Europe

Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year Russia

Firm Profile

Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners’ activity in Russia and the CIS is co-headed by co-managing partners Alexander Muranov and Dmitry Chernyakov. Partners of the firm have worked together since 1996 and have built a strong team with the reputation of being specialists who ‘know the law inside out’ (The Legal 500, EMEA 2009), ‘honest and devoted to their clients’ (Chambers Europe, 2008), ‘professionals of a very high calibre’ (Chambers Europe, 2012) and whose ‘subject knowledge is deep and advice is always to the point’ (The Legal 500, EMEA 2010). The firm’s office in Moscow was opened in 2003 and since then the firm’s expertise is ranked as one of Russia’s TOP 10 national law firms.

The firm’s arbitration and litigation practice is comprised of 30 lawyers. It has, over the years, built a solid reputation

Areas of Expertise • Corporate/M&A

• International Commercial Arbitration/Litigation

• Tax • Competition/Anti-Trust • Intellectual Property • WTO Law

and today is highly recommended by all leading international directories, including Legal 500, Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and others. Attorneys of the firm are experienced in all international arbitration rules and have successfully represented clients in various international arbitration institutions, including ICC, ICAC, SCC, LCIA, etc.

Partners of the

firm have worked together since 1996 and have built a strong team with the reputation of being specialists who ‘know the law inside out’

The firm’s corporate practice is comprised of 10 lawyers. Our lawyers have worked on a number of M&A matters, advising foreign and domestic companies on a broad range of corporate matters and providing day-to-day advice to the clients. We always meet the highest professional standards and at the same time we always use a commercial and pragmatic approach providing our clients with a tool that may be used immediately in connection with negotiations and financial considerations. As business lawyers, we support our clients from initial strategic planning through the due diligence process all the way to post-closing integration. The firm’s corporate/M&A practice

is

recommended by leading international legal directories Legal 500, Chambers Europe, Who’s Who Legal.

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