The business related to information technology is one of the most promising. Its creation and development is associated with certain legal risks that the Yakovlev and Partners Law Group will help to mitigate.

Digital technologies are strengthening their positions every year, and our lives are increasingly connected with the Internet space. The government is improving regulation in this area, which means that the management of such a business is complicated by constant changes in legislation. The specialists of the Yakovlev & Partners Law Group are always ready for an operational analysis of these changes, on the basis of which appropriate recommendations will be prepared for your business.

Yakovlev and Partners lawyers have the necessary experience to properly organize and structure an IT project, including optimizing startup taxes, regulating business relations with investors, and protecting unique products.

Legal support for software development

• Legal support of relationships with developers and testers, including the preparation of non-disclosure agreements, employment contracts, software development and testing contracts, etc.;
• Assistance in registration of software copyrights, including within the framework of employment and other contracts, advice on the risks of using software distributed under an open source license (including foreign;
• Development of legal documentation for the commercialization of software (offers, user agreements, license agreements, agreements on the alienation of exclusive rights, etc.);
• Legal support of disputes related to the development and legitimate use of software.

Benefits and preferences for IT companies

• Consultations on the possibilities of obtaining benefits and preferences, on compliance with legal requirements for obtaining them;
• Preparation of documentation necessary for obtaining benefits and preferences;
• Representing interests in government agencies and courts on the issue of accreditation, obtaining benefits and preferences, as well as challenging illegal actions/omissions of officials, preparing responses to requests from government agencies.

Personal data

• Consultations on compliance with Russian and foreign legislation in the field of personal data;
• Analysis or development of agreements on the protection, storage, processing and transfer of personal data;
• Support of company registration as a personal data operator;
• Protection of the rights of clients in the courts when held accountable for violations in the field of personal data.

E-commerce

• Legal support of the process of developing online store websites, including analysis of concluded contracts, acquisition of software rights;
• Analysis or development of documents required for posting on the online store's website (personal data processing policy, cookie agreement, offer agreement, supplier selection policy, etc.);
• Advising on compliance with legislation in the field of online advertising;
• Protection against unfair competition and brand parasitism (from creating parallel Internet sites using your brand, creating phishing sites, etc.);
• Representing interests in disputes with consumers, contractors, and other e-commerce participants.

Commercial secret

• Identification of information for which it is required to establish a trade secret regime;
• Legal registration of the introduction of a trade secret regime in the company;
• Analysis or development of confidentiality agreements (NDAs);
• Protection of his rights and representation of his interests in court on issues of violation of the trade secret regime.