Kazakov and Partners

• Defense and representation of interests of legal entities and physical persons in relations with law enforcement authorities at the stage of pre-investigation check, and in course of an initiated criminal case, in the process of tax audits and inspections by other state authorities within their supervisory activities.
• Assistance in criminal cases including disputing in superior courts of previously imposed sentences when necessary to re-qualify criminal actions into civil law field (and vice versa).
• Consulting on the matter of legality of the requests of law enforcement authorities to provide documents and data by legal entities and physical persons, and any other information.
• Participation in interrogations (questioning) of clients in law enforcement authorities, with submitting requests, petitions, filings, applications.
• Full-scale consulting, devising a proper defense strategy, with involvement of all necessary specialists and/or experts.
• Giving seminars and lectures for the company’s staff on relevant topics of criminal and administrative procedures.

Within the judicial procedure of bankruptcy the court resolves the conflict of a debtor and its creditors, which arises as a result of the debtor’s incapability to service its debts. The court takes into consideration the interests of many parties, as well as the public interests of the state. Therefore bankruptcy procedure involves solving various procedural and economic tasks. Thus only professional legal support can provide full and proper protection of your interests.

Kazakov and Partners Attorneys at Law possess wide practical experience in cases of bankruptcy of ‘problem’ companies.

In order to secure the most favorable way out of bankruptcy situations we provide the following services:

• Identifying and assessment of the debtor’s risks (including tax, administrative, criminal consequences) and suggesting preventing bankruptcy measures.
• Finding possible solutions to minimize potential risks for the debtor (its officers and participants).
• Devising a step-by-step strategy for each stage of the bankruptcy.
• Assessment of the essential transactions of the debtor and identifying the possibility of them being declared invalid.
• Preparation and filing of the necessary applications for bankruptcy in course of the so-called 'controlled' bankruptcy.
• Identifying the candidacies of insolvency administrators approved by the debtor.
• Organization and conducting meetings with the creditors in order to reach agreements favorable for the client.
• Representation of the debtors’ interests in the court commercial disputes, and other thereto related proceedings.
• Determining the order of disposal of the debtor’s property and devising a plan of external management or financial recovery.
• Carrying out replacement of the debtor’s assets.
• Assistance in bankruptcy proceedings.
• Drafting amicable agreements, assistance in conclusion and execution thereof.
• Conducting auctions and tenders for the purpose of selling the debtor’s property (including the pledged property).

• Defense and representation of interests of legal entities and physical persons in relations with law enforcement authorities at the stage of pre-investigation check, and in course of an initiated criminal case, in the process of tax audits and inspections by other state authorities within their supervisory activities.
• Assistance in criminal cases including disputing in superior courts of previously imposed sentences when necessary to re-qualify criminal actions into civil law field (and vice versa).
• Consulting on the matter of legality of the requests of law enforcement authorities to provide documents and data by legal entities and physical persons, and any other information.
• Participation in interrogations (questioning) of clients in law enforcement authorities, with submitting requests, petitions, filings, applications.
• Full-scale consulting, devising a proper defense strategy, with involvement of all necessary specialists and/or experts.
• Giving seminars and lectures for the company’s staff on relevant topics of criminal and administrative procedures.

It is hard to overestimate the significance of intellectual property protection. Authors' rights, related rights and rights on other results of intellectual activity — especially those which are recognized «as is», i.e. without being entered to any register - are violated on constant basis, due their high tangible and intangible value. Proper and timely protection of creations of human intellect can ensure to prevent violations.

Effective protection and defense of intellectual property requires a qualified legal approach which is always an essential feature of work of attorneys of Kazakov and Partners, Attorneys at Law. We can offer:

• representation of interests in the Intellectual Propery Rights Court, in Moscow City Court, and other courts;
• representation of interests in the Chamber of Patent Disputes;
• representation of interests in the Federal Antimonopoly Service;
• support in registration trademarks and service marks;
• patenting of inventions, utility models and industrial design;
• drawing up license agreements, agreements on disposition of rights, commercial concession (franchising) contracts;
• consulting, legal and patent expert examination on matters of creation, use and purchasing intellectual property.

• Consulting on labour legislation and preparation of documents in the sphere of labour relationships.
• Personnel paperwork and record keeping.
• Consulting at the stage of commencing of a labour dispute, including estimation of judicial and pre-judicial perspectives, devising strategies for the employer/employee.
• Non-judicial settlement of labor disputes between the employer and the employee, drawing up claims, participation in negotiations, drafting of amicable agreements.
• Representation the interests of the employer/employee in court.

• Dissolution of marriage, division of spousal property, maintenance.
• Determining the order and conditions of communication with the child and the place of the child’s accommodation.
• Ascertaining / challenging of paternity.
• Deprivation of parental rights.
• Adoption, guardianship and trusteeship.
• Drafting of prenuptial/marriage contracts.

• Consulting.
• Due diligence.
• Legal examination and preparation of documents required for the process of construction/reconstruction/restoration/capital repair.
• Representation of a client in negotiations.
• Devising of defense strategies.
• Analysis and structuring the deals.
• Acquisition of real estate on behalf of the client in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Slovenia, and other EU-countries.