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Natalia Zhuk

Counsel

Minsk, Belarus

+375 17 373-55-00

Natalia Zhuk is the Counsel, the Head of the intellectual property practice and contract law practice, Co-head of dispute resolution practice at GRATA International.

Natalia has extensive experience in the legal support of the business activities of large distribution companies.

Areas of Legal Practice:

International commercial law, customs law, WTO law, EEU law
Contract law
Real estate
Judicial practice
IP
Antimonopoly law
Corporate law
Labour law

Branches of economy:

Industry and commerce
Real estate development and engineering services
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Transport
Retail

Education:

2000 - 2005 – Bachelor of law (Belarusian State University, Faculty of Law)
2014-2016 – Master of Laws (LLM) (Belarusian State University, Faculty of International Relations) on specialty "Legal support of economic activity"
2016 – present time– Applicant for the degree of candidate of legal sciences (Faculty of Law, BSU)

Career:

Carries out professional activities since 2005.
From 2005 to 2008 she worked in the field of real estate registration.
From 2008 to 2019 - experience as a corporate lawyer in large distribution companies, including 3.5 years as head of the legal department

Languages:

English
Russian

Practice areas

Dispute Resolution

Intellectual Property

Commercial Contracts

Experience

Preparation and legal examination of foreign trade agreements, including with leading world food producers, negotiations on the disputed terms of agreements.
Preparation and legal examination of contracts with all major retail chains of the Republic of Belarus, conducting negotiations.
Legal expertise and advising in the areas of currency regulation, customs clearance, confirmation of product quality, labeling and packaging.
Advising a major American financial company on the requirements and restrictions on advertising a money transfer system, including with regard to the content of advertising, documents required for advertising, the terms of the contract with the organizer of the advertising company.
Conclusion of contracts for the provision of advertising and marketing services, including with non-residents, legal support for advertising campaigns, advertising games, outdoor advertising and advertising on vehicles, in the media and on the Internet.
Full legal support for the project on the reconstruction of the logistics complex, acceptance into operation and registration of real estate.
Legal support of a project for a resident of the Republic of Belarus to receive financing under the Russian state program, including the provision of loans and opening accounts with non-resident banks with the receipt of relevant permits.
Support of projects for the automation of business processes in large distribution companies, as well as for the automation of transport activities and warehouse logistics.
Registration of trademarks, contesting the refusal of registration, conclusion of licensing and assignment agreements for trademarks.
Support of large projects for the provision of logistics services.
Creation of new legal entities, reorganization, purchase and sale of shares, production lease.
Representation of interests in complex legal disputes related to shared construction, lending, logistics services, customs clearance, challenging state registration of real estate, causing harm to health, labor disputes, etc.