KIAP's Commercial practice provides consulting services to clients in the sphere of doing business in Russia, during legal inspections, as well as if there is a need to develop the system of new contractual links and bringing the Company's internal regulations into correspondence with new realities of Russian economy. Besides the basic services, additional areas of activity include consulting the clients in the sphere of e-commerce and electronic payment systems, development and analysis of the documents governing sales promotion, legal support in the sphere of personal and confidential data protection, and legal assistance in the sphere of licensing of certain types of activities and environmental regulation. The practice is headed by Julia Kirpikova, Attorney at law, one of the leading litigation lawyers at KIAP who has been with the firm since its inception in 2010. Recommended by Best Lawyers 2021 (Litigation) and Legal 500 EMEA 2020 (TMT, Antitrust law).
- Consulting on doing business in Russia
- Drafting and due diligence of civil law contracts, assistance in negotiations related to executing, amending and terminating contracts
- Development of the contractual links system, including in the sphere of international and regional distribution
- Development and bringing the Company's internal regulations (policies) into correspondence with the Russian legislation
- Consulting in the sphere of e-commerce and electronic payment systems
- Development and analysis of the documents governing sales promotion (games, lotteries, contests)
- Legal support in the sphere of personal and confidential data protection
- Consulting in the sphere of licensing of certain types of activities and environmental regulation
- Legal services outsourcing
Head of practice
Attorney
Attorney
Partner
Attorney
Ph.D in Law
Attorney
Ph.D in Law
Attorney, head of Mobilization Consulting practice
Senior Associate in Dispute Resolution practice
Senior Associate in Dispute Resolution practice
Senior Associate
Ph.D in Law
Ph.D in Law
- Advising Russian subsidiaries of an international air carrier in complex negotiations.
- Expertise in and development of the contractual links structure for the global hotel chain.
- Drafting the Distribution Agreement for the English producer of tea and coffee.
- Due diligence of the supply contract for the international chemicals manufacturer.
- Advising a leading company specializing in development of marketing programs for retail business in relation to the changing of its contractual regime with retail chains.
- Advising a large Russian hotel regarding termination of a distribution agreement with an international hotel chain.
- Bringing the services contract of the foreign sports media company in compliance with the Russian legislation.
- Consulting the international manufacturer of electronic gauges in the sphere of requirementsenvisaged in the Russian legislation to the accompanying documents for electronic gauges.
- Consulting a British manufacturer of hair care products regarding the marking of goods not intended for personal use.
- Advising an Italian luxury brand of fashion and leather goods on legal risks concerning implementation of a new marketing program aimed at attracting a new age category of customers.
- Consulting an international online fashion store on the issue of brand promotion through e-mail distribution targeted at the Russian consumer.
- Advising a large manufacturer of drinks on the holding of a public event in the Russian Federation.
- Advising an international producer of bakery products on its package of internal documents relating to personal data protection.
- Advising an international producer of glass and glass products on the preparation of a personal data protection policy.
- Multidisciplinary consulting of the large Russian investment company in the sphere of requirements of the Russian legislation to operations of the rabbit farms, including environmental and veterinary regulations.
- Consulting in the sphere of legal requirements to installation, storage, operation and disposal of generators produced by the global leader in the sphere of telecommunications.
- Advising an international manufacturer of electronic devices on requirements for import and turnover of encryption tools under Russian legislation.
- Consulting an international coffee company on the legal requirements for the installation and usage of coffee vending machines in Russia.
- Drafting an opinion on correspondence of the innovative arrangement for cross-border funds transfer to the requirements of the Russian legislation in the sphere of international funds transfer system.
- Consulting the start-up project on the possibility to implement the acquiring project in Russia.
- Consulting an executive-class car manufacturer concerning the conclusion of contracts in Russia with the use of individual types of electronic signature.
- Drafting the documents in the sphere of personal data protection for the leading company specializing in development of marketing programs for retail business.
- Consulting on the optimization and proper legalization of information exchange, including cross-border transfer of personal data between the members of an international group of companies specializing in industrial safety.
- Conducting a legal audit of business processes, including personal data processing by the Russian subsidiary of a major European chemical company.
