Commercial Contracts under Russian Law

We draft and review Russian-law commercial agreements for foreign and Russian businesses, including supply, distribution, services, logistics and agency contracts.

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Practical approach

We focus on how the deal works in practice: delivery, acceptance, payment, documents, liability, termination and dispute resolution.

Documents useful for the first review

Draft agreement or commercial term sheet.
Counterparty details.
Product or service description.
Payment and delivery model.
Existing master agreements or group templates.

How we work

Clarify the business objective and current legal position.
Review the documents and identify material legal risks.
Select the appropriate Russian-law procedure.
Prepare or revise the required documents.
Coordinate filing, signing or negotiations where applicable.
Support implementation and follow-up actions.

Key risks

Imported templatesForeign templates may not fit Russian documentary and liability rules.

AcceptanceWeak acceptance language can make quality and payment disputes harder to resolve.

PaymentsDocumentary evidence should match the actual payment flow.

TerminationExit rights should reflect operational dependencies.

Preparing for the first consultation

For Commercial Contracts under Russian Law, the first useful step is to identify the practical result, then test the documents and procedure against that result rather than relying on a generic template.

FAQ

Common questions

Can you work from our English template?

Yes.

Do you prepare bilingual contracts?

Yes, where appropriate.

Can you review distribution and logistics agreements?

Yes.

Do you support negotiations?

Yes, if included in the scope.

In a Commercial Contracts under Russian Law matter, small factual differences can change the required documents or sequence. The page sets out the usual route, while the final checklist is confirmed against the client's documents.