Can the outcome be guaranteed in advance?

No. Documents, risks, deadlines and legal options can be assessed, but the result depends on the facts and on the decisions of the competent authorities.

Do you advise on U.S. law?

No. The Russian lawyer advises on Russian law and handles Russian proceedings. Questions of U.S. state or federal law, procedure and admissibility are for counsel admitted in the relevant U.S. jurisdiction.

A conflict check on a short, non-confidential description of the matter. Sensitive documents are exchanged only after scope and a secure channel are agreed.

Area of practice

Russian assets in a U.S. divorce

An apartment, a company shareholding, an account or land in Russia inside a U.S. divorce. What a U.S. court can and cannot reach, what a Russian court will require, and how the two proceedings are kept from damaging each other.

A U.S. order does not rewrite a Russian register

A U.S. court may divide marital property and make orders binding on the spouses. It does not change the title record in a Russian registry. Whether and how the result is given effect in Russia is a separate step, with its own basis, timing and cost — and Russian real estate is governed by Russian law as the law of the place where it sits. That step is planned with the U.S. case, not after it.

Finding and proving the asset

Russian public registers show real estate ownership and company participation in a verifiable, certified form. What they do not show is the chain from marital funds to the asset, and that chain is what a court needs. We obtain the certified extracts, document what can be documented, and say plainly where the trail cannot be proved.

What the work involves

The Russian side of a divorce abroad where part of the marital property is in Russia: building the evidential chain to a specific asset, deciding where a claim should be brought, and assessing what protective measures are available in Russia. What can be found and held depends on the way title is held and the surviving documents, so no recovery is promised.

When this applies

Your U.S. divorce involves an apartment, land, a company or an account in Russia

You suspect assets were moved to Russia before or during the divorce

Your U.S. counsel needs Russian ownership records in certified form

You need to know whether a U.S. order can be enforced against Russian property

A Russian proceeding is needed alongside the U.S. case

What the lawyer does

Obtains certified extracts from Russian real estate and company registers

Documents the chain from marital funds to the specific asset, where it exists

Prepares an asset-control table for U.S. counsel: what is held, by whom, on what title

Assesses protective measures available in Russia and their timing

Plans recognition or a parallel Russian proceeding alongside the U.S. case

Coordinates with U.S. counsel on disclosure and valuation questions that turn on Russian records

What to have ready

What is known about each Russian asset: address, company name, account

Marriage certificate and any marital agreement

Bank records or correspondence linking marital funds to the asset

The U.S. proceeding's posture and disclosure deadlines

Any Russian proceeding already begun

Who holds title, if known

Where it usually goes wrong

The U.S. order is treated as self-executing in Russia

The asset is sold or re-titled while the U.S. case proceeds

The funds trail is asserted but not documented

Protective measures in Russia are sought too late

The Russian and U.S. proceedings contradict each other on the facts

How we start

1. 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.
2. We run a conflict check on that summary. Until it is cleared, please do not send names, identity documents, account details or sealed filings.
3. If there is no conflict, we agree the Russian-law scope and a secure way to transfer documents.

Please do not send account credentials, one-time codes or complete bank statements.

We practise Russian law and are not admitted in any U.S. state or federal court. Questions of U.S. law, admissibility and U.S. procedure belong to locally admitted counsel.

Next step

Review the documents, deadlines, jurisdiction and a realistic legal position

A consultation helps you see the structure of the dispute and the available steps — without promising an outcome.

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