Employment legal services

When doing business, every employer needs to hire and dismiss employees.

Often employers do not pay enough attention to this process. This leads to errors in documents, which may entail negative consequences for the employer during checks by the labour inspectorate, or even labour dispute trials.

Proper employment and dismissal procedures will help the company to avoid labour disputes, regulatory body claims, and minimize the risk of company executives being made personally accountable for any labour law violations.

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Employment Procedure Support

VALEN consults its clients on employment issues. We provide support at all stages of the employment procedure:

Oral and written consultations on employment;
Consultation on all matters related to the hiring of foreign employees in the Russian Federation;
Drafting of labour contracts with employees;
Other services on client request.

Dismissal Procedure Support

VALEN labour law experts have extensive experience helping companies undertake dismissal procedures. We can help you dismiss an employee in full compliance with the requirements of the law. We offer:

Consultations on the choice of grounds for dismissal, assistance in the dismissal of problem employees;
Comprehensive consultations on all matters related to the dismissal of employees, the documentation and the correct procedures.

Practice:

Case

A former employee of a large industrial foreign company, who was dismissed by agreement of the parties, filed a lawsuit with the court to recognize the dismissal order as illegal, to reinstatement at work, to recovery of average earnings for forced downtime, as well as to recovery compensation for moral damage.

It was necessary to prove that the dismissal was lawful, in compliance with all necessary procedures provided for by Russian labor legislation.

Results

The court recognized that the dismissal was lawful, the labor legislation was not violated.

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Valentina Khlavich

Managing Partner

Aleksey Ganyushkin

Head of judicial practice

Dmitry Kofanov

Head of labor law practice

Veronika Slivka

Head of Operations

Irina Girgushkina

Head of legal, head of corporate law practice

Valentina Khlavich

Managing Partner

Law degree in the Russian Federation

Studied at the University of Passau, Germany

Foreign Languages: English, German

Since 2007 a lawyer in Beiten Burkhardt lawfirm

Since 2012 founder and managing partner at VALEN

Our specialists

Aleksey Ganyushkin

Head of judicial practice

Our specialists

Dmitry Kofanov

Head of labor law practice

Certified Lawyer in the Russian Federation

Experience since 2003 – in Russian and foreign law firms

Since 2021 – partner at VALEN

Our specialists

Veronika Slivka

Head of Operations

Graduated from Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU) with a degree in World Economy and Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL) with a degree in Civil Law

Foreign languages: English, German

13+ years in consulting

Since 2024 – Head of Operations at Valen Group

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Irina Girgushkina

Head of legal, head of corporate law practice

Graduated Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

RANEPA at the President of the Russian Federation

Certified Lawyer in the Russian Federation, Master of Law (Corporate Law)

Foreign languages: English, French

4+ years in corporate law consulting

Since 2022 –Head of legal at Valen Group