LEGAL: COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS IN RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN LEGISLATION

"Pacta sunt servanda" — a Latin expression meaning "Agreements must be kept." This is a fundamental principle in contract law, emphasizing the sanctity and inviolability of agreements.

We provide consultations on all aspects of contract law. We structure commercial agreements governed by the laws of any jurisdiction. We offer legal opinions on all contentious issues related to contractual interactions with counterparties. We analyze risks and errors and provide correct solutions.

"Corporations are instruments that need to be properly configured to serve society." — Franklin D. Roosevelt

We offer a full range of services for "configuring" corporations. We provide consultations on all matters of corporate law in Russia and other jurisdictions. We support mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions at all stages. We develop corporate ownership and management structures for businesses. We conduct legal due diligence.

"Buy land — they're not making it anymore," said Mark Twain, referring to the eternal relevance and liquidity of the main real estate — land plots.

We support transactions for the acquisition and disposal of real estate, and we handle the registration of real estate rights. We protect rights to real property. We provide legal support for construction projects.

"In dispute, truth is born," said Socrates. It is no coincidence that people speak of the truth in the final instance, using a metaphor from judicial terminology. Often, the truth cannot be established without the help of a mediator, whether it be a court, a mediator, or simply a lawyer-negotiator.

We handle the resolution of commercial disputes both at the pre-trial stage and in state courts of all instances. We take on the full range of services, from building a dispute strategy to gathering evidence worldwide; from preparing a pre-trial claim to filing an appeal with the Supreme Court.

At the heart of the activities and mutual relations between private households lies, without a doubt, credit. A private household that does not wish to succumb to this necessity must perish in the struggle with others that have submitted to the demands of the times. This statement by the great Russian civilist of the pre-revolutionary era, G. F. Shershenevich, is true in all times. And where credit exists, insolvency inevitably arises.

We have been consulting on bankruptcy law for over 15 years and have accumulated vast experience in supporting both commercial and consumer bankruptcies. We support bankruptcy procedures on behalf of creditors, debtors, and investors interested in distressed assets. A separate area of our expertise includes disputes over bankruptcy-related transaction challenges and subsidiary liability.

In arbitration, the parties choose not only the battlefield but also the rules of engagement. Resolving a dispute in a non-state arbitration institution is the most modern and civilized way to settle a conflict.

We have experience in conducting proceedings in most of the major arbitration institutions worldwide, including ICC, SIAC, LCIA, ICAC, RAC, HKIAC. We handle arbitration proceedings both directly and by coordinating teams of foreign lawyers.