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 Partners. The video is available here.

00:00 – Introduction

00:22 – The establishment of Orion Partners 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 Partners over its peers

25:19 – The future of NewLFs