BGP Litigation is one of the few large law firms whose team helps resolve the most complex and sensitive family law issues.
The practice team has deep expertise in supporting divorce proceedings, including issues of division of marital property, alimony payment, determining the place of residence of children and the procedure for communication with them by parents and close relatives, and their departure outside the Russian Federation. The unique experience of the team is litigation of cross-border disputes regarding children rearing and return from foreign countries.
In order to prevent financial and corporate risks, BGP Litigation pays great attention to family and inheritance planning, development and creation of complex cross-border structures for the ownership and management of capital and business assets, preparation and coordination of terms and conditions of premarital agreements, marital settlement agreement, alimony agreements, inheritance contracts, wills, foundation of personal funds.
The advantage of the team is its experience in supporting international disputes about children, cross-border marital settlement projects for spouses’ property in different jurisdictions and structuring foreign assets.
Lawyers of BGP Litigation are recognised by the international professional community (International Academy of Family Lawyers - IAFL), are engaged in human rights activities and develop legislative initiatives to improve the current legal regulation, give master classes at leading universities in the country, participate as trainers and speakers in professional development events for family law experts, they are members of expert councils under government agencies and public organisations.