Our Russian Business Team advises domestic and foreign clients in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on corporate and financial transactions, regulatory matters, and disputes. We work with enterprises, high-net worth individuals, and state parties.
Our lawyers have extensive experience with the business climate in Russia and other CIS countries. Further to this, we have decades of experience in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and our clients benefit from our knowledge resources and international reach. Reed Smith has offices in many financial centers around the globe, that are important to our clients, and we provide gateways for our clients to numerous jurisdictions and opportunities.
We provide focused advice relevant to our clients’ transactions, disputes, and jurisdictions in a language they understand. We advise on a broad range of cross-border transactions and disputes, with a particular focus on the following areas of law:
- Energy and natural resources;
- Corporate transactions, including direct investments, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital;
- Banking and finance;
- Environmental;
- Physical and derivative trading commodities;
- Project finance;
- Trade finance;
- Litigation and arbitration;
- Transportation and insurance;
- Regulatory and compliance;
- Tax.
