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Право 300

Since 2017, O2 Consulting has been the annual leader of the national "Pravo-300" ranking.

In 2023 O2Consulting was placed 1 tier company in the following categories: intellectual property (consulting); family and inheritance law; digital economy; private capital.

Our successful work was also noted in the following categories:

• foreign economic activities/ customs law and currency regulation (currency regulation);
• public private partnership/ infrastructure projects;
• protection of personal data;
• compliance;
• corporate law/mergers and acquisitions (high market);
• tax consulting and disputes (consulting);
• real estate, land, construction (consulting);
• natural resources/energy;
• retail, fmcg, public food service;
• capital markets;
• sanctions law;
• telecommunications, media and technology;
• labor and migration law;
• financial/banking law;
• ecological law.

Forbes

O2 Consulting is the leader of Russian Forbes law firms ranking. Our team was placed 1st tier law firm in the following categories:

• Corporate structuring of personal assets;
• Transactions involving assets, securities, and investments;
• Cryptocurrency transactions;
• Personal taxation and planning;
• Tax structuring of business;
• Personal compliance;
• Currency regulation/Implementation of currency restrictions;
• Support of banking and financial operations;
• Sanctions compliance;
• Inheritance planning;
• Support with immigration issues;
• Interaction with foreign banks.

Legal 500

Legal 500 annually recommended O2 Consulting as a leading advisor in the following areas: Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT), Tax, and Private Client services.

Chambers & Partners

Chambers & Partners has recognized O2 Consulting for several years as one of the strongest advisors in its core areas of corporate law and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), as well as ranking the company in Band 1 for the FinTech sector.

Mergers

For over five years, PREQVECA has annually included O2 Consulting in the list of top law firms in the M&A, Venture Capital, and Private Equity markets:

• 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022: Best Law Firm in the M&A Market;
• 2014, 2015, 2017-2020: Best Law Firm in the Venture Capital Market;
• 2017, 2019, 2021: Best Law Firm in the Private Equity Market. In 2023, O2 Consulting ranked third among the leading legal advisors in the Russian M&A consultant rankings and second in the ranking by number of transactions.

Best Lawyers

The partners and heads of legal practices of our company are included in the Best Lawyers ranking in the following areas: Tax Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts, Project Finance and Development Practice, and FinTech Practice. Olga Sorokina, the managing partner of O2 Consulting, was recognized as Lawyer of the Year (2020) in the FinTech category.

World Tax

O2 Consulting has been included in the list of top legal firms in Russia in the area of General Corporate Tax.

IFLR 1000

The international rating of top financial and legal firms, IFLR1000, has recommended O2 Consulting as a leading M&A advisor for several consecutive years.

Kommersant

Since 2019, O2 Consulting has been the annual leader in the Kommersant rating. In 2024, O2 Consulting team was recognized as an expert in the categories of legal and industry practices.

Best Legal Practices: Federal Rating

Tier 1:

• Iintellectual property law,
• Compliance,
• Capital markets,
• Family and inheritance law, specifically structuring of inherited assets,
• Advising on labor and immigration legislation,
• Digital economy, fintech,
• Environmental law,
• Advising industry leaders in TMT (telecommunications, media, technology),
• Advising industry leaders in agriculture,
• Resolving key disputes in the banking, investment, and insurance sectors,
• Private equity.

• Foreign economic activity: currency regulation,
• PPP / infrastructure projects,
• Advising on transactions concerning real estate objects and the implementation of construction projects
• Advising industry leaders in retail and trade, FMCG,
• Corporate law/M&As of international assets: high-end,
• Corporate law/M&As of Russian assets: high-end,
• Tax law, advising on tax legislation,
• Sanctions law.

Best Industry Practices: Federal Rating

• TMT (telecommunications, media, technology) advising industry leaders – Band 1
• Agriculture advising industry leaders – Band 1
• Financial and banking sector resolving key disputes in banking, investment, and insurance sectors – Band 1
• Private equity – Band 1
• Retail and trade, FMCG advising industry leaders – Band 2
• Construction and real estate advising on transactions concerning real estate objects and the implementation of construction projects – Band 2