On what conditions do foreign businesses leave Russia? What does the future hold for NewLFs? These issues were discussed by Pravo.ru editor-in-chief Boris Boltyansky and Grigory Gadzhiev, Partner at Orion. The video is available here.
00:00 – Introduction
00:22 – The establishment of Orion and the pluses of an ILF-to-NewLF transformation
03:33 – The forced exit of foreign businesses from Russia
05:48 – The intricacies of the work of the government commission upon the sale of assets in Russia
08:37 – How foreigners can avoid losing their businesses for next to nothing
11:09 – The principal buyers of assets of foreign companies
12:55 – The methods of maintaining control over Russian assets by foreigners
14:27 – The pitfalls of buying foreigners’ businesses by top management
15:23 – The litigation risks after the sale of businesses
19:59 – The correct arbitration clause in contracts
22:42 – The strengths of Orion over its peers
25:19 – The future of NewLFs