
		International Department Corporate, commercial and business law The practice of business law and the vast legal fields it embraces form one of the three pillars of Anwalt Consulting, along with insurance law and general legal practice. Our corporate team delivers comprehensive and fully integrated business law services including ongoing corporate and commercial advice narrowly tailored to meet your specialized needs within the target region: • Corporations, joint ventures, limited and general partnerships, and other forms of business associations and strategic alliances. • Amalgamations, plans of arrangements and other business combinations reflecting corporate reorganizations in a tax-friendly manner. • Comprehensive corporate maintenance: drafting unanimous shareholders agreements, trust deeds, issue of shares, declarations of dividends and changes in officers and directors, acting as a registered office, maintaining accounting and reporting practice, etc. • Corporate governance: responsibilities, liabilities and fiduciary duties of directors and other related matters. • Dealership agreements, franchise and product distribution agreements in the context of national competition and sale of goods law as well as other applicable legislation. • Supply contracts, customer service agreements, employment, consulting and management agreements, non-disclosure and non-competition agreements, outsourcing arrangements, etc. • Assistance with due diligence on all types of transactions. • Debt restructuring and insolvency matters. • Intellectual property matters including registration of patents, trademarks and copyrights. • Environmental laws and regulations applicable to various business enterprises. • Commercial real estate (project and credit facility financing, land development and construction law, including regulatory clearances, etc.). • Advice on a broad range of laws and programs affecting imports and exports of goods and services into and from the target region. • Employment and labour relations, in particular executive compensation and stock option plans. We have knowledge, insight and contacts with related government agencies to produce narrowly-tailored immigration solutions (temporary and permanent residence applications, securing and extending study and work permits, business visitor and investor status authorizations, helping foreign nationals to overcome inadmissibility issues, advice on customs and sales tax issues, representation in the immigration hearings and on appeals before the courts). We also prepare and review employment contracts, assist with preparations for repatriation, provide integrated advice on expatriate tax services and unique workforce mobility solutions. Business litigation We achieve outstanding results for our business clients in contentious matters through successful business litigation and arbitration on all court levels throughout the target region. We focus on energy and financial services, insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, non-performance in commercial contracts, insurance and intellectual property claims, proceedings before regulatory bodies and shareholder disputes. We develop clear strategic arguments from the start, thoroughly consider the likely consequences, flexibly test alternatives and consult the best experts to advance your case. Charity law We provide all legal services required in order to establish and operate a foundation, charity or other not-for-profit corporation. We also assist charities with obtaining a charitable status under the applicable tax legislation and offer ongoing advice on establishment, implementation and continuing administration of planned giving programs (tax-efficient gifting frameworks, alternate fundraising options and involvement with business organizations). Anwalt Consulting successfully represents not-for-profit companies in all contentious matters. Legal support services Our experts and legal support staff provide high quality research results on most of the regional legal databases, including Westlaw, Lexis Nexis, Garant, Consultant and others. We have a public notary and a commissioner for oaths on duty. In addition, we offer certified business interpretation services and translation of all types of documents for local, national and international transactions (English, French, German, Chinese, Turkish, Russian and a majority of CIS languages).
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International Department

Corporate, commercial and business law

The practice of business law and the vast legal fields it embraces form one of the three pillars of Anwalt Consulting, along with insurance law and general legal practice. Our corporate team delivers comprehensive and fully integrated business law services including ongoing corporate and commercial advice narrowly tailored to meet your specialized needs within the target region:

• Corporations, joint ventures, limited and general partnerships, and other forms of business associations and strategic alliances.

• Amalgamations, plans of arrangements and other business combinations reflecting corporate reorganizations in a tax-friendly manner.

• Comprehensive corporate maintenance: drafting unanimous shareholders agreements, trust deeds, issue of shares, declarations of dividends and changes in officers and directors, acting as a registered office, maintaining accounting and reporting practice, etc.

• Corporate governance: responsibilities, liabilities and fiduciary duties of directors and other related matters.

• Dealership agreements, franchise and product distribution agreements in the context of national competition and sale of goods law as well as other applicable legislation.

• Supply contracts, customer service agreements, employment, consulting and management agreements, non-disclosure and non-competition agreements, outsourcing arrangements, etc.

• Assistance with due diligence on all types of transactions.

• Debt restructuring and insolvency matters.

• Intellectual property matters including registration of patents, trademarks and copyrights.

• Environmental laws and regulations applicable to various business enterprises.

• Commercial real estate (project and credit facility financing, land development and construction law, including regulatory clearances, etc.).

• Advice on a broad range of laws and programs affecting imports and exports of goods and services into and from the target region.

• Employment and labour relations, in particular executive compensation and stock option plans. We have knowledge, insight and contacts with related government agencies to produce narrowly-tailored immigration solutions (temporary and permanent residence applications, securing and extending study and work permits, business visitor and investor status authorizations, helping foreign nationals to overcome inadmissibility issues, advice on customs and sales tax issues, representation in the immigration hearings and on appeals before the courts). We also prepare and review employment contracts, assist with preparations for repatriation, provide integrated advice on expatriate tax services and unique workforce mobility solutions.

Business litigation

We achieve outstanding results for our business clients in contentious matters through successful business litigation and arbitration on all court levels throughout the target region. We focus on energy and financial services, insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, non-performance in commercial contracts, insurance and intellectual property claims, proceedings before regulatory bodies and shareholder disputes. We develop clear strategic arguments from the start, thoroughly consider the likely consequences, flexibly test alternatives and consult the best experts to advance your case.

Charity law

We provide all legal services required in order to establish and operate a foundation, charity or other not-for-profit corporation. We also assist charities with obtaining a charitable status under the applicable tax legislation and offer ongoing advice on establishment, implementation and continuing administration of planned giving programs (tax-efficient gifting frameworks, alternate fundraising options and involvement with business organizations). Anwalt Consulting successfully represents not-for-profit companies in all contentious matters.

Legal support services

Our experts and legal support staff provide high quality research results on most of the regional legal databases, including Westlaw, Lexis Nexis, Garant, Consultant and others. We have a public notary and a commissioner for oaths on duty. In addition, we offer certified business interpretation services and translation of all types of documents for local, national and international transactions (English, French, German, Chinese, Turkish, Russian and a majority of CIS languages).

INSURANCE LAW | GENERAL PRACTICE | INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT