• Comprehensive analysis of current wealth management structures in Russia and abroad, assessment of tax effects;
• Recommendations on wealth management considering personal circumstances of the client;
• Recommendations on wealth management and management of foreign accounts of sanctioned persons;
• Establishment and management of trusts, private funds, companies in different jurisdictions;
• Opening accounts with foreign banks, collection of documents for KYC purposes;
• Planning and support in transactions, expert review of AML considerations;
• Legal expert review of owner’s title and risks associated with purchased real estate;
• Support in transactions for purchase and/or assignment of assets (including shares, equity, real estate, yachts, luxury items) in Russia and abroad;
• Recommendations on transfer and ownership of assets in case of change in tax residency;
• Recommendations on minimization of risk of assets forfeit;
• Representation of the client in case of seizure or imposition of other restrictions on assets, including in scope of criminal cases;
• Support in fund raising on the security of personal assets;
• Organization and support in trustee management of assets;
• Representation in relations with portfolio investors and insurance companies.

• Preparation of notices on opening (closure) of accounts with foreign banks or change in details;
• Preparation of the annual cash flow statement on accounts with foreign banks;
• Consulting on opening accounts with foreign banks;
• Representing the client at foreign exchange control authorities;
• Consulting on other issues in foreign exchange control laws.

• Tax planning for private capital;
• Controlled foreign companies and structures (CFC);
• Preparation of confirmation on tax disclosures;
• Tax returns, reports, and notices.

• Analysis of financial standing;
• Collection of documents;
• Development of a strategy and action plan to support in personal bankruptcy;
• Submission of bankruptcy applications;
• Legal support in the selection and appointment of financial receiver;
• Complex support in bankruptcy procedures;
• Protection of interests during validation of creditor claims;
• Creation of debt restructuring model;
• Concluding negotiated settlement agreement.

Pre-action disputes resolution

• We participate in negotiations with the clients’ contractors to resolve disputes out of court;
• We prepare recommendations (including memoranda) to mitigate risks arising out of the dispute;
• We prepare legal instruments for agreed arrangements.

Legal representation

• We consult in disputes resolution;
• We represent our clients in international arbitration proceedings, prepare expert conclusions;
• We represent our clients in commercial courts, general jurisdiction courts and arbitration tribunals.

• Determination of status of current or planned foreign companies or trusts, other establishments, to be acknowledged as CFC with the subsequent determination of tax effects;
• Analysis of opportunities to establish the conditions, where the structure in question will not be acknowledged as CFC, considering the legal practice;
• Analysis of feasibility of transition to payment of lump sum tax for the CFC, submission of relevant notices.

• Completion and submission of notices on participation in a foreign company, notifications for CFC, to the Russian tax authority;
• Completion and submission of notices on controlled foreign company to the tax authority;
• Organization of audits of financial statements of CFC;
• Calculation of taxable base for income tax on income received by CFC, completion of tax returns in relevant sections, collection and submission of supporting documents.

• Recommendations on the selection of CFC profit confirmation method;
• Calculation of taxable base in accordance with the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, preparation of a set of attachments to the beneficiary’s tax return to verify calculation accuracy;
• Completion of relevant sheets of the tax return in relation to profit of certain CFC.

• Legal expert review (Due Diligence) of title to real estate, current restrictions, encumbrances and risks of ownership, use, disposal, including for purchase and sale;
• Complex legal and technical support in real estate transactions considering tax and other effects;
• Legalization of real estate in administrative and court proceedings;
• Resolution of complicated land issues, including reservation, seizure, privatization and repurposing of land plots;
• Legal support in the change of category and permitted use of land plots. Cadastral works;
• Representation of the client in resolution of land-related disputes in commercial courts of all instances;
• Receipt of information on third party-owned real estate.