«O2 CONSULTING» LLC - Rise above all. We are there for you.

We advise clients operating in various manufacturing industries, both in Russia and abroad. We are proud that our expertise successfully helps owners of production assets and investors to implement their most ambitious projects. Our teams support various tasks and projects involving expansion of production capacities, rights to assets, structuring of ownership and transfer of rights, tax aspects, raising and provision of financing, labour issues and disputes. We also provide legal support for such issues as licensing, public procurement, corporate construction and support for procedures, creation of joint ventures, contractual work, antimonopoly and regulatory issues. Our clients include enterprises producing construction materials, paper, packaging materials and high-tech products.

This sector is one of the most complex sectors from the legal standpoint. Our expertise in this sphere includes support for cross-border transactions, raising financing, restriction of access by governments to natural resources in their countries, advice on regulatory aspects, use of natural resources, title and licensing. Our clients trust us in fulfilling complex tasks and rely on our knowledge and experience in this sphere. We understand the specifics of projects implemented by big companies, have considerable experience of working with companies operating in this sector and take into account the specifics of the Russian market. The O2 Consulting team offers unique developments and solutions in this field.

We advise clients on the full range of transactions and models for project commercialisation for companies operating in software development, electronics, IT services, state-of-the-artt technologies and innovative solutions. Our experience covers the most advanced areas in this area, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, neural networks, Internet of Things, Industrial Internet of Things, tele-healthcare services, cyber security, Bit Data, etc. A considerable share of our recent projects has been dedicated to legal support for IT developments, in which we represent the founders of digital companies, venture funds, investment banks, financial institutions, business angels, etc. In this sector, we structure and support transactions on a “turn-key� basis, on the part of both individual and joint investors and founders. We provide integrated solutions under Russian and foreign law in a wide range of jurisdictions.

The O2 Consulting lawyers have accumulated considerable expertise in the telecoms and media sector and enjoy a well-deserved reputation among clients and contracting parties for their innovative solutions, level of expertise and efficiency. The projects implemented by us show that our team is capable of resolving the most complex industry-specific issues. Major business publications are keen to know the professional opinion of the lawyers of O2 Consulting in the telecommunications and media sphere. Our team is ranked among the top in this field according to a leading federal rating of legal advisers. We resolve a wide range of general law and applied matters with a focus on industry specifics: mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, antimonopoly aspects, licensing, protection of personal data, protection of information and commercial secrecy, intellectual property, goodwill, complex legal and tax due diligence, tax and corporate structuring, regulation of the media and the Internet.

The O2 Consulting experts provide legal support for transactions to raise equity and debt capital, project financing, debt restructuring, bank financing and asset securitisation. We also have vast experience in advising clients on currency regulation and currency control, licensing of banking activities and activities on the financial services and securities markets. O2 Consulting represents various market participants, including lenders and borrowers, financial advisers, securities issuers, guarantors and sureties.

The O2 Consulting team has accumulated considerable experience in supporting financial and digital technology projects and is one of the market leaders in legal support for state-of-the-art financial technologies. Digital companies, private investors and venture funds seek our advice on the structuring of and integrated support for projects, on compliance issues, legal support in implementing FinTech transactions, in carrying out compliance procedures and supporting legal relations of any kind among start-ups, developers, business angels, etc. We are leading experts not only in Russia but also in other countries in taxation of digital companies and we actively participate in developing new international and domestic legislative rules in this sector. We have our finger on the pulse in the latest digital spheres and understand sensitive points and grey zones; we monitor trends in the global regulation of this sphere. Our European office and strong business relations in Switzerland...

O2 Consulting provides legal support for projects involving data processing and protection. We advise clients on compliance with the legislation on personal data, develop the procedures and documents necessary for introducing a commercial secrecy regime and maintaining confidential information and provide integrated legal support for IT projects. Collection, use, processing and storage of data by Russian companies may be subject to international and domestic regulatory acts of the EU, USA and other countries. In these cases, to work out an integrated solution to the issues our clients face, we use an extensive network of partners: legal and consulting firms practising in the corresponding jurisdictions.

O2 Consulting has become one of the first professional teams to accumulate profound expertise in the sector of blockchain and crypto assets and is presently popularising development of this sector, in which it is an industry leader. Our team unites experts in international and Russian law, including tax consultants and lawyers in the sphere of regulation and compliance. Our offices in Switzerland and Belarus and longstanding business relations in the countries loyal to projects involving blockchain and crypto currencies, such as Estonia, Gibraltar and Malta, enable our firm to implement unique integrated solutions quickly and efficiently. Our experts actively participate in developing legal approaches and a new regulatory framework for this sphere in both Russia and abroad. Our services in this area include: Structuring projects and transactions in various jurisdictions from the legal and tax standpoints Advising on the choice of optimal jurisdictions for a specific project Legal...

O2 Consulting provides legal support for Internet stores and websites offering b2c and b2b services. We advise our clients on legal regulation of personal data processing, use of intellectual property rights, conclusion of contracts on the Internet, protection of consumer rights, payment systems, Internet advertising and compliance with other legislation regulating e-commerce. The O2 Consulting team drafts the documents necessary for providing services (public offers, rules for using a service, confidentiality policies, etc.) and helps our clients solve tax and other issues in the sphere of e-commerce.

One of our practice areas is legal support for agricultural projects and food manufacturing companies. Our teams have many years of experience in agriculture, transactions with land plots of various categories and construction of agricultural facilities. We have excellent competencies in carrying out integrated legal and tax audits of agricultural enterprises, structuring and implementing transactions involving acquisition and sale of assets in this sphere, complex M&As and investment projects, and raising financing. Our experts can join a client in resolving the client’s issues at any stage of project implementation. In this sphere, we support clients in negotiations and in resolving regulatory and legal issues and competition issues. We also help clients resolve complex issues of title to and use of land and disputed situations with contractors. Our clients include owners of agricultural enterprises and greenhouse businesses, leading manufacturers of food products and...