[ languages ]
Russian, English
Evgeny Orlov
Senior Associate
[ education ]
Specialist Degree with Honours, All-Russian State University of Justice, 2015
Evgeny specialises in a wide range of corporate disputes, including challenges to transfers of equity interests in companies. He also represents clients in insolvency disputes concerning the inclusion of affiliated creditors’ claims in the register of creditors’ claims, challenges to transactions and the imposition of subsidiary liability on controlling persons. In addition, he handles complex commercial disputes before Russian courts and in international commercial arbitration, as well as litigation in foreign jurisdictions.
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[ professional profile ]
A litigation lawyer with a particular focus on insolvency and corporate disputes. Over 10 years of experience at leading Russian consulting firms and law offices.
Key experience

Defended a debtor’s counterparty against a tax authority’s claim seeking to impose subsidiary liability exceeding RUB 7 billion;

Defended a debtor’s counterparty in a dispute over subsidiary liability for the debts of an oilfield services company, in respect of claims brought by leading banks;

Represented one of the largest manufacturers of power supply equipment in a dispute with a counterparty under a mixed contract;

Represented an insolvent bank in a number of arbitration proceedings under the LCIA Rules.

Expertise and impact

Evgeny handles highly complex commercial disputes for leading Russian and international companies, as well as disputes arising in insolvency proceedings involving systemically important credit institutions. He also helped structure the acquisition of real estate from an insolvent developer through the developer substitution mechanism, where acquiring the asset by other means was extremely difficult. Evgeny has authored numerous articles and commentaries on dispute resolution and has developed webinars on the intricacies of handling insolvency proceedings.