Introducing the Firm

Pepeliaev Group is a leading Russian law firm offering the full range of legal services in all regions of Russia, in most former Soviet countries and abroad. Over 160 lawyers in Moscow, St Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Vladivostok, Beijing and Shanghai provide legal assistance to over 1,500 companies operating in various industries. 50% of these are international corporations implementing long-term investment projects in Russia.

Our firm has specialised practice groups:

• Korean Desk - to provide legal services to Korean companies in Russia and Russian investors doing business in Korea;
• Chinese Desk with offices in Beijing and Shanghai - to provide legal services to Chinese companies in Russia and Russian investors doing business in China.

Our firm's key practice areas:

• legal support for investment projects in Russia;
• tax law & tax disputes;
• foreign currency regulation and control;
• administrative law defense of business;
• corporate law / mergers and acquisitions;
• antimonopoly regulation;
• commercial practice;
• banking and finance practice;
• real estate & construction;
• dispute resolution and mediation;
• bankruptcy and anti-crisis protection of business;
• intellectual property and trademarks;
• customs law and foreign trade regulation;
• criminal law defense of business;
• employment and migration law;
• legal protection of information;
• professional translation.

All law practices... 

Pepeliaev Group is a leader in providing comprehensive legal services in Russia. Every year Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners name the firm as the best in the category of taxation. International ratings agencies, including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer, IFLR1000, World Tax, Pravo – 300, Expert Ranking Agency and others, recommend the firm's real estate and construction, corporate, M&A, employment and migration law, dispute resolution and mediation, intellectual property and trademarks, antimonopoly regulation and bankruptcy practices for doing business in Russia.

Pepeliaev Group is represented by two legal entities, which are namesakes. One is a limited liability company, while the other is an attorneys’ bureau of the city of Moscow. Their relationship is constructed based on a general agreement for the provision of legal assistance.

Our firm is a member of the international association of law firms TerraLex and the global network Taxand.