Expertise

A focused practice covering Russian law issues arising in business, disputes and international matters.

Commercial risk analysis under Russian law

Legal effect of Russian regulatory measures

Shareholder rights and internal company issues

Corporate authority and governance

Contractual interpretation and validity

Typical matters include:

Advice on Russian legal issues affecting contracts, corporate structures, transactions, legal exposure and business decision-making. This includes questions of interpretation, validity, formal requirements, internal approvals and the practical operation of Russian legal rules in commercial settings.

Strategic assessment of Russia-related litigation issues

Disputes involving Russian counterparties or assets

Procedural and enforcement risk in Russia

Overlap between Russian and foreign proceedings

Commercial disputes with a Russian element

Typical matters include:

Support in disputes involving Russian parties, Russian assets, Russian-law issues or procedural overlap between Russia and another jurisdiction. Our role is to clarify the Russian-law dimension of a broader dispute and help clients assess legal position, procedural exposure and strategic implications.

Russia-related legal risk in compliance-sensitive matters

Russian countermeasures affecting disputes or enforcement

Ownership and control analysis in Russian structures

Russian legal effects of payment restrictions

Contractual disruption caused by sanctions-related events

Typical matters include:

Russian law analysis in matters affected by sanctions, Russian countermeasures, restrictions on payments, ownership and control questions, or broader compliance-sensitive circumstances. The emphasis is on careful legal analysis of Russian-law consequences rather than broad sanctions advice under foreign law.

Preliminary analysis of recovery obstacles under Russian law

Interaction between Russian proceedings and foreign enforcement

Legal status of Russia-linked assets

Procedural realities affecting recovery strategy

Enforcement risk involving Russian assets

Typical matters include:

Strategic input on enforcement exposure, asset position, procedural obstacles and recovery-related issues where Russian law or Russian proceedings may affect the wider matter. This includes analysis relevant to judgment enforcement, asset risk and legal barriers arising in Russia-connected situations.

Business relationship disputes with a Russian-law component

Commercial agreements and legal risk allocation

Internal approvals and authority to act

Shareholder and beneficial ownership issues

Corporate structuring questions

Typical matters include:

Advice on business structures, corporate relationships, shareholder arrangements and commercial issues requiring Russian-law input. This area is particularly relevant where international businesses or legal teams need a focused understanding of Russian legal position in a transactional, governance or dispute context.

Cross-border succession planning issues involving Russian law

Asset ownership questions in private wealth structures

Legal validity of documentation and powers of attorney

Family assets with a Russian connection

Inheritance and succession issues

Typical matters include:

Support on selected private wealth, succession and family-asset matters involving a Russian connection. These instructions are generally cross-border in nature and concern the legal treatment of assets, succession rights, family arrangements or documentation under Russian law.