Practices

Corporate and Commercial Law

We provide legal support for our clients' businesses at every stage — from incorporation to winding up — including legal due diligence to minimise risks and day-to-day support of commercial operations.

Corporate law

• incorporation of companies, branches, and non-profit organisations;
• support of mergers and acquisitions (M&A);
• reorganisation and liquidation;
• securities transactions and antitrust clearances;
• resolution of corporate disputes;
• licensing.

Commercial law

• full legal support of organisations;
• due diligence and transaction structuring;
• cross-border investments;
• representation before state authorities;
• legal opinions;
• public procurement and leasing operations.

Intellectual Property and Information Technology

Legal support on matters involving information technology and intellectual property — from one-off projects to ongoing retainers. The practice is run by consultants and registered patent attorneys experienced in disputes before courts, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, and the Chamber for Patent Disputes of Rospatent.

Registration and advisory

• registration of trademarks, patents, and industrial designs;
• patent searches and registrability checks;
• registration of software and domain names;
• licence and copyright agreements, franchising, know-how;
• transfer of IP rights in mergers and acquisitions;
• advice on copyright and related rights.

Dispute resolution

• representation before courts and Rospatent;
• anti-counterfeiting actions;
• trademark, patent, and domain name disputes;
• protection of copyright online and in the film industry.

Litigation and Arbitration

Our lawyers have extensive experience in complex court proceedings and have successfully represented clients before commercial (arbitrazh) courts and courts of general jurisdiction at all levels, as well as in international commercial arbitration (ICAC).

• corporate and commercial disputes;
• construction and real estate disputes;
• antitrust disputes;
• intellectual property disputes;
• tax and customs disputes;
• protection of business reputation;
• employment disputes;
• debt recovery;
• consumer disputes.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy

We offer effective solutions aimed at maximising satisfaction of our clients' claims in debtor bankruptcy proceedings.

• analysis of debtors' financial position and information gathering;
• measures to prevent financial difficulties;
• support of debtor-initiated bankruptcy proceedings;
• verification of creditors' claims;
• inclusion of claims in the creditors' register and court representation;
• organisation of creditors' meetings and committee work;
• challenging actions of insolvency administrators;
• challenging debtor transactions aimed at asset stripping.

Investment Projects

Protection of an investor's rights begins at the stage of selecting the investment site. Our specialists provide comprehensive protection of the project at each of its stages.

• comprehensive legal assessment of the investment site;
• legal opinions for each stage of the project;
• negotiation of transaction terms;
• advice on tax law;
• representing the client in negotiations with state authorities;
• obtaining permits and approvals.

Labour Law

Legal support across the full range of employment matters: due diligence of employment documentation to identify and minimise risks, optimal application of labour legislation, and working with trade unions.

• employment contracts and individual liability documents;
• job descriptions and internal regulations;
• collective bargaining agreements;
• support of restructuring and redundancies;
• engagement with trade unions and collective negotiations;
• representation before state authorities;
• support in labour disputes;
• staff outsourcing and employment of foreign nationals.

Tax Law

Our tax practice supports both companies and individuals — from day-to-day advice to defence in disputes with tax authorities.

• tax law advice and risk assessment;
• tax structuring of business;
• analysis of tax consequences of transactions;
• accounting and tax bookkeeping;
• tax audit;
• legal defence during tax and customs inspections;
• administrative and judicial appeals against tax authority decisions;
• VAT recovery assistance;
• support of transactions extending beyond Russian jurisdiction.

International Law

We help clients build international business structures and support transactions with a foreign element, including structuring through foreign entities and instruments governed by foreign law.

• structuring of business and transactions through foreign entities governed by foreign law;
• registration of companies in foreign jurisdictions;
• drafting and review of agreements under foreign law, including the law of England and Wales;
• shareholders' agreements and other international instruments;
• legal analysis of the creation and operation of legal entities of various forms abroad;
• protection of owners' rights under the corporate law of foreign jurisdictions;
• support of negotiations and closing of transactions to international standards.