The legal assessment of foreign economic activity is based on a constructive and thorough analysis of documents (foreign economic contracts, contract execution documents, documents on customs clearance of goods, etc.) within the framework of foreign economic activity, checking their compliance with the requirements of customs and currency legislation.
The goal is to eliminate or prevent violations of the requirements of customs and currency legislation, unjustified additional charges of customs duties, as well as to minimize cases of bringing foreign trade participants to administrative and criminal liability.
Based on the results of the legal assessment, the lawyer provides a written opinion, and the foreign trade participant receives a whole case of knowledge and tools to minimize all possible negative consequences.
It is always easier and financially justified to prevent the onset of negative consequences than to fight them and incur multimillion-dollar losses!
The legality of the customs operations of exporters or importers may be questioned both at the time of declaring the goods, but also after the release of the goods.
Customs inspections, including after the release of goods, very often become the basis for customs decisions to adjust the HS codes and the customs value of goods according to declarations for the last 3 years or more, which entails, respectively, the risk of multimillion additional charges of customs duties, as well as the risk of attracting foreign trade participants to administrative, and even worse, to criminal liability.
Therefore, customs inspection is the most important and effective stage of protecting the rights and interests of a foreign trade participant. The foreign trade participant has much more tools for his protection during the customs inspection than he thinks. And the result of the check depends on how correctly and effectively he uses these tools, namely, whether the above negative consequences will occur or not.
Even when foreign trade participants seek legal assistance at the stage of administrative investigations or already within the framework of customs-related criminal cases, there are always ways and means of effective protection and minimizing negative results for foreign trade participants.
The implementation of a competent and offensive defense strategy at the stages of customs inspection, administrative or criminal prosecution always brings a positive result for importers and exporters, and also allows you to restore violated rights and reimburse the defense costs incurred.
The complexity of the Russian legislative system does not always allow citizens to independently understand all the laws and their numerous requirements. This is even more difficult for foreign citizens.
Our lawyers will provide any legal services in the field of law that you need. This may include legal advice on your problem, representation of interests and protection of rights in government agencies of the Russian Federation and in court. Administrative or criminal prosecution requires maximum protection, and this protection can only be provided by lawyers whose legal powers are much broader than those of lawyers.
Lawyers cannot defend in administrative and criminal cases. The heads and beneficiaries of companies are held criminally liable only as individuals, so it is important to know that no lawyer will be allowed into the case either at the investigation stage or at the trial stage.
If the rights of officials and beneficiaries of companies are defended by lawyers who provide legal support for your company's activities, then the lawyer's knowledge of all the details of your business will allow you to develop and implement the most effective strategy for your protection and prevent the occurrence of the most negative consequences for you and your business.
Economic criminal cases have always belonged and still belong to the category of particularly complex cases requiring deep economic knowledge. Only individuals from among the actual or legal heads of organizations, as well as other persons from among officials whose involvement will be established during the investigation of a criminal case, are brought to criminal responsibility.
The extensive experience of our team of lawyers in investigating this category of cases, in-depth knowledge of operational investigative activities, and positive legal practice in such cases make it possible to competently protect the rights and interests of companies and their managers from unreasonable claims by government and law enforcement agencies, as well as illegal actions by partners.
The rights and interests of foreign companies on the territory of the Russian Federation require the same protection as Russian companies from illegal actions and decisions of state bodies of the Russian Federation, as well as in case of their violation by Russian partners.
- representation of interests of foreign companies in state bodies of the Russian Federation and Russian companies;
- settlement of disputes arising with state bodies of the Russian Federation and Russian partners;
- legal protection of intellectual property objects of foreign companies on the territory of the Russian Federation;
- protection of the rights and interests of foreign companies in the Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation;
- protection of the rights and interests of foreign companies in administrative and criminal cases.
Making any decisions on participation in international transactions and investment projects requires a preliminary study of the legislation of the countries with which the transactions and projects will be related. Moreover, it is important to correlate the rights and obligations of individuals and legal entities, as well as the requirements of the law on doing business, provided for by national, foreign and international legislation governing the field of activity with which your business will be associated.
Timely receipt of all necessary information about the registration, tax, customs and other types of legislation of the country at the place of business will make it possible to make the right decision in the case of an international transaction or participation in an international investment project, will minimize all risks, make the business safe and profitable.
Any business activity and transactions carried out within it already carry risks. Therefore, it is important to initially calculate all the risks and minimize their possible consequences, correctly draw up contracts and documents for their execution. The terms of the transactions must comply not only with the commercial interests of the parties, but also with the requirements of the legislation. When concluding international transactions, it is important to take into account the specifics and requirements of the legislation of the partner country. It is impossible to allow violation of prohibitions and restrictions established in the States in which the transaction is being made.
Investment projects require deep economic knowledge from a lawyer or a lawyer accompanying such projects. It is important to make a comprehensive legal assessment of all risks and their consequences, as well as to reflect them in a detailed written report as part of the preparation of the investment program. The absence of a legal assessment of such risks and tools to minimize them can lead to a complete loss of any, at first glance, the most successful investment project.
The presence of professional experience and practice confirms that in most cases any dispute can be settled in a pre-trial manner. To do this, it is important to give a legal assessment of the problem that has arisen, to find ways out of it. It is important to assess all the costs and efforts of the parties aimed at achieving the desires of each party and convince them of the rationality of finding and applying a compromise solution that will not satisfy the desires of each party individually, but will avoid unnecessary losses or other negative consequences for the parties.
Owning real estate is not only the possession of a valuable asset, but also a legal responsibility that requires professional supervision. We provide full legal support for facilities: from the moment of their acquisition to optimizing the cost of ownership and protection in contentious situations.
We do not just provide one-time services, but create the foundation for safe and economically profitable real estate ownership. Combining deep expertise in cadastral accounting, civil and land law, we find solutions even in the most complicated legal situations.
Tax disputes are one of the Board's priorities.
In the context of the dynamic reform of the tax system, professional legal support is necessary for businesses both during on-site and on-site tax audits, and at the stage of judicial appeal of tax authorities' decisions.
With the development of automation of tax control, disputes concerning the legality of VAT deductions, the validity of special tax regimes, the imputation of fragmentation schemes and other optimization methods in order to obtain unjustified tax benefits are particularly common.
The safe operation of the enterprise is ensured by a well-established system of tax compliance, constant monitoring and mitigation of tax and related risks at the stage of their origin.
A correctly formulated legal position at the stage of responding to the first requirements of the Federal Tax Service often sets the vector for the development of all subsequent relations between business and the state, and a mistake can entail huge costs, up to the loss of business.
With in-depth knowledge and significant experience in tax dispute resolution, we are ready to assist entrepreneurs even in extremely difficult situations.
The principles of our work are deep analysis, informed decisions and strict confidentiality.
In modern realities, businesses face legal challenges on a daily basis. We take care of all legal issues so that you can fully focus on the development of your business.
