• Goltsblat BLP
• About the firm
• Key facts & figures

Key facts & figures

ABOUT GOLTSBLAT BLP

• Goltsblat BLP is the Russian practice of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), an award-winning international law firm headquartered in London and with offices operating in major commercial and financial centres throughout the world - Moscow, Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Paris and Singapore.
• According to the national law firm ranking 2011 by Pravo.Ru/Vedomosti (Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal group), Goltsblat BLP is:
  • one of the top-3 law firms in Russia,
  • the 7th biggest law firm among the top-50 Moscow law firms.
• One of the fastest growing law firms - an average growth rate of over 20% a year both in Russia and the UK.
• Goltsblat BLP is widely known for its innovative and entrepreneurial nature:
  • BLP is a two times winner of the Innovative Lawyers Awards by Financial Times
  • Goltsblat BLP is a unique offering to the market - the first time merger of a well-established local team with a global law firm
  • high level of technology and management - BLP is the winner of European Practice Management Award for Best Use of Technology - Managing Partners Forum

THE TEAM

• 100 Russian and English law qualified lawyers based in Moscow, the total number of lawyers in all international offices of BLP being over 800.

CLIENTS

• Over 700 clients, including:
  • major multinational investors operating in Russia, including 23 Fortune 500 clients,
  • Russian and international banks & financial institutions, and
  • Russian corporates - leaders on the national markets.
• For GBLP Representative clients list, please refer to http://gblplaw.com/clients/
• High client satisfaction rate - over 86% of GBLP clients are very satisfied with the level and quality of the services offered, according to the GBLP overall client satisfaction survey

SERVICES

• Transactional support for inbound and outbound investments by Russian and international clients.
• Highly reputable local team well-known on the market for its excellent local experience of total legal advice for major Russian businesses and international investors gained over 20 years - from complex/multi-jurisdictional projects to day-to-day operational legal support
• Goltsblat BLP is consistently top-ranked / recommended by Legal 500 and Chambers in Real Estate & Construction, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Competition/Antitrust, Tax & Customs, IP.
• Globally, the firm’s broad-based expertise reaches across more than 50 legal disciplines and 20 industry sectors.
•  In Moscow, the firm’s key practice areas are:
  • Corporate/ M&A
  • Banking & Finance
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Tax & Customs
  • Commercial
  • Compliance
  • Competition & Antitrust
  • Employment, Pensions & Benefits
  • IP

GOLTSBLAT BLP IS AN AWARD WINNING LAW FIRM

• Goltsblat BLP is the winner of: International Office of the Year 2010 - The Legal Business Awards (Legal 500); Best Client Service / Award for Excellence 2010 - Chambers Europe Awards; Best Law Firm in Russia 2010 - ILO Client Choice Awards; Innovation in International Expansion 2011 - Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards 2011 (a short-list nominee)
• BLP is the winner of, totally, 5 Law Firm of the Year awards and over 30 industry awards in the last several years, including UK Law Firm of the Year 2010  awards by both The Lawyer and Legal Week, Managing Partner of the Year, Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, Best Tax Team in a Law Firm, Planning Team of the Year, PFI/Projects Team of the Year, and Finance Team of the Year and others.
• Selected quotations:
  • "The firm provides high-quality advice” The Legal 500 EMEA 2011
  • “...an ideal position to advise international clients on multi-jurisdictional transactions.” Chambers Global 2011
  • "Their strong team leads the way on the domestic scene, thanks to a profound understanding of local issues and client-oriented culture" Chambers Europe 2010
  • “Goltsblat attracts big multinational names, including Danone, Mars and Volkswagen”. Chambers Europe 2011
  • “Clients choose this firm for its “reliability, a business-oriented approach and a capacity to build solid professional relationship” Chambers Europe 2011
  • “A no-nonsense, client-oriented approach that you see from an international firm” Chambers Global 2010
  • "The lawyers are your business partners and they focus on strong relationships, clients say" Chambers Europe 2011
• For the full list of GBLP awards & rankings, please go to http://gblplaw.com/about/awards/