Interlawyer Services
The Federal Law “On the Bar and bar activity in
the Russian Federation” sets forth the definition of the bar and types
of bar activities, describes the functions of the bar and attorney authorities.
The legislator established a legal norm in Item 4, Article 2 of the given
law, which says that “organizations, federal and local government bodies
shall be represented in civil and administrative legal proceedings only
by attorneys except for cases where these functions are conveyed to staff
lawyers.”
Item 2, Article 3 of the same law describes the
operating mechanism of the bar and its relationship with the government.
The law says that "the bar operates based on the principles of
legality, independence, self-governance, corporate responsibility, and
equal rights of attorneys”.
According to the given law, INTERLAWYER renders the following services to its clients:
- counseling on legal
issues, commenting on current laws of the Russian Federation, the Newly Independent States, and European countries,
- composing applications,
appeals and other legal documents to be presented in court on civil,
criminal, arbitration and other cases,
- representing client’s
interests in the court of general jurisdiction, in arbitration
courts, government institutions on administrative criminal, civil,
arbitration and other cases,
- engaging in preliminary
investigations on criminal cases as counselors and/or
representatives of the injured party, the plaintiff or the
defendant,
- providing on-going legal
support for legal entities in the Russian Federation, the NIS and European countries, developing legal documentation to
facilitate business activities,
- developing documentation
for establishing, restructuring and liquidating companies and
organizations of various ownership forms, including representations
of foreign companies in the Russian Federation,
- advising on privatization
of public and municipal property in the Russian Federation,
- counseling on the Russian
banking and corporate law,
- counseling on the Russian
taxation and customs laws,
- counseling on the Russian
foreign currency law, investment activity in the Russian Federation, including projects on mineral resources,
- providing legal
assistance for real estate contracts and real estate construction
projects,
- providing legal
assistance for commercial deals, including those with foreign
partners,
- counseling on housing and
civil issues,
- facilitating visa
obtaining, the arrangement of foreign passports and invitations for
resident or non-resident companies and individuals,
- expert examination of legal documents.
INTERLAWYER
is developing through diversification in all areas of law. INTERLAWYER maintains
close contacts with attorneys from the Newly Independent States and
European countries, thus constantly expanding its clientele.
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