A Russian entrepreneur requested the AT Law Firm to conduct a legal due diligence of real estate before purchase, as well as to support the purchase of a house and land plots with a total area of more than 4,500 square metres. A full report was prepared for the client indicating the risks associated with […]

Recent events in international tax policy have influence either on our country. Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation is planning to conclude a treaty with offshore jurisdictions on sharing information. And if corresponding changes are made in tax legislation, Russia will become a full member of the international tax information exchange, including jurisdictions previously […]

Despite of some economic stabilization, the current situation still forces some companies to downsize its business activities. This causes companies to reduce staff or cut personal costs in another way. By Alexey Chantsev, Labor law expert, Alimirzoev&Trofimov law firm In most cases staff reduction is real and caused by downsizing of business activities or by […]

Sergei Alimirzoev, Partner, spoke at the forum “Tax & Legal Optimization for Russian Investments” (Geneva, Switzerland) about “Structuring Foreign Investments in Russia: Trends and Prospects”.

The head of Federal Security Service declared that the requirement to disclose ultimate beneficiaries of RF companies is planned to be established next year by amending the Federal Laws «On join stock companies» and «On capital markets» . Company beneficiaries who refused to be disclosed might be restricted in company management. Specifically it is planned […]

The Firm’s partners and associates are experienced in pre-trial negotiations, handling complex commercial litigation, and enforcing arbitrage and foreign arbitration tribunals awards in Russia and CIS. Our attorneys represent clients in major Russian courts, including the: Moscow Arbitrage Court; Courts of Appeal; Federal Cassation Courts; The Supreme Arbitrage Court; and The Constitutional Court. The Firm’s […]

As of July 1, 2010 on the territory of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan (and from the July 6, 2010 on the territory of the Republic Bela-rus) entered into force the Customs Code of the Cus-tom Union (appendix to Agreement on the Customs Code of the Custom Union, passed by the Decision […]

Hereby we would like to inform you on the new legal regulation of the order for dissolution of investment contracts and acquisition of land plots by owners of real estate located on them. Subjects discussed: I. Investment Contracts (Land Lease). II. Acquisition of Land Plots Newsletter-as-of-21-12-2011

We would like to inform you of basic amendments to the Russian legislation. Government of the Russian Federation prepares to introduce in the Russian State Duma a Bill “On the amendments to a number of the Russian legal acts regarding cancellation of some categories of land and become inoperative the Federal Law “On the transfer […]