Legal Solutions

The practice team is responsible for the largest transactions across various business sectors in Russia and beyond: from IT and TMT to real estate, construction, and the oil and gas industry. Our specialists have extensive practical experience and are capable of solving any, even the most complex, tasks in the shortest possible time. The lawyers in the practice are involved in shaping the M&A practice under Russian law and are proficient in foreign law. Key lawyers have many years of experience working at international law firms.

The practice brings together professionals in corporate and tax law, accounting, as well as specialists in financial planning, management consulting, and investments. Our unique, comprehensive expertise allows our team to effectively plan the restructuring of clients’ businesses, as well as their business and personal assets.

The practice team provides a full range of services for the criminal defense of commercial organizations (beneficiaries, top managers, and their employees), government officials, and private clients. We conduct audits of criminal risks and support clients not only during the pre-investigation phase but also at all stages of the criminal process. Our specialists have experience defending clients’ interests in high-profile criminal cases related to taxes, bankruptcy, commercial disputes, corporate conflicts, economic crimes, and corruption.

The team provides advisory services on all aspects of Russian and international tax legislation for high-net-worth individuals. We offer ongoing support to corporate and private clients on a wide range of tax issues related to various transactions. Our specialists work on projects across various sectors and handle the structuring of a wide range of assets.

The lawyers in the practice possess expertise in the vast majority of areas of antitrust regulation. Their involvement in developing specific provisions of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” and shaping legal approaches within the framework of antitrust compliance provides our firm with a significant competitive advantage when participating in major projects and large antitrust disputes. A special focus on TMT gives our team a deep industry perspective and helps propose preventive measures.

The private client support team consists of leading experts in various areas of law. By bringing together professionals in taxation, immigration, investment, and family law both in Russia and abroad, the practice forms unique expertise. This allows us to protect and structure our clients’ assets, conduct estate planning worldwide, including changes in ownership and business management structures, and provide advice on matters related to the structure and processes of managing family wealth.

The practice team provides a full range of advisory services related to the activities of regulated funds in Russia and abroad. Our lawyers have extensive experience in creating and supporting foreign fund structures. A separate group specializes in structuring mutual investment funds under Russian law. We successfully integrate mutual investment funds into corporate structures and have vast experience in preparing shareholder agreements. Interaction with regulators regarding the admission of non-credit financial organizations to the market is also part of our expertise.

The practice team represents clients’ interests in all types of disputes in arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction at all levels, including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the Constitutional Court. A separate group of lawyers specializes in complex cross-border disputes. Lawyers in this group have experience and qualifications in English law.

We specialize in comprehensive support for IT companies. Our core expertise is in structuring IT companies and IT products. Our methodology allows us to quickly and efficiently conduct comprehensive IT-related due diligence. A separate area of expertise is personal data, where our specialists have both Russian and international qualifications.