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Pharmaceuticals

We provide a full range of services to companies operating in the field of medical services and pharmacology. Among our clients are medical companies, pharmacy chains, drug manufacturers. Our team provides support in the field of corporate law, accompanies the economic activities of companies, advises on various tax and legal issues and defends in tax, civil and labor disputes. We represent the interests of companies in interaction with various government bodies.

Corporate law

Legal support of entity reorganization, liquidation and incorporation procedures, accreditation of representative offices
Structuring and supporting transactions, in particular, over the course of investment activities and recovery of investments
Legal due diligence
Legal support to stock issue procedure
Analysing methods of and supporting registered capital increase procedure
Developing and carrying out audit of corporate documents, local papers, analysing and drafting contracts
Registering changes of Managing Directors/CEOs

Legal support of pharmaceutical business operations

Developing marketing policy, product promotion policy
Consulting matters related to personal data protection
Consulting on applicable industry specific legislation
Analysis of risks associated with commission agreements
Comprehensive legal support of cooperation between pharmaceutical companies and distributors
Providing support over the course of formalizing relations with drug manufacturer-plants (subcontracting, reselling operations)
Consulting on matters related to distant selling of drugs and of arrangement for on-line payments
Consulting on various currency and customs legislation related matters
Consulting on matters related to import of registered drugs on to the Russian market, along with drugs that are not registered in compliance with an appropriate approval issued by Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Legal support to shipment operations of high value drugs (taxes, customs, public procurement etc.).

Legal support on intellectual property related matters

Drafting recommendations on trade mark changes ensuring their successful registration on the Russian market
Advocacy in disputes with competitors over pharmaceutical trade marks
Protecting patent rights on drugs

Consulting on public procurement of drugs and medical devices

Drafting recommendations on trade mark changes ensuring their successful registration on the Russian market
Advocacy in disputes with competitors over pharmaceutical trade marks
Protecting patent rights on drugs

Consulting on labour and employment matters, supporting labour and employment litigations and resolving labour conflicts, drafting regulations on bonuses

Dispute resolution

Court representation during civil and administrative disputes
Representing companies when interacting with various public bodies (Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Federal Service for Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS), Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation)
Representation of companies during bankruptcy procedure of their debtors and execution of court rulings on bankruptcy cases
Legal support of debt recovery activities with counter agents

Defence in tax disputes, particularly pre-trial and trial proceedings

Tax audit

Tax consulting

assessment of tax risks due to bonuses and rewards, along with discounts, particularly credit notes, granted as part of entity’s business practices;
classification activities related to placement of trade marks o to drug package from the tax legislation perspective;
analysis of tax risks and accounting treatment of cost allocation to various types of contracts (agent, advertising, marketing events, licensing, assignment of claims);
tax accounting of marketing, advertising, product promotion, healthcare professional related payment expenses.
tax liabilities for per diem allowance and reimbursable expenses for business travel;
assessment of tax effects from inclusion of provision to reimburse to employee for various expenses into the labour contract;
tax risk assessment in case of individuals working remotely;
transfer pricing in case of assigning logo rights.

Cases

Full legal support for a Spanish pharmaceutical company to start operations in Russia

Support and contractual assistance

HR audit and representation of an international pharmaceutical company in employment disputes

Legal support of an HR audit of a company, representation in employment disputes with employees

Support for an issue of shares in a pharmaceutical company

Legal support for an additional issue of shares in an international pharmaceutical company

Support for an acquisition of a network of medical centres

Legal support for sale and purchase of participatory interests and shares in medical centres

Successful representation in seven cases on debt recovery for the total amount of RUB 1.6 billion

Assistance in debt recovery from a pharmaceutical company’s counterparties under agreements for distribution and further sale of products

Support for a judicial dispute over debt recovery under a supply agreement

Successful representation of a large international pharmaceutical company in a case on recovery of RUB 272 million from a counterparty — a distributor of products

Developing a bonus policy

Preparing a local employee compensation regulation

Litigation support in a dispute with an employee being dismissed

Successful representation of a company in a dispute with an employee being dismissed because of a threat to business

Legal support for localization of production

Legal support for a localization agreement with an American ophthalmic company

Legal support for a Spanish company engaged in scientific research and development in the field of biotechnology

Assistance in starting operations in Russia

Registration of a platform for virtual medical conferences at the Federal Service for Intellectual Property

Legal support for registration of a platform for virtual medical conferences as an invention at the Federal Service for Intellectual Property

Support of the refund of overwithheld tax

Tax support of a leading pharmaceutical company from India

Evaluation of payments based on regional coefficients

Analysis of payments for different situations, explanation of the application of regional coefficients and the preparation of explanations to the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation

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Foreign Trade / Customs Law and Currency Regulation

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