About us

The firm’s principal activity is providing professional legal services to foreign business in Russia. We are often referred to as the “project lawyers” because we accept difficult and complex cases on the success fee terms.

The firms’ history begins in 1999 when several lawyers from international law firms formed a team to provide qualified assistance to businesses.

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History

  • 1999
    Leading lawyers join their forces in order to create a highly professional law firm.
  • 2001
    BBNP successfully operates in the legal services market. MOTOROLA, CORNING Ink, BAXTER, STRYKER, National Broadcast Company (NBC), SUNITA, International Science and Technology Center, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development and other companies and corporations become the firm’s clients.
  • 2002
    The firm is accredited to the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
  • 2006
    BBNP is recommended by the authoritative international business guide LEGAL 500 in the areas of: M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) and TMT (legal issues in the IT area).
  • 2008
    Legal support of the exhibition devoted to Marlene Dietrich`s life and art in Moscow. It was successfully held in "Tsaritsino". BBNP keeps its position at LEGAL 500 in the areas of: M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) and TMT (legal issues in the IT area).
  • 2009
    BBNP becomes the Moscow branch of New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), International section.
    BBNP enters the list of Russian law firms of the Trade Department of the US in Russia.
    BBNP is accredited to Sberbank of Russian Federation as legal advisor. BBNP continues to be recognized by LEGAL 500 in the areas of: M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) and TMT (legal issues in the IT area).
  • 2010
    Lawyers of BBNP participate in closing the transaction on acquisition of TOMKINS group of companies.
    BBNP enters the Top-100 of law firms according to “Pravo.ru-300”
  • 2011
    Lawyers of BBNP successfully defend the interests of shareholders of a food industry enterprise against corporate raid.
  • 2012
    BBNP assist in a multimillion M&A transaction in the area of electronics.
    BBNP runs a series of legal trainings on creating and maintaining start-up projects at Skolkovo Business School.
  • 2013
    Lawyers of BBNP successfully end a long-standing suitcase of ROSTSELMASH plant.
  • 2014
    BBNP becomes a legal consultant for the Embassy of Singapore in Moscow.
    BBNP successfully ends a dispute between shareholders of a petroleum joint venture through extrajudicial proceedings while also serving as escrow agent.
  • 2015
    BBNP successfully protects the assets of Seabed Geosolutions international corporation in Russia.
  • 2017
    BBNP becomes an active member of the Belgian-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce in Russia.
  • 2018
    BBNP actively cooperates with Italian business. Ferroli, Damiani, Ynot?, Barbarina, Canali etc. become the firm’s client.
  • 2019
    BBNP actively cooperates with Turkish business. The firm’s lawyers assist in building the gas pipeline of Tekfen corporation.
  • 2020
    BBNP represents the interests of a multi-industry blockchain company in Russia, a major manufacturer of software and hardware intended to work with Bitfury blockchain. BBNP joins the American Bar Association, International Bar Association, All-Russian public organization Delovaya Rossiya. Lawyers of BBNP become the legal experts of Delovaya Rossiya, Moscow section.