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Special projects

In our special projects practice, we combine the strengths of our team and the experience of specialists from different fields. Special projects are characterised by their complexity, social, legal and economic importance, and their emergence may be dictated by the peculiarities of current legal regulation. Special projects are always linked to our core specialisms and require special attention and approach.

Pro Bono

Social significance

Due diligence

Comprehensive team approach

Approval of the Governmental Commission

Special regulation

Pro bono

Pro bono practice (from the Latin pro bono publico "for the public good") is an important component of any law firm's activities. It allows us to use our skills and knowledge to help those in need, regardless of their financial or social status.

Our team will gladly take on your project if:

You are a young talented entrepreneur between 14 and 18 years old and you need legal support in realising your boldest ideas and projects.
Your project is a young ambitious start-up that needs serious legal expertise and support.
You are facing a complex family or inheritance situation that affects the interests of persons (children and adults) with disabilities.
You own or manage a socially important non-profit institution or commercial organisation (e.g. public school, private kindergarten, sports teams and sections, theaters, cultural centers, etc.) and have encountered a problem that requires legal resolution.

Main objectives of the practice:

Legal assistance to socially important projects, talented young entrepreneurs, and those in need. Pro bono practice allows our team to help people and projects that for certain reasons do not have large monetary resources to pay for expensive high-quality legal support.
Advancing fairness and equality. Pro bono practice helps ensure equal access to justice for everyone, regardless of their social status or economic status.
Whether you are facing a legal problem that is difficult to solve on your own or you need legal assistance for a socially important project, our team are ready to provide you with expert support.

Due diligence

Due diligence is a comprehensive check of a company's legal status and activities, conducted before concluding a transaction or making an important decision. Due diligence is an important procedure that can help avoid financial losses and legal problems. It allows the parties to a transaction or important decision to obtain full information about the subject of the due diligence and make an informed decision.

De Novo Praxis team has extensive experience in due diligence, which enables us to provide clients with a comprehensive and reliable analysis of legal, financial, tax and management documentation related to assets, debts, business processes and risks.

In terms of business valuation, we engage co-executors - subject matter experts and partners having the necessary licences and accreditations. Our team not only identifies hidden legal and financial problems, but also gives recommendations on how to solve them and minimise risks.

You will need due diligence if:

You are preparing for a major corporate or M&A transaction.

You are an investor in an established startup and you need to identify the pitfalls of the project.

You are a business owner and plan to bring partners into the business to form a joint venture or group of companies.

You have a major contract with a strategically important supplier interested in co-operating with your successful company.

You attract a major loan for the implementation of an investment project and the bank requires confirmation of the real current state of the company with the identification of hidden risks.

Approval of the Governmental Commission

At present, the execution and implementation of corporate transactions with foreign participation of individuals engaged in unfriendly actions against the Russian Federation are subject to a number of sanctions restrictions established by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 05.03.2022 No. 95 "On the Temporary Procedure for the Execution of Obligations to Certain Foreign Creditors", Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 08.09.2022 No. 618 "On the Special Procedure for the Execution (Execution) of Certain Types of Transactions (Operations) between Certain Persons".

In accordance with the Decrees, a special procedure is established for the execution of transactions (operations) between residents and foreign persons related to states unfriendly to Russia and persons controlled by them and other entities, which directly or indirectly entail the establishment, change or termination of rights to own, use or dispose of shares in the authorised capitals of LLCs or other rights that allow determining the terms of management of such companies or the terms of their entrepreneurial activities. Such transactions may be carried out only on the basis of permits issued by the Government Commission for Control over Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation and, if necessary, containing conditions for their implementation (execution). Our team has all the necessary knowledge and experience to provide high-quality support for corporate transactions with foreign participation at all stages of the process: from the development of transaction strategies to their implementation.

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Our specialists take part in meetings between foreign business owners and top managers, are fluent in English, and have the skills to conduct complex negotiations and apply the most sophisticated legal mechanisms, such as options, corporate agreements, and complex transactions involving multiple parties.

In addition, our network of contacts allows us to attract the best specialists whose participation is necessary at different stages of the process: notaries experienced in working with complex corporate agreements; mediators; partners abroad providing services for obtaining apostilled documents from various foreign government agencies and others.

Our services in this area, as a rule, include the following stages, which allow us to provide full support of a corporate transaction, taking into account all the wishes of the principal and the requirements of sanctions regulation:

Developing a deal strategy

Preparing the necessary package of documents for obtaining an approval from the Governmental Commission and its submission to the Ministry of Industry and Trade/Ministry of Finance (depending on the activities of the client)

Supporting the submitted package of documents in the Ministry of Industry and Trade/Ministry of Finance until the Governmental Commission's approval is obtained

Supporting the procedure of conclusion of agreements between the parties to the transaction, notarisation and registration

Special projects