Natalia Kasatkina manages projects in corporate and commercial law, litigation, and bankruptcy proceedings. She has extensive experience in providing legal support to Russian and global companies in complex corporate disputes. She represents clients’ interests in special bankruptcy proceedings and disputes involving subsidiary liability.
Natalia is an expert in counter-sanctions compliance.
Education
- Kutafin Moscow State Law University: Bachelor of Laws
- Kutafin Moscow State Law University: Master of Laws
Project experience
- Provided full-service support for a corporate conflict in a leading auto group in the North-Western District, including disputes over management bodies and appeals against transactions with key assets. Ensured full recovery of the clients' property losses and redemption of the shares in the business at fair value. The sum involved in the dispute exceeded RUB 10 billion.
- Developed a defense strategy and represented the owner of a major IT group in a dispute with the heirs of the former owner. Provided full-service support to protect the client's existing business from a hostile takeover. The assets protected exceeded RUB 7 billion.
- Provided legal support in a transaction for the purchase of shares in a manufacturer of construction materials. Developed and implemented the transaction structure for shares in holding companies located in Russia and abroad.
- Defended a top manager of a major Russian bank in a dispute on subsidiary liability with a complicated criminal aspect. Secured a precedent-setting ruling and protected the client against claims exceeding RUB 2 billion.
- Provided full-service legal support in Russia's central corporate conflict of 2020. Secured a position on more than 20 disputes, which allowed the Client to sign settlement agreements in respect of more than RUB 19 billion in commodity assets.
- Developed a defense strategy for a client in a corporate dispute involving a leading specialized equipment manufacturer.
- Provided full-service support for an investment and equity acquisition in a clothing manufacturer. The client, as a minority shareholder, retained decision-making rights for key company operations.
- Represented a client in a case challenging the validity of a luxury real estate purchase transaction during the seller's bankruptcy proceedings. Protected the client's property rights and upheld the transaction's validity.
