Forbes Club presented its first study of the best law firms in Russia in the field of protecting the interests of wealthy clients. In the study, Forbes notes that standardized products are not suitable for servicing multi-million dollar fortunes, it requires an individual approach, confidentiality and high standards of work, a willingness to participate in complex projects, controlling everything from inheritance planning to the tax consequences of a particular transaction, taking into account not only the specifics of the business but also the interests of a particular family. The study was carried out into five categories.
According to the results of the evaluation, Forbes Club Legal Research has recognized MCBA “Bureau of Lawyers “De jure” as a leader in family law. According to the study, the leaders are companies that have scored the highest number of evaluation points for uniqueness, particular complexity and effectiveness of project work, having the largest projects and well-known clients in their portfolio (including those included in the Russian Forbes list). The companies had a serious gap from their closest competitors according to these criteria. In the “Family Law” nomination, projects were evaluated on the regulation of family relations, structuring of family assets and registration of marriage contracts; establishment of trust and family funds; registration of divorce; determination of the place of residence of minor children and alimony payments; division of jointly acquired property, resolution of litigation in the field of family relations, etc.
Also, MCBA “Bureau of Lawyers “De jure” was named the leading company in such nominations as “Conflict Resolution” (projects in the field of resolving all types of conflicts (including corporate disputes) affecting the interests of wealthy citizens; protection of the interests of wealthy clients in courts of all levels; pre-trial settlement of disputes, mediation and conclusion of amicable agreements), “Anti-crisis management within the framework of bringing to subsidiary responsibility” (projects to protect business owners and their assets in the event of a threat of bringing to subsidiary responsibility, support of disputes on bringing to subsidiary responsibility), “Criminal legal protection” (projects in the field of protection of those accused of economic crimes; criminal legal protection in corporate conflicts; protection against criminal charges of tax evasion; protection of business in case of unjustified interference of law enforcement agencies; protection against fraudulent actions).
Forbes Club recognized MCBA “Bureau of Lawyers “De jure” as the leading company in the nomination “Corporate structuring of personal assets (accompanying transactions with personal assets)”. Within the framework of this nomination, major transactions for the purchase and sale of assets were evaluated; purchase of luxury goods and works of art, aircraft and ships; structuring of personal assets in order to improve business manageability and reduce the tax burden; transactions with securities; establishment of companies and various family foundations.
According to the Forbes rating “Leading companies” – these are companies that also scored high, meet the research criteria in terms of the uniqueness and scale of projects; have well-known clients in their portfolio, strong positions and a stable reputation in the legal services market, develop international partnerships, are recommended by legal ratings.
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