Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
The corporate law practice is one of the key practices at CLS. CLS lawyers are well aware of the complexity of the tasks and issues that arise in the process of creating and developing companies in today's conditions, and have extensive experience in providing legal support for commercial and non-profit organizations in Russia and abroad.
The practice's range of services includes consulting on strategic planning, development of schemes and structures for mergers and acquisitions, asset sales, business restructuring of large corporations and resolution of corporate conflicts.
CLS provides clients legal support both on current issues arising in a company’s day-to-day activities and on complex, unique legal challenges facing businesses. While working on a project, CLS forms a work group with specific goals in mind, involving specialists from antitrust, tax, customs, labor and other practices, as well as, if necessary, experts from partner leading law firms in other jurisdictions in Asia, Europe, North and South America and Africa.
One of the areas in which the corporate law practice works is consulting on risk management, business efficiency improvement, as well as the application of Russian and international anti-corruption laws. Recommendations from CLS associates help clients minimize the risks of holding companies, improve their manageability, optimize taxation, increase capitalization and ensure corporate transparency, including for purposes of attracting investors.
CLS offers professional legal services for business protection and corporate conflict resolution. The CLS team provides comprehensive support, including risk assessment, development of mitigation strategies, participation in negotiations and judicial protection. Our solutions help clients maintain control over their business, strengthen corporate governance and reduce financial and reputation losses.
The CLS Corporate practice is recommended by major international and Russian ratings Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000, Pravo-300 and Kommersant for companies doing business in Russia.
Expertise
- Creation, reorganization and liquidation of legal entities of various organizational and legal forms, as well as representative offices and branches of foreign companies (non-residents)
- Creation, reorganization and liquidation of legal entities of various organizational and legal forms, as well as representative offices and branches of foreign companies (non-residents)
- Making constituent documents of legal entities compliant with requirements of the law
- Making constituent documents of legal entities compliant with requirements of the law
- Development of shareholder agreements structured under Russian law, as well as the law of England and Wales
- Development of shareholder agreements structured under Russian law, as well as the law of England and Wales
- Due diligence of legal entities and assets Consulting on corporate management issues
- Due diligence of legal entities and assets Consulting on corporate management issues
- Structuring and support for M&A transactions, support for securities deals
- Structuring and support for M&A transactions, support for securities deals
- Participation in company restructuring
- Participation in company restructuring
- Consulting on issues of upsizing/downsizing, including divestment of non-core assets
- Consulting on issues of upsizing/downsizing, including divestment of non-core assets
- Creation and support of joint ventures, strategic alliances and consortiums
- Creation and support of joint ventures, strategic alliances and consortiums
- Corporate secretary functions Development and implementation of compliance programs, risk management mechanism and business efficiency improvement
- Corporate secretary functions Development and implementation of compliance programs, risk management mechanism and business efficiency improvement
- Corporate dispute resolution
- Corporate dispute resolution
Practice Team
Elizaveta Dvoinishnikova
Of Counsel
Gleb Apenkin
Of Counsel
Vadim Kovalyov
Of Counsel
Denis Kislitsa
Of Counsel
Practice Projects
Сопровождение сделки по приобретению компании по производству лекарственных средств
Directories & Rankings
2026
Высокая оценка экспертов за успешные судебные кейсы и стратегию защиты интересов клиентов.
Основные достижения:
- Победы в арбитражных судах
- Сложные финансовые споры
- Корпоративные конфликты
2025
«Одна из лучших компаний (в России) с точки зрения качества и стоимости услуг.»
«CLS обладает глубоким практическим знанием бизнеса своих клиентов и применяет подход, ориентированный на поиск решения»
Chambers Europe
2021
Компания вошла в число лидеров рейтинга за выдающийся опыт сопровождения корпоративных сделок и структурирования бизнеса.
- Слияния и поглощения
- Регистрация и структурирование бизнеса
- Комплексное сопровождение международных компаний
«Команда демонстрирует непревзойденный профессионализм в работе с корпоративными клиентами» — Экспертное жюри
2025
Фирма признана экспертами за профессиональный подход к налоговому планированию и защите клиентов.
Особенности работы:
- Сопровождение налоговых проверок
- Стратегии минимизации налоговых рисков
- Консультирование по сложным налоговым вопросам
«Реальные результаты для клиентов и глубокий аналитический подход» — Экспертное мнение
2022
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