Barshchevsky & Partners is the first private law firm in Russia incorporated in 1990 by members of the Moscow City Advocates' Chamber as a professional partnership – a law firm – which was transformed into a bar association in 2003.
Today, Barshchevsky & Partners is among the industry leaders providing a wide range of services in the area of corporate and tax law, copyright and patent law, bankruptcy, exchange regulation, support of investment projects and real estate transactions. The Bar has a vast practice and leads the industry in handling court proceedings, settlement of disputes between economic agents, and arbitration disputes.
The mission of the bar is to provide expert legal assistance to financial, industrial and other commercial and non-profit entities, as well as to the government authorities.
The Firm complies with the generally accepted international standards and code of ethics of legal profession, and strives to develop the traditions of Russian practice of law. High quality of services, professionalism and full awareness of the clients’ issues underlie the Bar’s success and solid reputation.
The Bar brings together top-quality legal professionals focused on using out-of-the-box expert approaches in addressing their clients’ cases thereby effectively promoting further growth and expansion of their businesses.
Bar Branches
Branching out in order to expand opportunities for providing legal help across Russia and abroad is an important area of business pursued by the Bar. Bar representatives provide full package of legal services to their regional clients. New branches provide the capability of representing clients and their businesses promptly and efficiently across Russia including Moscow.
International Cooperation
Partner agreements. The Bar has established wide relations with the international community, long-term professional relations with the leading attorneys from many countries. In 2005, the Company signed an Agreement for Association with Law Firms in China, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Portugal.
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Beijing, China. King & Capital Law Firm is one of China’s largest law firms founded in 1995 and brings together over 100 practicing lawyers in a number of representative offices across China in cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Dalyan and Shenzhen. The Chinese side will provide legal support to Bar clients’ business operations and help address issues facing Russian entrepreneurs in China, including special administrative regions Hong Kong (Xianggang) and Macau (Aomen). |
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Geneva, Switzerland. JACQUEMOUD & STANISLAS is among the key players on the market of legal services in Geneva, member of Swiss Legal Association. The partnership agreement makes it possible to represent Russian clients in Switzerland in a timely fashion, including during the settlement of international arbitration disputes, and also to provide legal support to projects run by Swiss partners in Russia. |
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Luxembourg. Hoogewerf & Cie is a law firm established in Luxembourg in 1970. The Firm enjoys the status of a leader in tax support provided to corporate clients. Hoogewerf & Cie represents Russian clients of the Bar in Luxembourg, provides advisory services in such areas as financial planning and taxation and provides legal support to offshore companies. |
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Lisbon, Portugal. Ferreira, Lima & Associados is a law firm from Portugal founded as a professional lawyer partnership comprised of the Portuguese Bar Association members acting as official representatives of the Barshchevsky & Partners Bar Association in their country of operation. Ferreira, Lima & Associados provides services in relation to corporate law, tax law, labour disputes and represents clients in litigation. |
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Globalaw is an international law group operating in the form of a network of law firms located in more than 70 countries. The Bar acts as the Group’s representative in Russia. Membership in the international professional community helps the Bar to establish direct contacts with their foreign-based colleagues, which provides an edge in handling international cases and projects and opens up extra resources for the worldwide representation and legal protection of clients as well. |