Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners > Firm Profile

The firm: Founded in 2003, Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners is now ranked as one of Russia’s leading national law firms, employing 30 highly-qualified lawyers.

The firm’s primary focus is in providing practical and cost-effective business legal advice to Russian and international public and private companies, financial institutions and state authorities.

Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners is ranked in litigation/arbitration by leading international legal directories The Legal 500, Chambers Europe, Chambers Global and others.

Areas of practice
Litigation: Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners represents the interests of Russian and foreign companies in courts at all levels, including the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and Supreme Court. The firm has a reputation as one of Russia’s premier litigation and dispute resolution practices.

Competition (anti-monopoly): the firm deals with anti-monopoly filings, anti-monopoly law compliance, analysis of distribution and other commercial agreements, representing clients in litigation and in administrative proceedings in the Federal Anti-monopoly Service.

International commercial arbitration: the firm assists with recognition and enforcement of foreign rulings and arbitration awards in Russia.

International trade: the firm provides Russian and international companies operating in Russia with legal advice on the key issues and implications of Russia’s accession to the WTO in different sectors, including clarification of new WTO obligations in relation to the companies’ activities and advice on the positive and negative factors. The firm also assists with trade investigations, including anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and special safeguard investigations.

Corporate/M&A: work includes due diligence, preparing commercial contracts, legal support for corporate restructuring projects, joint ventures and cross-border transactions.

Tax: the tax practice provides comprehensive domestic and international tax advice on all complex issues and represents clients in courts of all levels.

Bankruptcy and restructuring: the law firm’s experience in the projects on bankruptcies and restructuring allows to ensure the performance of various tasks: from local ones (separate disputes, preparing for and participation in negotiations, etc.) and consulting on different complicated issues to the all-round support of the bankruptcy procedure in order to achieve the set goal.

Energy and natural resources: the firm represents major petroleum and mining companies in corporate disputes and clients in negotiations with the Russian government authorities, and their Russian and international partners, providing follow-up support for all ongoing local and international legal needs.

Financial institutions: the firm advises large commercial and investment banks, insurance companies and funds on matters of purchase and sale, bankruptcy and restructuring, navigating through the specifics of the Russian banking system and financial legislation. It represents clients’ interests in corporate disputes.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Mr Chernyakov Dmitry	Dmitry Chernyakov, is attorney, is one of the founders and a managing…	View Profile
	Mr Oleg Moskvitin	Oleg Moskvitin, attorney, partner of Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners law firm. He…	View Profile
	Mr Maxim Platonov	Maxim Platonov, attorney, partner of Muranov, Chernyakov and Partners law firm, heads…	View Profile
	Mr Nikolay Stepanov	Nikolay Stepanov, attorney, partner of Muranov, Chernyakov and Partners law firm, heads…	View Profile