Eversheds has strengthened its presence in Russia, adding a new ‘best friend’ alliance with Capital Legal Services (CLS), a four-partner practice with offices in St Petersburg and Moscow.

The firm’s head of international, Stephen Hopkins (pictured), said the new link with CLS is non-exclusive and “one of a number of agreements” Eversheds has with Russian firms, including Monastyrsky Zyuba Stepanov & Partners.