Julia Romanova

International Partner*

Practice Description

Julia Romanova’s practice focuses on litigation, arbitration, corporate, bankruptcy and real estate matters. She advises clients with regard to Russian foreign investment legislation and regulations, and represents the interests of clients before Russian courts. Over the past several years, Ms. Romanova has spent much of her time working as a Russian law advisor for clients in the course of international arbitration proceedings and litigation in foreign courts (England, USA, Holland). She also has extensive experience with international multilateral lending institutions on recovery and restructuring matters, as well as participated in general due diligence reviews of numerous Russian companies. 

^{*Chadbourne & Parke International, LLP is a partnership affiliated with Chadbourne & Parke LLP.}

Representative Matters

• Leading counsel in successful representation of a Russian power generating company in the International Commercial Arbitration Court in Moscow in a dispute over an agreement for the reconstruction of a major hydropower station in Russia where the general contractor did not fulfill its obligations.
• Successfully represented a major international auditing firm in a Moscow court in a case where the claimant sought to recover damages from the loss of value of Yukos shares, having relied on the auditors' reports.
• Acted as a member of the team representing the Bankruptcy Trustee of Yukos Oil Company in NY Bankruptcy Court, prepared expert evidence for litigation in NY Bankruptcy Court and in the Netherlands courts.
• Represented a subsidiary of a major Russian state oil company in international commercial arbitration (London Court of International Arbitration) with claims amounting to more than $1 billion dollars in connection with two disputes against a major French oil company with a complete victory in the first case, and a partial victory in the second case. 
• Prepared expert evidence on Russian law for a multi-million dollar case considered by the High Court of Justice Queen's Bench Division Commercial Court in London.   
• Represented a major Russian auditing firm as a defendant in the Russian commercial courts against a claimant seeking to enforce an ICAC award. 
• Successfully represented a multilateral development bank against its Swiss debtor seeking recovery of a $57 million debt. 
• Successfully represented a foreign investor, owner of a minority stake in a major Russian metallurgical plant, in two litigation proceedings aimed at protecting its shareholder’s rights. 
• Represented a major Turkish construction company as a creditor in bankruptcy proceedings initiated against a major Russian petrochemical company. 
• Represented a major Russian auditing firm in litigation proceedings initiated by the shareholder of customer seeking to declare the audit reports invalid. 
• Represented one of the major international banks in Russia in a series of litigations against its former employees. 
• Successfully represented a top-manager of one of the major tobacco companies in Russia in criminal proceedings.
• Advised a multilateral development bank with regard to two LCIA arbitrations brought against a major Russian automobile company and a Russian shipping company. 
• Advised a foreign aluminum trader regarding arbitration proceedings held in Zurich, involving a major Russian aluminum plant, prepared Russian law expert evidence.  
• Advised a major Russian oil company and a Cyprus holding company of a major Russian investment company in two separate litigation proceedings held in an eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, prepared Russian law expert evidence.
• Participated in due diligence projects of a major Russian cement holding company and its other affiliated cement plants, a major Russian holding company for production of beverages and a major Russian tobacco company. 
• Participated in debt equity swap transactions with participation of an international financial institution.

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