Succession Planning | MaximaLegal

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Law with a personal touch

Our work is driven by enthusiasm, inspiration
and a personal touch in all we do.

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International standards with
local appliance

While aspiring to European standards
and innovative approaches to legal practice,
we are essentially a Russian law firm and know
how to apply the best international legal
practices in local conditions.

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Working with clients all
around the world

Our local expertise as a national law firm
and the global experience of our extensive
network of international partners mean we
are able to work with clients not only in Russia,
but also in Europe, North and South America,
Asia, Africa and Australia. This gives us
a unique opportunity to adopt the best Russian
and international practices in projects all over
the world.

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Identifying unique
characteristics in every
business

We devote a great deal of attention to the
distinctive characteristics and unique
features of each business and each project,
providing individually tailored and smart
solutions to meet all the client’s requirements
and expectations.

Social responsibility and
civil standpoint

We feel responsible for those around
us and the world in which we live – we
provide charitable aid, work with
educational institutions and render pro bono
services. We maintain an active civil
standpoint and support the principles of
environmental and labor protection.

Law with a personal touch

Our work is driven by enthusiasm, inspiration
and a personal touch in all we do.

Old russian church between two modern skyscrapers. May be used as contrasts concept.

International standards with
local appliance

While aspiring to European standards
and innovative approaches to legal practice,
we are essentially a Russian law firm and know
how to apply the best international legal
practices in local conditions.

traffic sign standing on the skyline

Working with clients all
around the world

Our local expertise as a national law firm
and the global experience of our extensive
network of international partners mean we
are able to work with clients not only in Russia,
but also in Europe, North and South America,
Asia, Africa and Australia. This gives us
a unique opportunity to adopt the best Russian
and international practices in projects all over
the world.

Colorful shoal of fish over massive coral reef, Caribbean sea

Identifying unique
characteristics in every
business

We devote a great deal of attention to the
distinctive characteristics and unique
features of each business and each project,
providing individually tailored and smart
solutions to meet all the client’s requirements
and expectations.

Social responsibility and
civil standpoint

We feel responsible for those around
us and the world in which we live – we
provide charitable aid, work with
educational institutions and render pro bono
services. We maintain an active civil
standpoint and support the principles of
environmental and labor protection.

Succession Planning

Succession planning enables a client to determine in advance the means and process whereby his property is inherited and has the aim of guaranteeing the precise distribution of assets in accordance with a developed plan, the timely resolution of complex matters relating to the protection and control of a client’s assets until they are received by his inheritors, the drawing-up of effective mechanisms for the protection and maintenance of his business in the future, levelling the risks of its loss (seizure), etc.

Maxima Legal conducts its inheritance planning work in partnership with Elena Antonova, a St. Petersburg notary who is a specialist in succession planning.

The services of the Private Wealth Practice relating to succession planning include:

due diligence and analysis of the structure of client’s assets for the purposes of succession planning;
advising on possible succession grounds and mechanisms for the conveyance of property to inheritors, protection and management of inheritance, ;
advising potential testators on the structuring of business and other assets for the purposes of inheritance;
structuring of assets and possessions, elimination of problems, preparing property for inheritance;
resolution of organizational and legal problems relating to a client’s property abroad (in cooperation with Maxima Legal’s foreign legal partners and notaries);
preparing and drawing up of notarial acts ensuring succession planning including wills, marital agreements, transactions aimed at intention disposal of assets;
advising inheritors on matters relating to the commencement of inheritance, the management of property and protection of their inheritance, litigation support of inheritance cases;
management of property to be inherited and separate services relating to the protection of an inheritance.