St. Petersburg

Salans partners have continually advised global businesses and financial institutions on the legal aspects of investment, trade and finance in Russia for nearly three decades. We opened the Salans St. Petersberg office in 1993. It has since grown to be one of the largest full service law offices in St. Petersburg. The office currently comprises 29 fee-earners, totalling with support staff to 54 professionals. 

In addition to the 5 resident partners in St. Petersburg and 17 partners in Moscow, partners in our Paris, London, Berlin, Frankfurt, and New York offices provide support to the Russian practice on a daily basis. 

Our Approach  

Russian and expatriate lawyers and professional support staff are all fluent in Russian and English, and many are also fluent in French, German, and other languages. Our St. Petersburg office works closely with the lawyers in our Russian Practice Group located in Moscow, Paris, London, New York, Berlin, and Frankfurt, as well as with Salans’ other CIS practice offices in Almaty, Kyiv, and Baku. Salans lawyers combine profound knowledge of Russian law with the firm's experience elsewhere in the CIS in similar legal specialisations and industry sectors.  

We cooperate with Advokatskoe Bureau Yug in Krasnodar and Eberg, Stepanov & Partners in Rostov-on-Don to assist companies who operate or are seeking to invest in the South of Russia. Salans also cooperates with the MKD Law Firm in Tbilisi.

Awards

• Chambers Europe 2009 recognised Salans as “The Leading Law firm in Central and Eastern Europe.”
• PLC Which lawyer? 2009 named Salans among the world's 50 leading law firms and one of the top 2 law firms in Russia. 
• World Finance magazine awarded Salans “The Best Mergers & Acquisitions Team” in Russia in 2008.
• The world-renowned Mergermarket league tables and a major Russian publication, M&A Magazine, both named Salans among the top 15 legal advisers on M&A transactions in Russia for 2008.

Our Expertise   

Salans is widely recognised for our high quality of service, commitment to clients’ interests, international expertise and in-depth knowledge of Russian law. We have particular experience in the following areas of practice: 

• Banking & Finance
• Corporate / M&A
• Competition / Antitrust
• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration & Litigation
• Employment
• Energy & Natural Resources
• IP/ IT / Telecommunications/Media
• PPP & Infrastructure
• Reorganisation, Restructuring, & Insolvency
• Real Estate
• Regulatory & Public Law
• Shipping & International Trade
• Tax & Customs 

Mikhail Ivanov is the managing partner of Salans’ St. Petersburg office.