NEO Centre provides a complete package of legal services ranging from advice and consulting on establishment and acquisition of businesses to issuing brief opinions at the request of our clients.

A successful experience of cooperating with out Clients and Partners enables us to provide legal services in Russia and elsewhere.

General Corporate, M&A

Competition Law

• Advice on antimonopoly law and competition issues
• Antimonopoly assessment of transactions
• Support in application to antimonopoly service for approval of transactions/submission of notification
• Representation in disputes with antimonopoly service
• Advice on compliance of advertising of goods/services with competition requirements

Labor Law

• Advice on formation of corporate labor system and respective documentation
• Advice on relations with trade unions and participation in drafting collective bargaining agreements
• Representation in labor disputes

Intellectual Property

• IP transactions support
• IP ownership structuring
• Advice on creation and registration of IP and title on IPRs
• IP protection

Tax Consulting and Structuring

• Tax risks assessment and structuring
• Advice on various tax issues
• Transactions structuring for tax optimization
• Legal support during tax audits
• Challenge of tax audit reports and representation during tax disputes

Real Estate Transactions

• Advice on acquisition/management/disposal of real assets
• Legal due diligence of holding companies and real assets
• Structuring transactions and investment projects, drafting relevant documentation
• Conducting negotiations with counterparties and state authorities
• Support in signing and closing of transactions, implementation of investment projects

Construction

• Advice on town-planning issues
• Advice on construction and reconstruction issues
• Support in obtaining of necessary approvals
• Advice on state registration of rights to real estate

Environment, Health and Safety

• Advice on EHS issues: air and water pollution, generation and disposal of waste, soil contamination
• Advice on operation of dangerous industrial facilities, fire safety, labor safety,  certification issues
• EHS health check (due diligence)
• EHS support during M&A and asset deals

Dispute Resolutions and Claims, Arbitration

• Dispute resolutions and claims
• Pre-trial dispute resolution
• Representation in state commercial courts, courts of general jurisdiction , arbitral tribunals and arbitration

Enforcement Proceedings

• Representation during enforcement proceedings
• Enforcement of foreign courts’ decisions
• Advice on disposal of debtor’s pledged assets and/or other property