IT, Innovation & Startups

Markets are increasingly interconnected, and technology is transforming traditional business models.

We offer tax and legal advice and solutions to our clients, from well-established IT companies to unicorn startups, at each stage of their development: incorporation, registration, website development & compliance adaptation, software and other IP rights’ contracts drafting and protection, project financing and structuring, due diligences, and M&A.

We are committed in assisting start-ups and, for this reason, we are willing to provide legal services to promising start-ups at preferential rates. Such services include:

Corporate set up (structuring and implementation - e.g., negotiations and drafting of shareholders’ and SPA agreements)
Commercial set-up – basic contracts such as lease agreements, contracts with key suppliers and subcontractors
HR management (work contract and stock options plans),
Securing of trademarks and technology
E‐commerce and information technology
Tax optimization (e.g., transfer pricing, grants & subsidies, investment agreements)

Podcasts

Perspectives Russes

Welcome to "Perspectives Russie", the podcasts of Lex Evolution, dedicated to decision-makers in Russian business law: executives, financial directors, tax and legal directors. Hosted by Dominique Tissot, founding partner of Lex Evolution and French Foreign Trade Advisor for Russia, these podcasts shed light on important legal and tax issues and the main strategic issues of the moment. These podcasts are available on our LinkedIn Corporate page, as well as on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Anchor.

Clients’ feedback

Dominique Tissot advises on corporate tax, transfer pricing and international tax structuring. He is a French-qualified lawyer and a native French speaker, making him well placed to advise French clients operating in Russia.

Chambers Global

Fantastic specialist on cross-border transactions

Chambers Europe

Highly recommended for work in the tax and energy industries

Legal500

Moscow-based Dominique Tissot is a key contact for Russian clients looking to invest in France, or French clients doing business in Russia. He is admitted to practice in France and is on the board of the French Chamber of Commerce in Russia.

Chambers Global

Proactive, available and client-oriented

Chambers Europe

Moscow-based French-qualified tax lawyer Dominique Tissot also handles project finance work. He has significant knowledge of the energy and natural resources sector, notably across Russia, Germany and Eastern Europe. He speaks English, French and Russian.

Chambers Global