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LEGAL COUNSELING FIRM G.G.P.U.G.G.P.U. is a Russian law firm with its principal office established in
Moscow, Russia. The firm offers exclusive package of legal counseling services
to a diversified client base, including well-known national and foreign
corporations in Russia, Europe, Middle East and the USA. Our staff includes real experts in Russian Legislation and auditors, all
highly qualified to provide services to large, medium and small companies and
experienced in implementation of large-scale projects. We contribute to the success of
our clients! We have been working to the satisfaction of Russian giant companies, including: ü JSC “Gasprom” ü JSC “Yukos” ü JSC “Mosenergo” ü JSC “Irkutskenergo” We have a good record of cooperation with various Russian Ministries and Agencies, including cooperation on a contractual basis: ü Ministry of Economical Development and Trade of RF ü Ministry for Antimonopoly Policy and Support to Entrepreneurship of RF ü Ministry of Property Relations of RF ü Ministry for Communications and Informatization of RF Services G.G.P.U. is a leading advisor on doing business in Russia. We advise our clients on the intricacies of setting up business in Russia and then follow the needs of our clients and provide legal support to their enterprises. Spectrum of our consultations includes but not limited to: Ø Corporate and Commercial law Ø Services for newly founded companies Ø Auditing Ø Business accounting services Ø Taxation services Ø Litigation and arbitration Ø Economical and financial analysis We always adjust our assistance to specific requirements of our clients and provide exclusive services in the market. We monitor local daily newspapers and official publications for items of interest to our clients and items that may affect our clients’ business dealings in their specific business. Additionally, we monitor the legislative processes of the Russian Federation and notify our clients of recent or draft enactments that may be of relevance to them. CORPORATE
AND COMMERCIAL LAW Comprehensive legal support of business provides for all types of legal services: Ø Study of forms of businesses allowed in the Russian Federation; Ø Structuring business conforming requirements of both the client and Russian legislation; Ø Negotiating and drafting the relevant agreements; Ø Drafting foundation documents; Ø Obtaining necessary documents and licenses from the appropriate ministries and agencies; Ø On-going business counseling; Ø Establishment of partnership relations; Ø Representation of clients in arbitrage court, tax inspection, other controlling agencies in case of tax or any other inspection, in negotiations with counterparts if the client need a qualified assistance before taking the decision; Ø Protection of interests of clients in case of criminal prosecution on suspicion of committing an economical crime. Lawyers and auditors of the firm advise on: Ø Development of standard and individual contracts; Ø Drafting of contracts taking into account certain requests of the client and specific character of future contractual relations with his counterparts; Ø Handling of earlier signed contracts and transactions commitments. SERVICES
FOR NEWLY FOUNDED COMPANIES This is another aspect of our work. In this age complex transaction, large document flow and rapid changes G.G.P.U. offers: Ø Organization of computerized business accounting; Ø Development of the accounting policy of the enterprise; Ø Organization of document circulation (schedule of circulation, forms of basic documents); Ø Staff training; Ø Comprehensive accounting support. Special
services for clients-open joint-stock companies: Ø Preparation of documents for annual meeting of shareholders; Ø Assessment of equities; Ø Drawing accounts of the issuer in accordance with requirements of the Federal Securities Commission; Ø Assistance in organization of keeping register of shareholders (for JSC with up to 500 shareholders); AUDITING This side of our assistance provides for the well-being of our clients. Auditing inspections can be both initiative and obligatory. Our experts carry out auditing inspection, disclose shortcomings and recommend on the most convenient methods of correction. We offer step-by-step inspections (in the end of each quarter of year). This enables our clients to check their accounting and avoid significant punitive sanctions. Moreover, we guarantee full confidentiality. Our cost-saving auditing technique allows significantly reduce inspecting time and expenses of the client. We can address the whole operation of the company or only client-specified areas of accounting, which also contributes to the reduction of cost. BUSINESS
ACCOUNTING Right and predictable operation of a company requires all financial documents to be in right order. Organization of business
accounting Our experts analyze specific character of business, assist in choosing high-quality software, make a plan of accounts and scheme of accounting transactions in accordance with current legislation, regulate document circulation system (develop schedule of circulation and forms of accounting documents) and make company’s business accounting an element of its management accounting. Parallel to these services we envisage training of our client’s staff. Restoration of business accounting We offer our assistance in restoration of accounting for any period of operation of the company. Our work can also involve preparation of financial and tax accounts. Maintaining of business accounting Based on a computerized database and high professional level of our experts we take care of business accounting of our clients. This provides for various schemes of services, messenger mail including. TAXATION G.G.P.U. can prepare financial accounts and file them on behalf of its clients to the State Tax Inspection and extrabudgetory funds, plan and optimize taxation of an enterprise. Besides that we assist natural persons in filing their taxes under Russian legislation. LITIGATION
AND ARBITRATION While any company can suffer punitive sanctions applied by tax authorities or lose by non-compliance of its partners, other conflicts with state authorities and private businesses, G.G.P.U. conducts litigation and arbitration on behalf of its clients. Conflicts with tax authorities very frequently arise because of unstable tax legislation. G.G.P.U. specialists help to solve disputes in the most convenient way, including assistance in legal actions and representation of interests of the client in judicial and administrative authorities. Some taxation disputes can be resolved even before applying to court, which results in cost savings to the client. ECONOMICAL
AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS G.G.P.U. offers
economical and financial analysis of activity of an enterprise, assessment of
creditworthiness and financial stability (financial controlling). We can provide
feasibility study or develop a business plan for a certain project in the
Russian Federation. Contact
us: LEGAL COUNSELING
FIRM G.G.P.U. Address:
Zvonarsky per., 5 building 2
Person:
Dr. Ruslan Orekhov
ASSOCIATION
Legal Counseling Firm G.G.P.U. is interested in mutual
cooperation with law and consulting firms from the Arab world countries and
is ready to implement in association with them a project of providing legal
counseling of business in Arab countries and the Russian Federation. Objective
The proposed cooperation shall be aimed at providing comprehensive legal counseling of Arab and Russian businessmen on the matters of running of business in the Arab world countries and the Russian Federation . Contribution by G.G.P.U.
G.G.P.U. in associate with other project participants is ready to provide a wide variety of counsel services in Arab countries and the Russian Federation: In the Russian Federation G.G.P.U. offers to foreign businessmen services that are essential to run business in Russia. Services the firm offers include: - Counseling on Russian legislation, regulating business activity of foreign entrepreneurs in the Russian Federation; - Comprehensive single-time and permanent legal support of business; - Representation of foreign businessmen before Russian courts; - Maintaining of comprehensive business accounting of clients and single-time counseling on business accounting; - Counseling on tax regulation and development of financial and tax reports and their filing to tax agencies; - Carrying out obligatory auditing inspections. As an additional service, G.G.P.U. can provide search in the Russian Federation of businessmen interested in setting up business in the Arab world countries. In the Arab world countries - G.G.P.U. offers counseling of all concerned persons on Russian legislation. After necessary in-service training attorneys of G.G.P.U. will be able to participate in provision of the following services in Arab countries: - Counseling of Russian businessmen on setting up business in certain Arab country; - Providing necessary practical assistance to Russian businessmen in certain Arab country. Furthermore, G.G.P.U. is ready to provide legal support of Arab businessmen suffered Russian financial crisis of 1998. Partnership
Cooperation We understand that success of the proposed project in many respect depends on effective cooperation of partners. G.G.P.U. proposes to interested parties the following draft model of cooperation: In the Russian Federation - G.G.P.U. is ready to provide counseling of clients and partners of an interested in cooperation party on the matters of running business in the Russian Federation. Hereat, such a party could send its representative (representatives) to Russia, where after some in-service training he (they) will together with his Russian counterparts provide legal support of foreign clients - to make these services more convenient to Arab businessmen . - G.G.P.U. is ready to begin to study Russian market for potential clients eager to set up their businesses in the Arab world countries. Meanwhile initial counseling on running business in Arab countries should be provided in Russia with assistance of experts of the partner party. Russian businessmen (including those who are not going to set up business in Arab countries) will be quite interested in opening accounts in Arab countries banks. Therefore we could develop together with Arab partners a system enabling clients to open bank accounts in Arab countries and not requiring them to be present in those countries. In the Arab world countries - G.G.P.U. in associate with partner firms is ready to provide relevant services to Russian businessmen setting up their businesses in Arab countries. Russian lawyers will advise on general issues of setting business and attorneys of partner firms will deal with peculiar matters of running business under certain jurisdiction. - G.G.P.U. proposes to project participants to cooperate in initial counseling in Arab countries on running business in Russia. G.G.P.U. can provide the said services to any clients and partners of project participants. The services can be rendered on behalf of partner party. In addition to abovesaid fields of cooperation G.G.P.U. proposes organize prompt exchange of data on legislative regulation and peculiarities of running business in countries of residence of partner firms . Formal
regulation Joint efforts of the
parties of the project shall be regulated by agreements of cooperation and other
relevant agreements. Contact
us: LEGAL COUNSELING
FIRM G.G.P.U. Address:
Zvonarsky per., 5 building 2
Person:
Dr. Ruslan Orekhov |
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