Russia

Atsumi & Sakai’s Russia team, consisting of a number of lawyers with experience in Russia-related matters and knowledge of the Russian language, provides high-quality legal services to Japanese clients while taking into consideration the latest circumstances surrounding Russia.

 

Doing business in Russia requires preventive legal measures against country risk, and legal support for a crisis response and business exit in the case where risks materialize. Atsumi & Sakai’s Russia team provides timely legal services tailored for the current situation and corresponding to the needs of Japanese clients, with a focus on support for Russia-related business downsizing, exit and dispute resolution.

 

Our relevant expertise includes:

• A team headed by a Japanese partner who can conduct business in Russian and English and who is a member of the Japan Russia Lawyers Association
• Practical experience in transactions in Russia
• Extensive knowledge of the legal and cultural landscape for doing business in Russia
• In-depth personal relationships with lawyers at leading Russian law firms

Sample Material Transactions

• Advised a Japanese client on an agricultural joint venture in Russia
• Supported a client handling employment issues in Russia
• Assisted with licensing and other issues relating to operating a construction business in Russia
• Advised on Russia’s data protection laws
• Advising on an investment (due diligence and a sale and purchase agreement) in a commercial building in Moscow by a Japanese real estate company
• Advised on an investment (due diligence) in a hotel in Vladivostok by a Japanese real estate company
• Advised on a joint venture project in the agricultural industry in Khabarovsk by one of the largest Japanese plant engineering companies
• Advised on a joint venture project in the construction industry in Vladivostok by a Japanese construction company
• Advised Japanese companies in several industries on market entry into Russia

 

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