White & Case to act for Russian government in $12bn Pugachev arbitration Sarah Downey1 November 2016CIS and Russia White & Case has won a lucrative instruction to defend the Russian government on the $12bn arbitration case taken against it by Sergei Pugachev, a tycoon once dubbed ‘Putin’s banker.’Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryBeyond the deals: how clients rate London’s top M&A teams‘The energy capital of the world’ – why the global and US elite are betting on HoustonRevolving Doors: Sidley and Hogan Lovells swipe Latham partners, as Ropes and Clifford Chance build in EuropeThe ESG report – Russia: All bite, no barkSponsored briefing: Ukraine – successful heir of the Soviet empire or a self-made kid on the block?Letter from… Moscow: Apocalypse now beckons as sanctions and turmoil batter foreign lawyers in RussiaRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetry