The Russian Civil Code is the principal document establishing the Russian contract law framework. General contract law rules and principles are set out in Part I of the Civil Code.

With effect from 18 December 2011, Russia’s "Strategic Enterprises Law"1 has been significantly relaxed.

The RF State Duma is currently preparing for the first reading of amendments to the law "On the Securities Market" which would provide for the introduction of Russian Depositary Receipts ("RDR") in Russia (the "Draft RDR Amendments".

To successfully structure a cross-border transaction, it is important to do a careful antimonopoly law analysis at an early stage.

Under a contractor's contract, the contractor undertakes to perform certain work in accordance with the customer's instructions.

The Federal Law dated 3 July 2016 No. 264-FZ introduced amendments to the Federal Law 'On Protection of Competition' and Some Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation'.

On 30 December 2008 the Russian State Duma adopted Federal Law No. 312-FZ "On Amendments to Part I of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and certain legal acts". The amendments introduced by the Law 312-FZ mostly affect the corporate regime governing Russian limited liabilities companies.

Joint venture companies, being one of the forms of doing business, despite the sanctions and the tense political situation on the world stage

In 2018 Russia adopted Federal Law 290-FZ on International Companies and International Funds, which introduced the possibility for foreign companies to 'redomicile'...

On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed a new Executive Order containing the latest round of sanctions against the Russian Federation. Shortly thereafter, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that the Office of Foreign Assets Control will take "decisive" and "surgical" action.

On August 14, 2018 the Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Seaports in the Russian Federation and Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation (hereinafter the "Law")

As Russia's war against Ukraine enters its fourth year, the Council of the European Union (the "Council") unanimously adopted its 16th sanctions package on 24 February 2025.

The UK has introduced sweeping changes to its sanctions framework through new Russia-related designations and comprehensive legislative amendments affecting multiple regimes. These developments include expanded end-use controls, revised licensing grounds, and updated reporting thresholds that fundamentally alter compliance obligations for businesses operating in sanctioned sectors.

In Russia, contract law falls under Russian civil law.

Passage of this Federal Law provides the Russian legal system with the institution of shareholder agreement implemented at legislative level.

Transactions of Russian joint stock companies and limited liability companies require the consent of the general meeting or the board of directors if they qualify as material or interested party transactions.

In order to recover losses in the form of lost profit from a company shareholder it is necessary to prove that the shareholder has the actual ability to determine the company's actions ...

Shareholder disputes in Russia, as elsewhere in the world, are among the most sensitive and disruptive in their implications for business. A corporation based on agreement and trust between partners...

Companies are included in the list of system-forming organizations by means of a decision taken by the Russian Government Commission.

On April 28, 2009, the president of the Russian Federation signed into law amendments to the Russian Law on Insolvency (Bankruptcy) of October 26, 2002 (Federal Law No. 127-FZ) (the “Insolvency Law”) that should be considered by all creditors doing business with financially troubled Russian companies, directors and other controlling persons of Russian companies, and participants in the market for distressed Russian assets.