73% of companies in the Russian Federation are willing to use lawyers to resolve litigation and legal disputes: study

Representatives of Russian companies have identified the main tasks for which they are willing to turn to legal agencies, according to the results of a study conducted by the Moscow Digital School and the Tkach and Partners law firm.

• 73% of Russian companies will turn to legal agencies to resolve issues related to representation in court and support in legal disputes;
• 61% of the companies surveyed resolve issues related to intellectual property and trademark registration with the help of lawyers;
• 58% of companies need the help of lawyers when interacting with regulators;
• 52% of business representatives need legal advice on international law issues;
• 33% of companies turn to lawyers for advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

To prepare the study, a survey was conducted among representatives of legal departments of more than 200 IT companies.