Pepeliaev Group’s Siberian Office Opens in Krasnoyarsk

February 2013 will see Pepeliaev Group branch out into Siberia, as it creates a permanent presence in Krasnoyarsk. Opening an office in Siberia is part of the leading Russian law firm’s programme to continue its regional growth and support its clients.The office in Krasnoyarsk has been opened to provide dedicated services for the convenience of Pepeliaev Group’s clients in Siberia. The office will provide the full range of legal services, advising on tax, corporate, antimonopoly, land, employment, customs, commercial and intellectual property issues, defending business in administrative and criminal law matters, and handling even the most complicated commercial and tax disputes.

Pepeliaev Group’s Siberian office will be headed by Egor Lysenko. Egor has a track record of supporting businesses and settling disputes for more than 12 years. Egor is positive that “the Siberian office will on its own be able to handle any request ranging from legal support at the onset of investment projects, assistance with the purchase of land and real estate, support in developing production facilities and importing equipment, to post-investment support in terms of tax, corporate and commercial law for both growing businesses and major corporations”.

In Pepeliaev Group’s Siberian office, client matters will be handled by leading lawyers who have expertise in different areas of legislation and in-depth knowledge of the region. We will place particular emphasis on providing value for money and supporting fast and stable growth of clients’ businesses.

“The key factors behind the decision to open an office in Krasnoyarsk are: the number of clients in Siberia, high investment potential of the region and ever increasing demand of Russian and foreign companies,” says Sergey Pepeliaev, Managing Partner of Pepeliaev Group. “We are positive that Siberia will become a real centre for Russian investments. Apart from a well-developed infrastructure, high-quality professionals and investment benefits, the region also offers vast areas for new production facilities in such important industry sectors as FMCG; trade; the oil and gas, mining and, metals, and automotive industries; construction; transport; and power”.

Egor Lysenko, Head of Pepeliaev Group’s Siberian office in Krasnoyarsk 

Egor has extensive experience of advising large Russian and foreign companies on a variety of tax issues, including in the oil and gas, mining and metals industries, the power sector, the car industry and trade. He has supported the launch and restructuring of businesses in Russia by advising, among other things, on the tax structuring of investment projects, tax risks and tax potential of business models that are used in development, production, trade and other areas of business. He advised clients on how to identify and reduce tax risks and tax overpayments, as well as on other tax aspects faced by companies operating in Russia.

Egor has for more than twelve years successfully represented taxpayers before tax authorities and state commercial (‘arbitration’) courts for the Moscow, North-Western, West-Siberian, East-Siberian Central and North-Caucasian federal circuits.

PEPELIAEV GROUP is a Russian full-service law firm providing the full scope of legal services across Russia, as well as in the CIS and abroad. More than 180 lawyers in three offices (Moscow, St. Petersburg and Krasnoyarsk) provide legal support to 1,500 companies across various sectors of economy, 60% of them being international corporations making long-term investments in Russia. 

• Tax law and tax disputes;
• Corporate legislation;
• Commercial /M&A;
• Antimonopoly regulation;
• Real estate and construction;
• Customs law and foreign trade regulation;
• Dispute resolution and mediation;
• Intellectual property and trademarks;
• Labour and employment legislation;
• Defence of businesses under administrative and criminal legislation;
• Restructuring and bankruptcy;
• Legal support for investment projects;

• Pepeliaev Group – best law firm in Russia and CIS in 2012 (The Lawyer)
• Best reputation on the legal services market (Pravo.Ru -300, 2011, 2012);
• Russian legal business leader (Pravo.Ru -300, 2011, 2012);
• International Legal Alliance Summit and Awards: Gold Award 2011 Best Russian Law Firm;
• No. 1 law firm in real estate, 2011 (Records of Real Estate Market, 2011);
• International Tax Review Russian Tax Firm of the Year 2005;
• Best firm in transfer pricing (The World Finance Awards 2010);
• 2011 finalist of British Legal Awards (European Legal Team of the Year nomination for the FIFA project);
• Best firm in Tax (Pravo.Ru -300, 2011, 2012);
• Best firm in Labour and Employment (Pravo.Ru -300, 2011, 2012);
• Top of the Russian Consulting rating chart by the Expert RA agency (in 2003 – 2011 the firm was annually ranked among the largest consulting firms in Russia);
• Best law firm in Personnel Motivation;