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About The Firm

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP* is the Russian practice of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, international law firm, purposely structured in a way few other law firms are – as a fully integrated global team that provides clients with clear, connected legal advice, wherever and whenever they need it.

In Moscow, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP has 100 lawyers, qualified under Russian, English and US law. The highly respected Moscow team has over 20 years of experience, providing legal support for major Russian businesses, as well as multinationals implementing large-scale investment projects in Russia. The Moscow-based international team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP provides transaction support for Russian and global investments by both Russian and international clients.

Today, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP is one of the top-tier international law firms, the Russian practice of a major global firm, able to provide top-level international advice and transactional support for complex high profile deals for both big multinationals and major Russian corporates. We focus on complex transactional and litigation work and continue to utilise fully the firm’s full service capabilities, which is, de facto, our competitive advantage on the Russian market, allowing us to support expertise-specific deals. We have unrivalled capabilities for assembling for each particular complicated project a tailored multi- functional team including specialists from various of the firm’s practice groups.

In Moscow, the firm’s key practice areas are:

• Corporate/ M&A
• Banking & Finance
• Real Estate & Construction
• Dispute Resolution
• Tax
• Customs & International Trade
• Commercial
• Compliance
• White Collar Crime Defence
• Competition & Antitrust
• Employment, Pensions & Benefits
• IP
• PPP/Infrastructure
• Insolvency & Bankruptcy

The Russian practice team is consistently ranked highly / recommended by The Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, IFLR1000, Best Lawyers and Pravo.ru.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP currently has over 1700 clients among the major international investors operating in Russia, including 130 FORBES Global clients, leading Russian and international financial institutions, and Russian corporate leaders in the national market.

In the early 1990s, the team of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) LLP were among the first in Russia to advise major international companies entering the Russian market. We are proud to still be providing legal support for many of them. Our experience and detailed knowledge of Russia’s legal system, as well as Russia’s socio-economic and political processes, and the local business culture, enables us to understand the expectations and concerns of foreign investors in Russia, and ensure that they can use our experience to achieve their outcomes.

The Russian practice of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is the winner of 25 national and international awards over the past five years, including:

• Russia Law Firm of the Year – Chambers Europe Awards 2015 and shortlisted in 2016-2018;
• International Law Firm of the Year – The Lawyer European Awards 2014 and shortlisted in 2015;
• International Law Firm of the Year – Legal Business Awards (Legal 500) 2010 and shortlisted in 2016-2015;
• One of Russia’s TOP-3 law firms in revenue terms according to Pravo.ru 300 2017;
• Client Service Law Firm of the Year – Chambers Europe Awards 2014 and 2010.

* before the merger – Goltsblat BLP

About Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

40% of the Fortune 500 rely on global law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner to protect their interests and support their critical business needs. Formed by the combination of Bryan Cave and Berwin Leighton Paisner, the firm is purposely structured in a way few other law firms are - as a fully integrated international team that provides clients with clear, connected legal advice, wherever and whenever they need it.

By combining the practice experience, industry knowledge and market connections of 1400 lawyers in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with our recognised leadership in applying legal service and technology innovation, we deliver commercial advantage to clients.

Working as one team, we bring to our clients a range of integrated capabilities, including some of the world’s most active M&A, real estate, financial services, litigation and corporate risk practices.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is:

• 8 times winner of a Law Firm of the Year award on different markets since 2004
• Twice named the World’s Most Innovative Law Firm (International Legal Technology Association)
• Ranked Number 1 most innovative law firm by Legal Business (2017)