DLA Piper is one of the largest global law firms in the world with over 3,500 lawyers across 71 offices and 29 countries. We have a well-established practice in Russia and the CIS, with over 130 lawyers in offices in Moscow, St Petersburg, Kyiv and Tbilisi. Our Russian practice is uniquely multidisciplinary, offering commercial legal solutions combined with a strong tax analysis and planning component. We provide an extensive range of legal services through 13 global practice groups as follows: • Asset Finance and Leasing • Banking and Finance • Commercial and Project Finance • Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions • Customs and Currency Control • Employment, Pensions and Benefits • Energy • Utilities and Infrastructure • Hospitality • Intellectual Property and Information Technology • Litigation and Dispute Resolution • Real Estate and Construction • Regulatory • Tax Our Russian team consists of local lawyers with experience supporting local and international clients. This is complimented by several experienced foreign lawyers with US, English, French and German legal training. In addition to English and Russian, our lawyers speak French, German, Spanish, Italian, Ukrainian, Georgian, Byelorussian, Armenian, Uzbek and Hebrew. We combine our broad knowledge and experience with a extensive global presence and full service capabilities in most of the major jurisdictions, especially in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. With a direct presence in 29 countries, we represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice areas than virtually any other law firm in the world.