Legal services and GR

We provide legal services to help you make decisions in accordance with Russian and foreign legislation.

Positions in professional legal ratings

The level of professionalism of Marillion's experts and the significance of the implemented projects are confirmed by the results of leading legal ratings:

Kommersant		Pravo.ru	Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Federal rating of the top legal practices (Band 3), 2025	Federal rating of the top lawyers, 2025	Federal rating «Pravo-300», 2025/2026	Rating of lawyers and their companies, 2025
Dispute resolution with the Federal Tax (FTS of Russia) Advice on labour and migration law issues	Tax advisory (Band 3) – Alexey Shvyndenkov, Senior Partner;  Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals (Band 2) – Daria Zagrebina, Director, Legal advisory; Elvira Peskina (Danilova), Associate Director, Legal advisory; Corporate law / Mergers & Acquisitions (Band 3) – Lubov Gribanova, Director, Legal advisory.	Group II – Tax advisory and disputes* Group III – Pharmaceuticals and healthcare Group III – Corporate law/mergers and acquisitions*            *mid-market In the list of recommended lawyers: Alexey Shvyndenkov, Senior Partner (Tax advisory and disputes) (2026)	Labour law (group 1) – Lubov Gribanova, Director, Legal advisory; Healthcare and pharma (group 2) – Daria Zagrebina, Director, Legal advisory; Taxes (group 3) – Alexander Grinko, Team Head, Tax Dispute Resolution.

With years of experience and expertise, Marillion's lawyers are ready to provide practical advice and strategy assistance in the following areas:

Corporate legal support and M&A advisory

• Comprehensive support of transactions in Russian and international markets, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and legal structuring of transactions
• Preparation of transaction documentation packages, including letters of intent, share/interest purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, option agreements, articles of association, and related documents
• Support of transaction closing processes, including notarization, registration, and corporate procedures
• Legal due diligence of target companies or assets, on both the sell-side and buy-side
• Legal support for the establishment of joint ventures, including determination of the appropriate legal form, operating conditions, asset contribution mechanisms, preparation of the full set of required documentation, and transaction support
• Support of venture capital investment transactions
• Structuring of holding companies and implementation of corporate restructurings
• Advisory services on corporate governance matters, including liability of officers and directors
• Additional advisory on the application of corporate law

GR

• Representation of clients’ interests before executive and legislative authorities
• Advisory on public-private partnerships (PPP) and participation in large-scale infrastructure investment projects at federal and regional levels
• Participation in and representation of clients within federal and industry associations and unions
• Development of sustainable, compliant, and predictable relationships between businesses and regulatory/supervisory authorities
• Assessment, forecasting, and expert evaluation of regulatory risks
• Advisory on regulatory impact assessment, regulatory policy, lawmaking, and enforcement practices
• Development of long-term GR strategies
• Engagement with relevant bodies of the EAEU

Intellectual property

• Protection of trademarks and brands
• Drafting of license agreements, franchise agreements, and agreements for the assignment of intellectual property rights
• Protection of know-how
• Protection of rights to software, databases, and websites
• Independent audit of intellectual property assets
• Ensuring data protection and confidentiality
• Comprehensive support for technology transfer
• Assessment of intellectual property rights, including identification and mitigation of legal risks
• Advisory on compliance with intellectual property laws and regulations

Compliance

• Anti-corruption compliance
• Antitrust compliance
• Sanctions compliance
• KYC
• Development of internal policies and procedures
• Regulatory compliance (industry-specific)
• Analysis of holding structures
• Corporate compliance
• Compliance with environmental protection requirements
• Exchange regulation
• Protection of personal data and special categories of data

Commercial law

• Legal support for operational activities
• Legal support for marketing and promotion of goods, works, and services
• Advisory on personal data processing
• Advisory on cross-border payments, taking into account foreign exchange control requirements and restrictive measures 
• Support in the resolution of commercial disputes

Employment law 

• Advisory and support for employers in HR management, including hiring processes and ongoing employment throughout the term of the employment contract, as well as recommendations on compensation, bonuses, and employee social benefits.
• In the event of termination of employment, we provide tailored guidance on dismissal procedures (including grounds for termination and separation agreements), aimed at reducing financial costs and/or minimizing the risk of employment-related disputes.

Migration regulation 

We provide all the services necessary for the obtainment of the requested migration documents, including visas and work permits for the expatriate and his/her relatives.

Corporate law

Business set-up: when implementing a business, the first issue remains the determination of the adapted legal structure to your particular needs and targets. We advise our clients on choosing a right legal form to start up business in Russia. We provide full scope services on registration of LLCs (including Joint Ventures), Branches and Representative Offices of foreign companies.

Reorganisations, restructurings: for the achievement of your business objectives or the necessary adaptation of your business to new regulations sometimes it is necessary to reorganize the group structure. We can implement any reorganization project, including mergers & acquisitions. Also we advise our clients on capital restructuring projects with further implementation.

Consulting and comprehensive support on termination of the company's activities: when a project ends, we help you in liquidation of existing business. Depending on your expectations in terms of timelines we can propose several scenarios for liquidation.

Dispute resolution

Our extensive experience on tax and commercial dispute resolution enables us to implement litigation strategies including, if the case may be, amicable dispute resolution, for instance to preserve good relationship with commercial partners.  We are focused on the defense of your interests and, in case of court litigation, we are fully involved with pro-activity and creativity in the proceeding to represent you successfully.

Tax Dispute Resolution Practice provides the clients with the comprehensive support, including litigation / tax dispute resolution in commercial courts.