Enduring, resilient, resolute
Stonebridge Legal is an independent law firm launched by an internationally acclaimed team of partners and lawyers formerly with the Russian practice of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Drawing on our thirty years of experience advising on market-shaping M&A and capital markets transactions, as well as domestic and cross-border disputes, we will keep providing legal advice, maintaining our commitment to the highest levels of service and professionalism.
News
Stonebridge Legal ranks among the best legal advisers according to the Expert RA rating
The Stonebridge Legal team was ranked among the best legal consultants supporting the largest development projects implemented by government agencies, companies with state participation and private organisations in Russia.
Stonebridge Legal ranked highly in 12 Pravo-300 rating nominations
On 5 December 2024, the national legal rating Pravo-300 held its annual award ceremony for the best legal firms of the year.
New achievements for Stonebridge Legal’s team in two Russian rankings
We would like to congratulate the Stonebridge Legal team on yet another victory. Our key experts have been included in the annual legal ranking of Rossiyskaya Gazeta, as well as in the Directory of the Russian Arbitration Association.
Tretyakov Gallery opens its Magic of Watercolour exhibition with the support of Stonebridge Legal
On 28 November 2024, the Tretyakov Gallery hosted the official opening of The Magic of Watercolour. From Collections of Graphic Art of the 18th to Early 20th Centuries exhibition, organised with the support of Stonebridge Legal.
Insights & events
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Strengthening Merger Control in Financial MarketsOn 28 December 2024, the Russian President signed Law No. 539-FZ which introduced amendments to the current law On the Protection of Competition aimed at strengthening merger control in Russian financial markets. The amendments were prepared by the Russian competition authority (the FAS) and will come into effect on 1 September 2025.
13.01.2025
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Temporary administration over Carlsberg’s Baltika liftedAs we advised in one of our previous client alerts, Presidential Decree On Temporary Administration of Certain Assets No. 302, dated 25 April 2023, introduced temporary administration in relation to certain Russian assets owned by foreign groups associated with unfriendly states, namely in relation to Uniper’s Russian subsidiary PAO Unipro and Fortum’s Russian subsidiary PAO Fortum. In July 2023, the list of assets subject to such temporary administration was expanded to include, among others Carlsberg’s Russian subsidiary Baltika Brewery LLC.
04.12.2024
Team
Our team is made up of partners and lawyers from the multinational law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. We are justifiably considered one of the best teams in the Russian legal market.
7 partners
> 50 lawyers
Average experience > 15 years
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