Luther LLP and Luther Corporate Services have the professional competence and experience necessary to advise and assist clients comprehensively in all stages of a business life-cycle.

Comprehensive (legal, financial and organizational) support for all categories of debtors. Defense of rights and interests of court-appointed managers against complaints from creditors, authorities, employee representatives, including defense of court-appointed managers in administrative sanction cases. Analysis of legal grounds for bankruptcy applications and possible implications of such applications. Preparation and filing of bankruptcy applications. Expertise of the financial status of the debtor. Representation of the debtor during various stages of bankruptcy proceedings, in creditors' meetings and in court. Legal support during the procedure of appointment of a manager. Contestation of debtor's transactions of transferring assets out of the company. Restitution of illegally sold property. Debt collection. Bringing the debtor's controllers (general manager, founder, etc.) to subsidiary liability (i.e. liability for the company debts with their personal property).

Corporate disputes. Disputes relating to defense of property and real estate rights. Disputes on collection of debt by contract and other debt, indemnification. Disputes resulting from obligation defaults, as well as from contract nullification or contract reversal; conclusion and termination of contracts. Administrative disputes. Leasing disputes. Insurance disputes. Copyright infringement disputes. Protection of business reputation (libel, etc.) Disputes relating to award of compensation for a violated right to a trial or enforcement of a court order in reasonable time. Support in court proceedings overseas. Legal risk management – comprehensive or focused legal support of foreign clients doing business in Russia or cooperating with Russian companies.

Preliminary consultations on the M&A structure. Due diligence for M&A objects. Obtaining the consent of antimonopoly authorities. Support in M&A transactions. Comprehensive support in reorganization of commercial companies. Registration of issue of securities. Corporate law advice for business owners. Organization and support for transactions of sale, purchase and pledge of shares in companies, including those with international participation; advice in liquidation of companies, including providing a liquidating agent and accounting record-keeping during liquidation proceedings. Registration of new corporate entities, including those with international participation.

Consulting on the use and protection in Russia and abroad copyright and patent rights as well as rights to the means of individualization , domain names and know-how. Preparation of licensing agreements and contracts for the assignment of exclusive rights. Representation the client' interests in court for intellectual property rights with the requirements of the seizure of infringing copies, recovery of compensation, of moral damages and application of other measures of protection.

Structuring of transactions involving acquisition and sale of real estate, including acquisition of land rights. Due diligence of land plots and other real property. Representation of clients before the state authorities/receipt of state concessions. Investment projects in the field of real estate and construction “from ground up”. Project structuring and optimization. Property management (rental, maintenance contracts, etc.). Modification and termination of contracts related to real estate. Litigation with regards to real estate issues.