EMPP Russian Law Firm

What EMPP Russian Law Firm does

EMPP Russian Law Firm (Адвокатское бюро ЕМПП) is a Moscow-based Russian law firm founded in 2011, originally as Egorov, Mazavina and Partners, and rebranded to its current name in 2013. The firm delivers advisory services across eight interconnected practice areas: Corporate Law and M&A, Criminal Law Defense for Business, Arbitration and Litigation, Capital Markets, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, ESG, Venture Deals, and Private Client Services. Its differentiator is the combination of private practice expertise with prior in-house legal leadership at major industrial corporations in metallurgy, mining, nuclear energy, and timber, which the firm says enables deeper industry-specific counsel. The firm self-reports 30+ partners and lawyers with over 150 years of combined legal experience, though its core headcount is approximately 19 employees per firmographic records, and most staff are graduates of Moscow State University and Moscow State Law Academy.

The firm operates as a partnership serving enterprise and mid-market clients, with a partner-led engagement model and no external investment or public listing. Notable clients include Rosneft (oil and gas), Sukhoi Company (aerospace/defense), and FGUP NAMI (state-owned automotive), alongside undisclosed international traders and agroholdings. The firm reports a 70% pre-trial termination rate in criminal cases involving clients and cites representative mandates spanning M&A support, infrastructure contract disputes, and arbitration against major Russian forwarders. Distribution is direct, supplemented by a referral network and the firm's membership in the United Legal Networks international legal network.

EMPP has built its market position through sustained recognition in leading Russian and international legal rankings (Pravo 300 since 2014, Kommersant since 2017, Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000, Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers, Forbes Club, RAA) and through thought leadership in business media and a cooperation agreement with MSU's Faculty of Law. Revenue is generated through professional services fees billed on an engagement basis; no pricing or revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

EMPP Russian Law Firm

Legal name

Адвокатское бюро ЕМПП

Website

https://empp.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EMPP is a Moscow-based Russian law firm founded in 2011 serving enterprise and mid-market clients across eight practice areas including corporate M&A, capital markets, arbitration, criminal defense, ESG, and private client services.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Revenue is generated through professional legal services billed to corporate and individual clients across multiple practice areas including M&A, litigation, capital markets, bankruptcy, ESG, and criminal defense.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EMPP is a Russian law firm providing comprehensive professional legal advisory services across eight interconnected practice areas: Corporate Law and M&A, Criminal Law Defense for Business, Arbitration and Litigation, Capital Markets, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, ESG, Venture Deals, and Private Client Services. Services are delivered through a partner-led engagement model targeting enterprise, mid-market, and high-net-worth individual clients across Russia.

Product overview

EMPP is a Russian law firm offering comprehensive legal services across eight interconnected practice areas. The core offering consists of: Corporate Law and M&A (handling transactions for major Russian corporations), Criminal Law Defense for Business (with a 70% case termination rate before court), Arbitration and Litigation Practice, Capital Markets advisory, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, ESG consulting, Venture Deals, and Private Client Services. The firm operates with a partner-centric approach, providing personalized services to clients. Founded in 2011, the firm consists of more than 30 partners and lawyers with over 150 years of combined legal experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• In 70% of criminal cases, proceedings against clients were terminated before trial.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Legal NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPP is a full member of the international legal network United Legal Networks. Through a system of cooperating offices, the firm can assist in resolving legal matters in any country of the world.
• Moscow State University (MSU) - Faculty of LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPP signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Department of Entrepreneurial Law of the Law Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The firm delivers lectures and practical training sessions at MSU and conducts joint events. Most of the firm's employees are graduates of MSU and Moscow State Law Academy (MSAL).
• Laboratory of Legal Informatics and Cybernetics, MSUminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPP collaborates with the Laboratory of Legal Informatics and Cybernetics of Moscow State University for research and professional development purposes.
• Corporate Counsel Journal (Korporativny Yurist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPP, together with the journal Corporate Counsel, prepared and published a practical guide on Russian M&A transactions, demonstrating thought leadership collaboration with legal media.
• Moscow ExchangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPP, together with the Moscow Exchange, conducted a seminar on 'Russian Structural Bonds: Practical Aspects of New Legislation,' demonstrating co-development of professional education in capital markets.
• Russian-Chinese Law SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner Mergen Doraev of EMPP is a member of the Board of the Russian-Chinese Law Society, contributing to cross-border legal cooperation between Russia and China.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ALRUD Law Firm: Moscow-based Russian law firm with comparable full-service practices across M&A, corporate, antitrust, dispute resolution and criminal defense; the most direct mid-market comparator and frequent co-mentionee in Kommersant and Pravo 300 rankings.
• Pepeliaev Group: Russia's largest domestic tax and legal consulting group with significant M&A, corporate, dispute resolution and criminal-defense practices; covers similar practice areas to EMPP across the Russian mid-market.
• FBK Legal: Russian law firm affiliated with FBK audit/consulting, active in corporate, tax, antitrust and dispute resolution; comparable mid-market advisory competitor in Russia.
• Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners: One of Russia's largest full-service law firms with overlapping corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, criminal and capital markets practices; competes for the same enterprise and state-owned mandates as EMPP and dominates the upper tier of Russian rankings.
• KIAP (Knyazev, Ivanov & Partners): Russian law firm with comparable focus on corporate disputes, arbitration and bankruptcy/restructuring; competes in the same Kommersant mid-market band categories as EMPP.
• Rybalkin, Gortsunian, Dyakin & Partners: Moscow-based Russian firm with deep arbitration/dispute resolution and corporate practices; directly comparable for complex litigation and corporate advisory in the same Russian mid-market tier.

Broad incumbents

• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia) / ALG: Former international law firm's Russia office that continued operating as a domestic firm post-2022, offering broad corporate, dispute resolution and capital-markets services in direct overlap with EMPP's practice areas but with global brand affiliation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/empp-russian-law-firm

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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