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How a consultation can take place
A consultation can take place in a convenient format: by video, audio, phone, via Zoom, Telegram, WhatsApp, or in person by prior arrangement. The format depends on urgency, the client's country, the nature of the documents and the lawyer's current location.
Video consultation
Zoom, Telegram, WhatsApp or another agreed service. Suitable for discussing documents, jurisdictions, strategy and next steps.
Audio consultation
Suitable for urgent situations when risks must be assessed quickly and you need to understand which actions cannot wait.
Messages and documents
Start with a short, non-confidential description of the situation: we run a conflict check on it first. Sensitive documents are exchanged only after scope and a secure channel are agreed.
Phone consultation
On the Russian number, or on the U.S. line used for scheduling. The office practises Russian law only.
In-person meeting
An in-person meeting is possible by prior arrangement depending on the location of the lawyer and the client: Moscow, Anapa, the USA or another agreed place.
Urgent consultation
For matters involving a child, removal abroad, retention of a child, a court hearing, deadlines or urgent procedural actions.
What you can ask about
Below are typical situations. If your case is not on the list, describe it in your message — the approach is always the same: analysis of facts, documents, jurisdiction, risks and next steps.
International divorce
Choice of jurisdiction, children, support, property, foreign decisions and parallel proceedings.
Complex commercial dispute
Contracts, money, assets, companies, obligations and litigation strategy.
Criminal matter with a cross-border element
Criminal proceedings affecting several countries: procedural status, risks abroad and a coordinated legal position.
Russian court with a foreign element
When the case involves foreign nationals, foreign documents, foreign decisions, assets abroad or parallel proceedings.
Inheritance dispute with a foreign element
Assets, heirs, documents, courts and notarial procedures in different countries.
Russian counsel for foreign attorneys
Support for foreign lawyers and clients on Russian law, Russian courts and documents.
A case under the Hague Convention
Habitual residence of the child, wrongfulness of removal or retention, deadlines, exceptions and evidence.
Recognition of a foreign judgment in Russia
Assessment of prospects, preparation of documents and support throughout the procedure.
Cross-border property conflict
Property, business, accounts, assets or obligations in different countries.
International search and Interpol
Review of the grounds for a search and an Interpol notice, the risks at border crossings, and the prospects of a request to review or delete the notice.
Detention abroad and extradition
First steps on detention, review of the extradition procedure and the detainee's rights, and coordination of defense in the relevant country.
Dispute over the child's residence
When parents live in different countries or one parent plans to relocate.
Cross-border contact with a child
Contact schedule, video calls, travel, accompaniment and enforcement of decisions.
A child taken or retained abroad
Urgent assessment of jurisdiction, applicability of the Hague Convention, return mechanisms, evidence and first actions.
Risk of a child being taken abroad
Preventive measures, court injunctions, documents, evidence and strategy before the situation becomes irreversible.
Enforcement of a foreign judgment
Assessment of enforceability, risks, documents and procedural actions.
Fraud and asset stripping
Assessment of legal routes, evidence, jurisdictions and possible protective measures.
Coordination with a foreign attorney
Help aligning the Russian and foreign legal positions.
Legal documents for a foreign procedure
Preparation, analysis, translation and adaptation of documents for courts, attorneys, consulates, guardianship authorities and notaries.
Second legal opinion
If you already work with a lawyer but want an independent assessment of strategy, risks and weak points.
What to prepare in advance
If you do not have documents yet, that is not an obstacle to an initial consultation. It is enough to briefly describe the situation, the countries, the deadlines and the current risk — without names or documents until the conflict check is cleared.
What you get after the consultation
How much a consultation costs
The fee is set individually and quoted in advance — after you briefly describe the situation and before the consultation begins. You decide knowing the price.
The fee depends on the complexity and urgency of the matter, the number of countries and the volume of documents to be reviewed beforehand, and the format of the consultation.
If the case needs further representation after the consultation, the scope and terms are set out in an agreement on legal assistance, as Russian law on the legal profession requires.
How booking works
You choose a contact channel
Telegram, WhatsApp, phone or email — whatever suits you.
Send a short, non-confidential summary
The countries involved, the type and date of any existing court orders or documents, whether proceedings are pending and the next deadline.
We run a conflict check, then agree format, cost and time
Until it is cleared, please do not send names, identity documents, account details or sealed filings. If there is no conflict, we quote the fee and confirm the format, the time and a secure way to transfer documents.
Consultation
Urgent consultation: a child matter, detention abroad or an international search
If a child has been taken or is being held abroad, a person has been detained abroad, or there is a risk of an international search or extradition, the first hours matter: jurisdiction, procedural status, available documents, deadlines and the order of actions must be determined quickly.
About the attorney
Artur Kuznetsov is an attorney with over 20 years of legal experience, specialising in complex international, family, cross-border, property and commercial matters.
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