BEITEN BURKHARDT's CIS Practice comprises offices in Russia and Ukraine and renders comprehensive legal consultancy services in the local markets of the former Soviet republics, which are to a certain extent characterized by compatible legal frameworks, narrow political and economic links, as well as longstanding historical and cultural interaction. The CIS Practice offices are located in the main business centers of Russia and Ukraine – Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kyiv – and provide a wide range of services with respect to Russian, Ukrainian and International Law.

BEITEN BURKHARDT's CIS team provides complex legal support for projects in Russia and Ukraine. The CIS offices’ main activities include implementation of projects in the fields of Corporate and Commercial, Banking and Finance, Labor, Administrative and Tax Law. Special emphasis is placed on projects connected with industrial investments, support for real estate investments and transactions, as well as restructuring activities in the fields of banking and financial services.

BEITEN BURKHARDT’s CIS specialists speak several foreign languages and, as a rule, have studied additionally outside the CIS (in Germany, the UK, the USA, etc.). The Firm’s German lawyers have academic and practical experience in Russian, Ukrainian, German and International Law.

The major working languages are German, English, Russian and Ukrainian. Access to a high level of technical equipment and the availability of professional translators/interpreters are essential components of the services rendered by BEITEN BURKHARDT’s CIS offices.

Close cooperation with experts from BEITEN BURKHARDT’s EU, Eastern European and Chinese offices as well as substantial experience in local CIS markets enable the BEITEN BURKHARDT CIS Practice specialists to render the highest level of service to the Firm's clients.