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Corporate law

Компания Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги предоставляет комплексное юридическое сопровождение в области корпоративного права, M&A сделок, включая консультации и юридическую поддержку по следующим вопросам:

• Registration, reorganization of a legal entity;
• Sale of a share;
• Establishment of foreign representative offices;
• Mergers and acquisitions (M&A);
• Preparation of local acts in the field of corporate law;
• Development of a confidentiality protection document package (NDA);
• Corporate disputes.

В данном направлении Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги были успешно реализованы, в том числе, такие проекты, как:

> Providing legal support to foreign and Belarusian companies on corporate law matters, including the establishment of legal entities, business acquisitions and exits, and corporate group restructuring;

> Providing support for transactions involving the purchase and sale of shares of a joint-stock company, additional share issuances, and the conduct of annual general meetings of shareholders;

> Providing comprehensive legal support to multiple foreign companies entering the Belarusian market, including a full range of services related to company formation, structuring, and business operations in the Republic of Belarus. This encompasses participation in the development, negotiation, and execution of investment agreements;

> Providing consulting and support services for an investment project aimed at developing a large-scale construction project in the Republic of Belarus;

> Providing comprehensive legal support for mergers and acquisitions, including conducting legal due diligence, in the banking, IT, retail, and real estate sectors

> Offering a full range of legal services to resolve shareholder disputes in the pharmaceutical industry, tailored to maximize client benefits;

> Successfully representing a foreign shareholder in a complex corporate dispute, achieving a favorable outcome from an initially hopeless situation.

Intellectual property

В области защиты интеллектуальной собственности (ИС) компания Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги предоставляет следующий спектр юридических услуг:

• Intellectual property issues consulting;
• Intellectual property due diligence;
• Drafting intellectual property agreements;
• Trademark and patent registration.

Сотрудниками Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги, специализирующимися на оказании услуг в сфере защиты интеллектуальной собственности, успешно пройдено дистанционное обучение в академии Всемирной организации интеллектуальной собственности (ВОИС) по учебной программе «Основы интеллектуальной собственности».

В данном направлении Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги были успешно реализованы, в том числе, такие проекты, как:

> Successful out-of-court resolution of a trademark infringement case on behalf of a leading Belarusian non-alcoholic beverage producer, resulting in full compensation for our client;

> Providing comprehensive intellectual property protection services to prevent market and import infringements in Belarus, including through customs enforcement and administrative proceedings;

> Representing one international brand in a dispute with another international brand regarding trademark protection in the Republic of Belarus;

> Development of IT contracts, including non-disclosure agreements, licensing agreements, software development agreements, website development agreements, and agreements for internet servers: user agreements and API data access agreements.

Tax law, foreign economic activity and currency control

Компания Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги предоставляет широкий спектр услуг в области налогового консультирования и разрешения налоговых споров.

We offer a wide range of services in this area, from:

> Providing verbal and written consultations, explanations, and opinions on corporate and individual tax matters, including the application of tax law to specific situations, taking into account the client's circumstances; preparing recommendations (opinions) on tax matters, including determining optimal solutions, considering the choice of the optimal tax system, available tax benefits and the advisability of using them, and analyzing the tax consequences of transactions, to

> Providing assistance in preparing necessary financial documents and tax returns, representing clients before tax authorities and other government agencies (excluding courts) under a fee-based legal services agreement.

Сотрудниками Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги, специализирующимися на оказании услуг по консультированию в области налогообложения, успешно пройдено обучение по учебной программе «Налоговое консультирование организаций, индивидуальных предпринимателей и физических лиц» при ГУО «Центр подготовки, повышения квалификации и переподготовки кадров Министерства финансов Республики Беларусь».

В сфере консультирования в области налогообложения Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги были успешно реализованы, в том числе, такие проекты, как:

> Providing tax advice to foreign IT companies regarding the provision of services to Belarusian companies within the territory of the Republic of Belarus;

> Tax advisory services related to the regulation of activities through a permanent establishment under the laws of the Republic of Belarus;

> Tax consulting for cross-border transactions, including advertising, real estate, and intellectual property.

По вопросам внешнеторговой деятельности и валютного регулирования Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги предоставляет:

• Services for substantive analysis of agreements to ensure compliance with foreign trade and currency control legislation;
• Consulting services on the registration of foreign exchange contracts and planned legislative changes in this area.

Labor and migration law

Компанией Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги наработана многолетняя широкая практика по оказанию юридических услуг бизнесу в сфере трудового и миграционного права, включая:

• conducting a personnel audit of the company and developing recommendations to address the shortcomings identified as a result of the audit (analysis of personal files and workbooks of employees, employment contracts, personnel orders, staffing tables, vacation schedules, time and attendance records, and other documents);
• development of local legal acts in the field of labor law;
• preparation of a documentation package for the formalization of employment relations with employees;
• providing advice and assistance in preparing documentation related to the imposition of disciplinary measures and the termination of employment contracts;
• consulting on the formalization of employment relationships with foreign citizens in accordance with the requirements of national legislation on foreign labor migration;
• assistance in obtaining a special permit for foreign citizens to engage in employment activities in the Republic of Belarus;
• preparation of responses to government inquiries regarding compliance with labor and immigration laws.

Dispute resolution

Компания Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги предоставляет широкий спектр услуг по разрешению споров, включая:

• • economic disputes and debt collection;
  • administrative disputes;
  • real estate and construction disputes;
  • corporate disputes;
  • intellectual property disputes.

Our company offers a comprehensive range of services related to dispute resolution, including client consultations, full legal support during dispute proceedings, pre-trial dispute resolution, development of defense strategies, assessment of litigation risks, pre-trial debt collection from legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, as well as enforcement of court decisions and rulings of other jurisdictional bodies.

В сфере разрешения споров Клеркгрупп Юридические услуги были успешно реализованы, в том числе, такие проекты, как:

> Developing a defense strategy for a major construction materials manufacturer facing quality claims from a counterparty;

> Providing assistance in the out-of-court settlement of a corporate dispute between shareholders of a closed joint-stock company;

> Representing clients in construction disputes, including claims for defective workmanship, debt recovery for completed work, and disputes over the return of security deposits; 

> Implementation of a comprehensive set of measures to protect the trademark rights of a major non-alcoholic beverage producer, resulting in 100% success for the client, including full recovery of costs from the counterparty;

> Representing the interests of one international brand against another international brand regarding the provision of legal protection for a trademark in the Republic of Belarus;

> Resolving international commercial disputes through Russian arbitration on behalf of our clients