In the cozy atmosphere of our office, we are always happy to offer you high-quality dishes of legal cuisine prepared according to the most up-to-date recipes!
Opening representative offices / branches in Russia, as well as in CIS
Production localization
Secondment of foreign personnel and employment of local staff
Interim management and accounting
Business reorganization and staff reduction
Creation of employment models
Drafting employment agreements
Top management employment
Elaboration of internal regulatory acts and guidelines
Support by check-ups of the labor inspection and public prosecutor’s office
Organization of personal data processing in company
Optimizing staff costs
Support on the issues of labour protection and safety at work
Collective labour law & trade unions
Adaptation of the company’s international policies, including commercial secrets provisions and compliance regulations, for compliance with the Russian law
Support in mass layoffs and court labour disputes
Mediation
Support in labour disputes, including by the involvement of trade unions
Representation of the clients’ interests in collective negotiations and in relations with primary and higher trade unions
Taking part in dismissal negotiations, mediation
Representation in courts of all instances on the subjects of labour law
Risk identification, assessment and minimization for employers during employment, transfer and dismissal of staff of all levels, including executive and top management employees
Development of dismissal models and advice on dismissal procedures
M&A deals
Support by the companies' reorganization (merger/acquisition, takeover, spin-off etc.), liquidation and bankruptcy procedures
Sale of property complexes
Changes to the companies’ incorporation documents, including address changes, changes of the signature cards, opening/closure of branches and representative offices
Establishment/closure of subdivisions
Optimization of corporate and personnel structure
Changes to the companies’ managing bodies
Due diligence
Drafting internal documents regulating the powers of the company's managing bodies
Drafting and reviewing agreements
Organization of ordinary and extraordinary meetings of participants and further managing bodies, including those for approval of deals and confirmation of their conclusion
Representation of the companies' interests in courts, including commercial arbitration
Ongoing advice in the area of corporate, contract and tax law
Full corporate law support by executing asset transfer deals, including registration by state bodies
Tax and legal examination of transferrable assets of the group of companies (companies)
Development of tax efficient options for asset transfer into the target structure
Assessment of related tax risks
Development of group restructuring plans, including international taxation
Structuring of asset transfer deals
Accompanying restructuring processes, including those in holding companies
Work permits, work and business visas, temporary and permanent residence permits formalization
Representation of client’s interests in migration authorities
Consulting on issues regarding the registration at the place of stay (residence) and migration registration
Support by the governmental bodies’ checks for compliance with migration law
Amendment and prolongation of all permissive documents
Legal support in courts regarding disputes with state bodies, including disputes over entry ban and deportation
Appeal against governmental resolutions and other acts, including impositions of administrative fines
Audit of compliance with norms of migration law in cases of foreign citizens employment
Audit of the company’s personnel documentation
Keeping personnel records
Development, check and standardization of labour documentation
Audit in the labour protection sphere
Labour protection system organization in accordance with the legislation
Theme seminars and workshops for heads of personnel departments and company’s management in the sphere of labour and migration law, personnel record keeping, work with personnel data and internal investigation issues
Trainings on intercultural communication and peculiarities of doing business in Russia
Legal support of real estate transactions, including land plots, industrial and residential sites
Legal due diligence (legal opinion on documents and objects)
Tax planning and costs optimization in the sphere of real estate and land matters
Formalization of construction permits
Representation of the clients’ interests in all state bodies on the real estate subjects
Preparation and handling of all procedures, including registration of real estate objects
Support in admission to SRO (self-regulated organizations), including choice of organization and preparation of the necessary set of documents
Long-term experience in the banking sector: project, export and major customer financing in the context of German-Russian cooperation; European ECA and DIA coverage from the federal government
Successful restructuring of loan portfolio, including cooperation with major Russian banks
Support of European companies in localization in Russia and CIS; provision of investment credits
Long-term experience with ESG issues and standards, climate and energy efficiency
Good knowledge of Russian funding programs and instruments: from SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) to large-scale projects (project financing factory as a local instrument for project financing), including SPIK (special investment contract)
Good knowledge of the local investor market, excellent connections with the Russian Top companies and banks as well as ministries
Representation of the creditors' and debtors' interests in bankruptcy procedures
Support in enforcement proceedings
Participation in court sessions in administrative cases including disputes with state bodies
Work with debtors
Participation in negotiations on the settlement of disputes and conciliation
Mediation and holding negotiations in any conflict situations between the parties
Support in court disputes with customs bodies
Consulting on criminal issues
Anti-corruption audit
Analyzing, development and implementation of legislation compliance and business ethics programs
Internal investigations
Representation of interests in court regarding financial crimes
Franchising and license agreements
Registration of trademarks & patents
Franchising & License agreements
Know-how protection
Internet (web-sites) security
Issues referring to application of customs legislation in the EAEU countries
Check of documents before import to avoid mistakes when declaring
Preparation of contracts for the movement of goods across the border
Currency control issues
Selection of classification code, risk assessment in relation to customs value adjustment
Inclusion of a trademark in the customs intellectual property register (TROIS)
Obtaining a preliminary customs classification decision
Import of equipment into the share capital
Support by customs inspections
Challenging decisions of customs authorities in court, recovery of losses
Consulting on tax issues and issues of currency legislation of current activities
Tax expertise of contracts, group of transactions, investment projects
Tax structuring of activities
Tax audit
Preparation for tax inspections
Reassessment of tax risks and stress tests
International tax planning
Resolution of tax disputes
TP diagnostics including analysis of compliance of the applied TP approaches with the provisions of tax legislation and actual functional profile of the parties as well as assessments of optimal balance between TP risks and tax efficiency (ETR)
Development and improvement of TP methodologies
Preparation and enhancement of TP reporting documents
In the cozy atmosphere of our office, we are always happy to offer you high-quality dishes of legal cuisine prepared according to the most up-to-date recipes!