CLS provides a broad array of services in respect to issues tied to investments, savings and capital accumulation at any stage of a project to holders of Russian and foreign assets, businessmen operating in Russia and abroad, representatives of international family capital trusts and asset managers.

Our services:

• Structuring assets and investments in over 90 jurisdictions in Russian and English with due attention to the provisions of international law (including sanctions);
• Advising on foreign currency regulation issues;
• Advising on tax residency issues and tax consequences in various jurisdictions;
• Advising on asset possession, management and control issues, with due attention to tax consequences in Russia and abroad; Representing interests before Russian tax authorities, providing legal support in the course of administrative proceedings, tax and foreign currency audits;
• Preparing reporting documents in Russia for owners of foreign companies and accounts (notifications on creation of and participation in controlled foreign companies, notifications on foreign accounts).
• Preparing and filing personal income tax returns (3-NDFL) for asset owners in respect to income generated in Russia and abroad;
• Advising on issues tied to acquiring and structuring the possession of personal assets (real estate, art, sea vessels and aircraft);
• Advising on issues of family and inheritance relations associated with structuring of the asset ownership;
• Developing a litigation strategy and representing the client in court disputes (including tax, commercial and family disputes);
• Resolving issues related to the “politically exposed person” status and sanctions against individuals;
• Consulting on issues of creating closed-end share investment funds and private funds;
• Filing requests at INTERPOL, contesting groundless international arrest warrants.