Summary: The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Office is part of the Russian Practice Group of Russin & Vecchi which provides advice on Russian law though attorneys located in offices in Moscow, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and Washington D.C. Russin & Vecchi was one of the first international firms to open in Russia (1991), and we offer comprehensive corporate and commercial legal services relating to all areas of Russian law at the federal, regional, oblast, krai and municipal levels. The Russian Practice Group offices are linked by the most advanced communications equipment.

Attorneys: Jonathan Russin directs the Russian Practice Group from Moscow. The Group offices are staffed with attorneys trained both locally and in leading universities throughout the world. English is the common language, and all attorneys are bilingual. Click for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk attorneys.

Legal Services: Russin & Vecchi is the only international lawfirm that maintains a full time presence in the Russian Far East. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk attorneys work closely with Russian Practice Group attorneys in Moscow, Vladivostok and Washington D.C. to provide comprehensive and coordinated advice for clients faced with both federal and regional/local concerns. The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Office serves large and small businesses in the rapidly expanding oil and gas industries in the territorial waters of Sakhalin. The office provides high quality Western type legal services that are otherwise largely unavailable to Russian joint ventures and foreign investors, contractors, and subcontractors.

The Russian Practice Group's Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Office advises on all areas of corporate and commercial activity including:

• oil and gas law
  
• production sharing agreements (PSAs)
  
• natural resources law
  
• maritime and admiralty law
  
• customs law
  
• corporate formation, licensing, franchising and foreign investments
  
• registration and accreditation of foreign legal entities
  
• joint-venture creation between foreign and Russian partners
  
• labor and employment law
  
• environmental law
  
• corporate and business law
  
• shareholder agreements, mergers and acquisitions
  
• bankruptcy law and corporate reorganization
  
• arbitration and litigation
  
• tax law
  
• administrative law
  

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The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Office through its in-depth knowledge of local law, practice and institutions is able to provide clients operating in the fast developing Sakhalin economy with constructive advice and problem-solving approaches to complex legal and commercial issues. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk attorneys take pride in the timeliness, responsiveness and reliability with which they serve client needs and interests.