Andrey Gorodissky & Partners

About this office:

Founded in 1992 as an independent partnership of lawyers, Andrey Gorodissky & Partners has grown to become one of Russia's leading law firms. The firm has broad experience and a reputation for offering a full range of quality legal services. The firm has thirteen partners, seven associates and sixteen in support staff. All lawyers of the firm are members of the Moscow Bar. Several lawyers have training and/or work experience in Western countries. One of the qualification requirements to all lawyers is free command of the English language. From its head office in Moscow the firm maintains close correspondent relations with leading law firms of the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belorus and a number of other countries. The firm represents major Russian and foreign companies that operate in various fields, such as oil extraction and processing, metallurgy, building, telecommunications, TV and radio broadcasting, publishing business, pharmaceuticals, automobile building, real estate, international trade, banking and securities, and consumer goods manufacturing. The lawyers of the firm have considerable experience in doing due diligence checks and preparing legal opinions in connection with acquisition or purchase of major stock in Russian companies. We advise our clients on all matters of taxation and represent them in disputes with tax authorities. The firm has an in-house trademark attorney who assists the clients in registration and protection of trademarks, including litigation. The lawyers of the firm have extensive experience in representation of the clients before Russian common and state arbitration (commercial) courts, and in international commercial arbitration.