to the construction of a significant federal healthcare facility
  • international insurance company in a court dispute against a Russian insurer in connection with the undue performance of the services contract
  • largest foreign bank in Russia regarding the first sale of its biggest loan portfolio
  • major Russian steel holding company regarding the sale of its transport business, including its own rail car fleet
  • biggest European industrial designer in a court dispute against the general contractor in connection with the construction of a plant in Russia
  • major Russian agriculture holding during preparations for a listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
  • German building materials manufacturer during litigation arising from transport forwarding and rail carriage contracts
  • international automotive and agriculture equipment manufacturers during litigation in a number of Russian regions in connection with the recovery of debts which arose from international equipment sale and lease agreements
  • world-famous entertainment company in connection with the prosecution of Russian infringers of exclusive rights to means of identification (trademarks)
  • German industrial equipment manufacturer in connection with the infringement of the rights to a trademark during its illegal use in domain names in the Russian segment of the Internet