Paralegal
Higher School of Economics.
Moscow Office
v.schevchuk@sbplaw.ruVeronika specialises in complex commercial disputes and disputes complicated by a foreign element. She has experience in supporting complex litigation involving multiple parallel court proceedings and related to the imposition of foreign restrictive measures. Provides analytical support to the team.
Protecting the client in 40+ Russian proceedings after EU asset freezes.
Preparation of expert reports on Russian law for proceedings in EWHC over insurance indemnities for the aircraft loss due to Russian counter-sanctions.
Multi-jurisdictional corporate conflict in Russian banks (Russia, UK, BVI, Cyprus).
Representing Google's former employee in bankruptcy proceedings of Google's subsidiary with respect to numerous disputes on challenging transactions and bringing controlling persons to vicarious (subsidiary) liability.
Representing the client in Russian litigation concerning nationalization of 158 legal entities (major hotel group) due to alleged tax violations in the amount of USD 2.4 billion, including coordination of international investigations to identify beneficiaries of BVI and Isle of Man entities.
Representing the client in several court proceedings against its former Russian dealers regarding the client's exit from the Russian market.
Advising the client with respect to risks for the holding in general and its Russian assets in particular, considering Russian countermeasures as well as recently adopted legislation. SBP team prepared a memorandum, which later on was submitted by the client to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) to get a license for a potential amicable settlement on the matter.
Defending multiple parties in a Norwich Pharmacal application in Cyprus related to potential multi-jurisdictional claims for several billion USD, considering a global settlement agreement and its release provisions preventing further proceedings.
Representing the client within the amicable settlement of a complex conflict involving several legal proceedings related to the construction of an agricultural complex in the Sakhalin region (the total amount of claims exceeded USD 27 million). This resulted in court-approved agreements as well as a successful transaction leading to the buyout of the opponents' shares in the project.
Representing the Client in a litigation proceeding within a bankruptcy of a Russian citizen to challenge the debtor's payments to its foreign lawyers who represented him in litigation proceedings in the High Court in London.
