DVGM Legal

DVGM Legal

Law firm providing the widest range of high-quality services for medium and large businesses.

+7 (917) 245 08-59
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Values
To help the business grow and achieve better results.
Team
Mission
Our team consists of young professionals with many years of experience in leading international and Russian law firms.
We have advised and represented the interests of owners and directors of Russian companies in various sectors of the economy.
High speed of service delivery without compromising quality.
Readiness to overcome any obstacles.
Creative approach to solving the most non-standard problems.
SERVICES
Mutual investment funds
02
Intellectual property
04
Private clients
03
Corporate and M&A
01
Criminal defence
05
Currency regulation and currency control
07
Banking and finance
08
Tax law
06
Fintech and blockchain
09
Commercial law
10
Compliance & sanctions
12
Antitrust & competition
11
Real estate
14
Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
16
Employment law
15
Customs law and foreign economic activities
13
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CORPORATE and M&A
01
  • Structuring M&A transactions (purchase and sale of shares (stakes)/assets) under Russian and foreign law.
  • Drafting and negotiating corporate agreements (shareholders' agreements and agreements on the exercise of participants' rights), option granting agreements and other documents, establishment of joint ventures.
  • Due Diligence of acquired/sold assets.
  • Advising on the operating activities of legal entities.
  • Registration of legal entities.
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MUTUAL INVESTMENT FUNDS
02
  • Comprehensive support of creation and maintenance of unit investment funds (UIF) (including preparation and approval of trust management rules, execution of transactions on formation of UIF property).
  • Comprehensive support in establishing a management company for the purposes of managing mutual funds (including obtaining a licence from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, searching for and assisting in hiring management company employees).
  • Structuring of assets with participation of mutual funds (including development and implementation of a corporate structure with participation of mutual funds, analysis of tax issues).
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PRIVATE CLIENTS
03
  • Structuring and asset protection.
  • Consulting on private investments.
  • Drafting and analysis of various types of contracts.
  • Representing the interests of private clients, including negotiating and defending the interests of the client in government agencies and courts.
  • Advising and representing interests in the field of inheritance law, including the protection of the interests of heirs.
  • Advising business owners and top managers on inheritance and family law issues.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
04
  • Structuring, valuation and legal audit of intellectual property.
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  • Protection of intellectual property rights, choice of remedies and risk assessment.
  • Advising on intellectual property transactions, including licences and transfers.
  • Trademark registration, advising on trade mark protection and management.
  • Control over observance and enforcement of copyright, trademark and patent rights.
  • Advising on intellectual property matters, including trademark registration.
  • Preparation of procedural documents, litigation to protect infringed rights.
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CRIMINAL DEFENCE
05
  • Representing the interests of victim companies at the stages of pre-investigative inspection and preliminary investigation.
  • Defence in criminal cases in the sphere of economic activity.
  • Criminal law audit and taking preventive measures before law enforcement authorities carry out verification measures.
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TAX LAW
06
  • Advising on the application of tax legislation.
  • Pre-trial settlement of tax disputes in tax authorities.
  • Development of effective tax planning strategies, including the use of preferential regimes, optimization of business structure.
  • Representation of client's interests in court.
  • Audit of activities and tax risk management.
  • Supporting the client during tax audits.
  • Registration of foreign companies.
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CURRENCY REGULATION AND CURRENCY CONTROL
07
  • Advising on the application of currency legislation.
  • Representing the client before currency control agents.
  • Audit of currency operations and transactions for compliance with the legislation.
  • Advising on the choice of optimal methods of currency settlements.
  • Defence in administrative and criminal cases and representation of interests in the course of inspection activities by customs authorities.
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BANKING AND FINANCE
08
  • Preparation of loan documents, including security documents, both under Russian and foreign law, with Russian and foreign financial institutions, negotiation of such documents and support of their conclusion.
  • Structuring and implementation of intra-group financing.
  • Conducting legal due diligence and preparing legal opinions with respect to potential borrowers, pledgers and guarantors.
  • Advising on asset finance, acquisition finance, trade finance.
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FINTECH AND BLOCKCHAIN
09
  • Structuring and support of startups, crypto and fintech projects in various jurisdictions.
  • Advising on the application of MiCA, US Securities Act, etc.
  • Structuring transactions with crypto assets.
  • Creation of DAOs.
  • Legal clearance of tokenization of assets (RWA).
  • Protection of intellectual property in crypto, AI projects in foreign countries.
  • Advising crypto and fintech projects on compliance with personal data legislation (GDPR, CCPA).
  • Preparing the project for obtaining VASP licences in various jurisdictions.
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COMMERCIAL LAW
10
  • Preparation and coordination of commercial contracts (lease, contracting, supply, etc.).
  • Preparation of legal opinions on various types of fulfilment of obligations, assessment of the validity of the terms of concluded agreements, examination of specific situations and risks.
  • Modelling of contractual relations of organisations within the framework of their business tasks, legal assessment of existing contractual structures and legal solutions.
  • Legal audit of concluded contracts of companies and standard forms of contracts used by them.
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ANTITRUST & COMPETITION
11
  • Advising a client in the area of antitrust law.
  • Antitrust compliance of the client's activities.
  • Development of antitrust strategy and action plans to ensure antitrust compliance, including drafting internal documentation.
  • Obtaining authorisations from the Federal Antimonopoly Service / Governmental Commission.
  • Representation of interests in antitrust authorities and courts.
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COMPLIANCE & SANCTIONS
12
  • Advising clients on sanctions law and sanctions compliance.
  • Advising clients on regulating and conducting foreign trade activities under sanctions.
  • Supporting clients in liaising with regulatory authorities.
  • Audit of documentation, identification of possible violations and development of recommendations for their elimination.
  • Defence in administrative and criminal cases related to activities under sanctions.
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CUSTOMS LAW AND FOREIGN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
13
  • Expertise of foreign trade contracts for the supply of goods.
  • Interaction with banks.
  • Consulting on taxation issues in the sphere of foreign economic activity.
  • Advising on customs brand protection.
  • Defence in administrative and criminal cases and representation of interests in the course of inspection activities on the part of customs authorities.
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REAL ESTATE
14
  • Due Diligence of real estate objects, including land plots.
  • Structuring and support of transactions with real estate objects, including land plots.
  • Challenging the cadastral value of real estate objects.
  • Representation and protection of investors' interests before state authorities, institutions and other organisations.
  • Registration of rights to real estate objects.
  • Development and approval of commercial property lease agreements.
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EMPLOYMENT LAW
15
  • Development of option programmes for management and employees.
  • Hiring and dismissal of top managers.
  • Representation of client's interests in labour disputes.
  • Development of local regulations.
  • Advising and developing documentation for compliance with legislation on personal data protection and trade secrets.
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND BANKRUPTCY
16
  • Advising on issues related to bankruptcy of individuals and legal entities, risks of bringing to subsidiary liability for the debtor's debts.
  • Analysing factual circumstances and developing a legal position on the case.
  • Representation of the client's interests in court.
CONTACTS
+7 (917) 245 08-59
PHONE
infodvgm@gmail.com
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