Lidings is a leading Russian law firm that provides legal services related to employment and labor law. They advise mainly foreign companies on compliance with Russian legislation regarding personnel management, labor relations, and dispute resolution. Their services include reviewing HR policies and documentation, advising on issues like salaries and benefits, assisting with foreign worker permits, and representing clients in labor disputes. Lidings aims to offer practical and tailored legal solutions considering each client's industry and business operations in Russia.

1. PRACTICE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
AND LABOUR

2. EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR
Legal regulation in the sphere of labour and employment law is one of the
top priorities for the management of any company that values its personnel
and strives to build its human resources policy in perfect compliance with
the law. Lidings offers legal advice on all matters of labour legislation of
the Russian Federation. Our clients, mainly foreign companies actively
developing their presence in Russia, appreciate the practical expertise of the
firm’s professionals in dealing with personnel management issues. We seek
to provide the most efficient advice on all legal aspects and offer practical
solutions while taking into consideration the industrial and commercial
specifics of the client’s business in Russia and the CIS.
Legal advice on employment
issues
Kyocera Group
Legal advice on structuring
labour relations with employees,
amending HR-related policies
and documentation to ensure
compliance with Russian law
Seiko Holdings
Legal advice on structuring
labour relations with employees,
support in elaboration of
HR-related documentation
Multivac
Legal advice and assistance in
obtaining work permits for the
client’s employees
MarketVisio
OUR SERVICES
Advising in relation
to salaries, bonuses,
insurance, and
pension payments
Advising on
employment of
foreign nationals,
assistance in obtaining
work permits
Review and analysis
of internal corporate
regulations to ensure
compliance with
Russian legislation
Legal assistance in
drafting internal
labour policies

3. Legal advice to the client
in settlement of labour disputes
with its employees
Radio France
Client representaƟ on in labour
disputes with employees
Reader’s Digest
Advising the client in relation
to staff changes in its Moscow
reporter station
Telegraph Media Group
Advising airline on migration
requirements for aircraft
crews in Russia
Flydubai
Protection of personal
data and confidential
information
Advising on health
and safety issues
Advising on
outsourcing
and outstaffing
procedures
Protection in
labour disputes,
legal defense
and court
representation
Restructuring
of employment
relations, staff
reductions
Together with our dispute
resolutions experts, the labour
practice offers legal defense
in employment disputes
and advises in relation to
corporate restructuring, staff
reduction programs, and related
Lidings offers legal services compensatory payments.
in elaboration of HR-related
documentation and structuring
internal corporate policies to
ensure compliance with Russian
legislation. We also provide legal
advice in relation to salaries,
bonuses, insurance, social
benefits, and pensions payments.
In addition, we assist clients with
legal aspects of employment of
foreign nationals, outsourcing and
outstaffing projects, and advise in
relation to protection of personal
data and confidential information.

4. ABOUT US
Lidings is a leading independent national law firm with a broad base of clientele
in Russia and the CIS. Since its launch in the mid-2000s, the firm has achieved impressive
growth and built a noteworthy reputation. The firm advises its predominantly
international clients from its two offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
KEY CONTACTS
TATIANA BICHEVA
Partner, Head of Employment
and Labour pracƟ ce
tbicheva@lidings.com
STEPAN GUZEY
Partner, Employment
and Labour pracƟ ce
sguzey@lidings.com
www.lidings.com
OFFICES
MOSCOW
Naberezhnaya Tower Block C
Presnenskaya nab. 10,
Moscow, 123317, Russia
Phone: +7 495 989 4410
Fax: +7 495 989 4420
moscow@lidings.com
ST. PETERSBURG
55, Nevsky prospect,
St.Petersburg, 191025, Russia
Nevsky Plaza Business Center
Tel./Fax: +7 812 448 0860
spb@lidings.com
CLIENTS
3M
A1
AAA Auto
Accor
Actelion
AGC Flat Glass
Alfa Bank Belarus
ASUSTeK Computer
BAIC Group
BalƟ kums Bank
BelorusneŌ
Billa
BNP Paribas Group
Boydak Holding
Boehringer Ingelheim
Brenntag Group
Chery Automobile
DuPont CorporaƟ on
Emerson
Exxon Mobil
Flydubai
Foxconn Technology
GEA Group
Geely
General Motors
Hasbro
Hines
Huawei Technologies
Hyundai MOBIS
ICBC
Imperial Tobacco Group
Inchcape
INEOS
Ipsen Pharma
iRobot CorporaƟ on
Japan Tobacco InternaƟ onal
Kia Motors
Korea Development Bank
Kyocera Group
Leo BurneƩ
LG
Lifan Motors
McDonald’s
MEDA PharmaceuƟ cals
Merck
MulƟ vac
Nokia SoluƟ ons & Networks
Petromarket
Pioneer CorporaƟ on
Publicis Group
Radio France
Reader’s Digest
Rietumu Banka
Royal Dutch Shell
Russian Helicopters
Ryanair
Sanofi AvenƟ s
Seiko Holdings
Servier
Stadler
Telegraph Media Group
TeliaSonera
Tetra Pak
The InternaƟ onal Bank of Azerbaijan
Turkish Airlines
Veolia Water
Viciunai Group
Xinwei
Yokogawa Electric
Zeppelin
Zoomlion
ZTE CorporaƟ on