About the Author Chet Bowling,  Managing Partner   Chet Bowling holds a BA and MA in Law from the Russian People’s Friendship University and received his MBA from the Business School of Kingston University in the United Kingdom.   As the Managing Partner and a founder of Alinga Consulting Group in 1999, he has played a leading role in managing the service delivery and consulting major clients.   Chet specializes in taxation of foreign companies doing business in Russia and his experience includes advising a large US industrial gases company on a multi-million dollar equity and debt investment into Russia; providing transaction support to a French food manufacturer acquiring a factory in the south of Russia; providing tax structuring to a UK investor in the Russian agro sector.   Also on our Site: Establishing a Legal Presence in Russia Legal Precedent In Russia: Taxation Issues Russian Legal Entities The Legal Status Of Foreign Individuals In Russia   Alinga Consulting Group +7 (495) 988-21-91 consult@acg.ru

You're absorbed in your business's current problems, negotiating with contractors, consulting with clients, and managing personnel. What do you still need to be able to successfully advance and to be confident in your decision-making and business transactions? You need assurance that your documentation and actions are completely in accordance with Russia's complex legal codes. Alinga Consulting Group's team of experts can help you sort through it.

Alinga can not only keep you legal, but we speak your language! We specialize in providing support to foreign companies and companies with foreign capital in Russia.

Below are just a few of the areas where our specialists can help you.

Company Formation in Russia

Starting a business in an unfamiliar country is always difficult, especially when there is as much red tape to get through as exists in Russia. Alinga can:

• Advise on setting up any type of company in Russia;
• Assist with preparing charter documents for your company, preparing agreements between investors on companies' start-up procedures, and shareholders' agreements;
• Assist with incorporation  of limited liability and joint stock  companies;
• Assist in accrediting affiliated branches and  representative offices of foreign companies;
• Register stock issues with the Federal Financial Markets Service;
• Open bank accounts.

We offer competitive prices and a consistently high quality of service.

Corporate Law

After you have started your company, you must be certain that you are protected against unfair actions from your partners or from third parties. You also must be certain that all of your corporate documents are in accordance with changing legislation. You need to make decisions quickly, and we can help you incorporate changes into your company's charter documents as they are needed. We can also offer assistance with:

• Registering changes to your company's charter documents;
• Analyzing all aspects of corporate documents to ensure that they are in accordance with  Russian law, as well as with your interests;
• Analyzing shareholders' agreements;
• Guidance with issuing of shares and divestment of  company assets and shares;
• Company liquidation and temporary shut-downs.
• Draft annual minutes of shareholders to approve financial statements and other annual reports.

Business Transactions

With Russia's confusing and constantly changing corporate law, completing even common business transactions can be challenging. Alinga can help your business continue to grow and develop in Russia with services such as:

Investments in Russia

• Cross-border transactions (Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures)
• Legal opinions
• Legal due diligence
• Drafting join venture/share purchase agreements
• Anti-monopoly clearances

Contracts

• Legal opinion on enforceability and compliance of foreign law governed contracts to Russian law
• Contract negotiation and drafting

Litigation/Arbitration

• Representation in business disputes

Real Estate

• Due diligence of land and commercial real estate
• Drafting and negotiation of leases and commercial real estate purchase agreements
• Legal opinions on enforceability and compliance

Tax

• Tax advice and planning
• Complex legal and financial due diligence
• Tax disputes with governmental agencies

Labor Law

Your workforce is the driving energy of your company. Keep it moving forward with these services:

• Advice on all issues involved with Russia's labor laws;
• Drafting standard and custom labor agreements;
• Assistance with labor litigation;
• Due diligence of company's internal documents to ensure compliance with labor laws.

Migration Law

Migration laws and laws on employing foreign citizens are very complex and violating these laws can result in large fines – an average of up to 800,000 rubles for an individual company. Such issues are better left to professionals with extensive experience. We can help you:

• Receive accreditation of your personnel;
• Receive work permits and certification to employ foreign citizens;
• Receive visas for foreign employees who are authorized to work for you.

You Can Always Rely On Us!

Our services are not limited to only those described above. With Alinga, you can be sure that you always have a professional advisor on your side that can help you solve even the most difficult problems. Additionally, when drafting legal opinions, we frequently meet and confer with our expert auditors, accountants, and HR specialists in order to produce the most comprehensive answer to meet our clients' needs.

We honor attorney-client privilege and keep client data confidential.