Your contract is American. The work in Russia is ours.

Colibry LLC is a New York resident. You sign under New York law and pay in dollars to a U.S. bank. In-country work is performed by our affiliated non-U.S. company, under Russian law — that operating responsibility sits with us, not on a direct Russian contract in the parent’s name.

U.S. contract

You sign a service agreement with Colibry LLC — incorporated in New York. Governed by New York law. Disputes in the courts of New York County. Colibry is responsible for organizing the work in Russia. You do not contract with a Russian company.

USD payment

You pay in U.S. dollars to a U.S. bank account in the name of Colibry LLC. Fees, and any reimbursement of ruble amounts we have already settled in-country, stay inside the U.S. financial system. No wire to Russia, no conversion.

In-country administration

Filings, FTS interaction, nominee director, mail, and banking interfaces are executed by the affiliated company. That affiliate is not a U.S. person. That separation is the point of the architecture.

Reporting to you

English reports: what was filed, scans, regulator correspondence. Deadlines flagged at least four weeks out. FTS inquiries, court demands, and statute changes come with a same-cycle risk note and a recommended action.

The parent does not

Open or operate a Russian bank account
Wire USD or another currency to Russia
Sign a Russian tax return or EGRUL filing as a U.S. person
Appear before the FTS
Hold a Russian directorship in your personal or group name unless you choose to

Our responsibility in Russia

Prepares and files returns and notices
Provides the nominee General Director and the registered address
Receives mail and regulator paper, scans, and forwards
Speaks to the FTS, funds, and courts as required
Pays statutory ruble amounts from in-country funds when the parent cannot
Administers Russia-side servers if you take the IT mandate

Onboarding

From first call to a live calendar

Day 0–1: Confidential conversation. We take the entity name, your objective (keep current / wind down / recover the books), and any FTS paper already in hand.
Screening: OFAC SDN and blocked-person screening of the entity, directors, and known counterparties. We decline listed or prohibited matters.
Engagement letter: Fixed scope, deliverables, fees, New York law. Optional written OFAC compliance confirmation.
Weeks 1–3: Document intake, initial audit of filings and EGRUL, director/address plan, tax calendar. IT stand-up if in scope (2–4 weeks).
Run state: Monthly or quarterly English reporting, four-week deadline warnings, immediate notice of non-routine events.

The document pack that starts the clock is listed in What to send in week one. Each mandate page repeats the list for that workstream.

Confidential intake

Begin with a conversation, not a wire to Russia.

Complimentary initial consultation. We typically respond within one business day. Inquiries are handled with complete discretion.

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