Jones Day’s Moscow Office opened in 2004, following the Firm’s representation of the Alfa Group and Access/Renova Group in the formation of TNK-BP, the largest corporate transaction in Russian history at the time.  Although our presence in Moscow is relatively recent, the Moscow Office lawyers have been involved in some of the most significant and high profile cross-border M&A, finance, and capital markets transactions in the region.

Our Moscow Office team combines cross-border transactional capability with in-depth knowledge of Russian law and industry experience in such sectors as oil and gas, telecommunications, financial services, mining, aviation, manufacturing, and retail.  We are fully integrated into our global organization of more than 2,500 lawyers in 32 offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.  This affords our clients not only a global reach, but also seamless access to substantial legal resources of the Firm’s practices, including Mergers & Acquisitions, International Litigation & Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Energy, Intellectual Property, Business Restructuring & Reorganization, Antitrust & Competition Law, Private Equity, Real Estate, Tax, and Capital Markets.  A significant number of the Firm’s lawyers assigned to these practices have substantial experience in handling matters related to Russia.

While fully committed to our global practice, our lawyers in Moscow are also committed to supporting the needs of local clients and communities through pro bono work and support of educational, charitable, and cultural organizations and initiatives.  We provide pro bono services through the Russian Pro Bono Clearing House, a Moscow branch of the Public Interest Law Institute, and sponsor Maria’s Children, a rehabilitation arts center dedicated to work with orphans and children with special needs.