The agricultural holding was accused of violating the rules for participating in competitive procedures for the acquisition of a large defense industrial enterprise.

The Prosecutor’s Office appealed against the procedure for conducting a tender for the acquisition of a business, insisting that it be declared invalid. According to the prosecution, the Client had no purpose of executing a state defense order. A criminal case has been initiated for attempting to steal the enterprises of the military-industrial complex.

The Client is defending by a team from the Firm’s Criminal Law and Dispute Resolution Practices under the supervision of Managing Partner Kirill Belskiy, and including Partner Dmitry Pozin and Junior Partner Konstantin Shorygin.

As a result of the successful work of the lawyers during the arbitration dispute, the demands of the prosecutor's office were left without satisfaction, the tender was recognized as valid and legitimate.

In criminal proceedings, the lawyers successfully defend a legal position that demonstrates the legality of the holding’s participation in the tender for the acquisition of the business a fair market price, and furthermore, the holding company does not deceive and intends to execute a state defense order after acquiring the enterprise.

The project is related to a general trend of "nationalization" of assets, especially enterprises of strategic importance.