CIS London & Partners

CIS London & Partners LLP is a London-based foreign law firm.^[1]

CIS London & Partners LLP

Headquarters	London, WC1 United Kingdom
No. of offices	1
No. of lawyers	10+
Major practice areas	General Practice
Date founded	2007
Founder	Svetlana London
Company type	Limited liability partnership
Website	www.cislondon.com

Practice areas

The firm advises businesses and individuals in relation to the CIS countries, Ukraine and Georgia.^[2]

CIS London provides legal advice on M&A, joint ventures, and other cross-border transactions and international projects involving the CIS countries. The firm also handles multi-jurisdictional disputes and advises on compliance and regulatory issues. The firm's areas of expertise include corporate and commercial, dispute resolution, financial services, and taxation.^[3]

BPP University satellite

In 2016 CIS London & Partners partnered with BPP University to offer its MBA (Legal Services) programme in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).^[4] Svetlana London is an alumnus of BPP.

Notability

Lawyers of the firm are regular contributors to the Getting the Deal Through series of annual reports, in volumes such as Fintech, Copyright, Trademarks and Right of Publicity.^[5]

The Legal 500 UK Awards recognises CIS London as a Tier 1^[6] Foreign Law Firm in London for EMEA (Russia). The firm's founder and managing partner, Svetlana London, is also ranked by Chambers and Partners in The High Net Worth Guide ^[7] and by The Spear's 500 as the Recommended Corporate Lawyer.^[8]

The firm is a London living wage employer.^[9]