119435, Russia, Moscow, Bolshoy Savinskiy Ln, 11
Fire, Industrial
& Environmental Safety
At Belskiy & Partners, we deliver forward-looking, integrated legal support to corporate leaders and owners facing complex fire, industrial and environmental risks.
We understand the pressure you face when managing industrial risks. Our goal is to protect your business continuity and reputation in crisis.
Our team advises clients on compliance audits, and corporate liability structuring—helping mitigate criminal, civil, and reputational exposure. We are also active in regulatory monitoring and engage with evolving Russian and international requirements in EHS (Environment, Health & Safety).
Our practice is multi-disciplinary and includes lawyers with expertise in criminal defence, civil litigation, regulatory enforcement, insurance recovery and corporate structuring. We collaborate closely with technical experts, former regulators, and forensic professionals to deliver practical and commercially sound solutions.
We understand the pressure you face when managing industrial risks. Our goal is to protect your business continuity and reputation in crisis.
Our team advises clients on compliance audits, and corporate liability structuring—helping mitigate criminal, civil, and reputational exposure. We are also active in regulatory monitoring and engage with evolving Russian and international requirements in EHS (Environment, Health & Safety).
Our practice is multi-disciplinary and includes lawyers with expertise in criminal defence, civil litigation, regulatory enforcement, insurance recovery and corporate structuring. We collaborate closely with technical experts, former regulators, and forensic professionals to deliver practical and commercially sound solutions.
Why choose us?
- Result Oriented: Protect your business and executives from criminal liability and costly litigation.
- Coordinated Legal Strategy: Our litigation strategy is closely aligned with criminal defence efforts and our insurance lawyers to ensure coherent positioning and avoid contradictions between court proceedings.
- Integrated Expertise: We combine legal expertise with technical insights, ensuring robust protection in high-stakes matters.
- Proven Track Record: Trusted by industry leaders to navigate complex fire and EHS crises.
- Preventive Focus: We proactively manage risks to prevent escalation into costly litigation; ensure regulatory compliance to avoid fines and operational disruptions.
Key Competencies
Litigation and Recovery
- Defence in criminal investigations arising from fires and EHS events.
- Full-scale litigation support in civil, commercial and criminal courts.
- Insurance claims and risk allocation litigation.
Risk Management and Regulatory Compliance
- Legal audits of EHS documentation, procedures and corporate liability structures.
- Regulatory monitoring and policy advisory.
- Assessment of regulatory compliance in fire, industrial, and environmental safety as an integral element of structuring corporate liability and cascading accountability mechanisms.
Incident Response and Enforcement Defence
- Legal investigations and evidence preparation following industrial or environmental events.
- Representation before Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief (EMERCOM of Russia), Rostekhnadzor (Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision), Rostrud (Federal Service for Labour and Employment), Rosprirodnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources) and law enforcement (FSB, Police, The Investigative Committee, The Prosecutor General’s Office).
- Emergency response training, simulations and crisis communication planning.
- Appointment and legal coordination of designated company spokespersons during investigations.
Transactional and Strategic Advisory
We provide legal guidance to corporate clients and transactional lawfirm' counsel on mitigating criminal and regulatory liability risks in the course of structuring mergers and acquisitions.
- EHS due diligence in mergers, acquisitions and asset transactions.
- Negotiation and drafting of environmental representations, warranties and indemnities.
- Structuring of long-term liability risk.
Industry Experience
- Retail, Warehousing, and E-Commerce
- Energy and Natural Resources (including Oil & Gas, Mining)
- Heavy Industry, Metallurgy, Hazardous Materials
- Construction, Infrastructure and Commercial Real Estate
- Chemicals, Agriculture, and Food Processing
Selected Cases
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- Represented a Forbes Top 5 e-commerce platform in parallel criminal and civil proceedings related to a catastrophic warehouse fire, securing record insurance compensation and shielding executives from liability.
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- Prevented initiation of criminal proceedings following fatalities at a hazardous industrial facility through pre-investigative legal efforts.
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- Advised a national trading company on crisis management and insurance recovery after a fatal warehouse fire.
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- Supported a metallurgical firm in structuring liability and defending its executives after a workplace accident.
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- Advised Russia’s largest mining company in connection with a high-profile criminal investigation into the deaths of 14 workers resulting from a major industrial accident at a mining and processing plant (GOK).
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- Advising the owners and criminal defence of CTO of a premium shopping center in Moscow within a criminal investigation into a fatal technical incident.
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- Advising a major federal operator of commercial real estate in connection with a criminal investigation into a fatal fire and an insurance recovery exceeding USD 7 mln.
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- Advising a world’s leading petrochemical company in connection with a criminal investigation into employee fatalities caused by a toxic substance leak at a high-hazard industrial site.
119435, Russia, Moscow, Bolshoy Savinskiy Ln, 11
OGRN: 1227700017071
Moscow Bar Association registry no. 77/2-458
Managing Partner – Kirill Belskiy
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