Professional background

Anna Kolesnikova is a qualified lawyer with theKuban State University (Russian Federation) and also obtained his law degree with honors from the KU Leuven (Belgium).
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Anna practiced in the Russian Federation as a corporate lawyer and was head of the legal department of a major private real estate company. In this role, she gained extensive experience in handling cases before the commercial courts. 
 
She then immigrated to Belgium where, after graduating from KU Leuven, she joined the Dutch-speaking Bar in Brussels, where she has practiced as a lawyer for many years.
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As a result, Anna has knowledge and experience not only of Belgian law, but also of Russian law, enabling her to manage complex international projects.
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She is a member of the Board of Directors of theInternational Association of Russian Speaking LawyersThis has enabled it to develop a strong worldwide network to meet customers' needs for legal support in different countries.
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Anna works in Russian, Dutch and English and mainly deals with the following subjects: 

• Roulage (legal defense, victim assistance, damage assessment)
• Criminal law and procedure (international cases, extradition, Interpol, economic crime)
• Immigration (business immigration, family reunification, student visas, nationality, regularization of residence)
• Family law (divorce, alimony, child custody, adoption, recognition of children, parentage, marriage contracts, international child abduction)
• Inheritance (international successions, management of inheritance disputes)
•  Real estate (purchase, sale, rental of real estate and real rights (easements, emphyteusis, etc.) : : consultations and management of disputes)
• Labor relations (hiring workers (including foreign workers (expats, cross-border commuters etc.)), drafting contracts, dismissals, managing disputes);
• Commercial law (commercial contracts, arbitration, trade practices, distribution, debt collection, new technologies, intellectual property rights);
• Corporate law (incorporation of Belgian and international companies and non-profit associations, Belgian foundations, registration of subsidiaries in Belgium, legal assistance with authorities, liquidation, bankruptcy)
•  Civil law (contracts, securities, civil and contractual liability)