AstapovLawyers International Law Group announces that Dr. Ljubomir Mudrić, a well known top manager and former chairman of Allseeds Group, joins the firm's team as a Partner.
At AstapovLawyers, Dr. Mudrić will coordinate advising efforts in the areas of restructuring, strategic management, international capital market access, investments, M&A and corporate governance. Dr. Ljubomir Mudrić will contribute his experience across a wide range of practices and practice groups including corporate and M&A, corporate governance, international finance and banking.

AstapovLawyers succeeds in a GAFTA arbitration involving their Kazakh client
The GAFTA arbitration tribunal has rendered an award in favour of AstapovLawyers' client, one of the largest agricultural producers and traders in Kazakhstan, in a long-lasting arbitration case against an importer from Germany.
This complicated case concerned a number of issues of applicable Kazakh and English law, insurance law and acceptance of damaged goods delivered under a CIF contract. The first tier award published in November 2009 contained quite odd findings giving a respondent an award where there had been neither counterclaim nor request for a set-off.
At the appeal stage, the Board of GAFTA arbitrators has taken the well argued position of AstapovLawyers' client and set aside the first tier award granting relief to the claiming party only.
This case was handled by AstapovLawyers international arbitration practice, in particular by Senior Associate Eugene Blinov and Managing Partner Andrey Astapov.

AstapovLawyers acted as a legal adviser to Marshall Capital Partners
AstapovLawyers International Law Group advised Marshall Capital Partners on the restructuring and audit of the fund's subsidiaries.
Marshall Capital Partners is one of the leading private equity firms operating in Russia and the CIS. Marshall carries out investment activities on behalf of corporate and private investors from Russia and abroad.
The firm provided legal support in terms of restructuring of the Marshall Capital Partners' subsidiaries including advice on investment and asset management, their review and due diligence, and advised on a range of issues related to employment and corporate law.

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