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Your Moscow Contact

Need something handled in Russia?

I’m your trusted person on the ground in Moscow.

You do not always need to travel thousands of kilometres because a client matter has a Russian component.

Tell me what needs to be done. If it is lawful and realistically achievable, I can handle the practical task where appropriate or coordinate the right local professional.

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Moscow • Russia Local presence. International communication.

18+ yearssecurity, investigations and verification
Based in Moscowavailable for work across Russia
Russian · Spanish · Englishdirect communication, no intermediary

What can be handled

Practical, lawful tasks on the Russian side

A few typical examples. Most matters are a combination of several of them.

On the ground

  • Local visits
  • Address verification
  • Property and site checks
  • Meeting coordination
  • Local liaison

Facts and verification

  • Company and counterparty verification
  • Factual enquiries
  • Russian-language research
  • Due-diligence support

Documents and specialists

  • Document and procedural follow-up
  • Lawyer coordination
  • Notary coordination
  • Translator coordination
  • Valuer, accountant and other specialist coordination
  • Professional referrals

Types of matter

  • Inheritance and estate-related practical support
  • Corporate matters
  • Private-client matters
  • Other lawful Russia-side tasks by agreement

Not sure whether your request fits the list?

Ask me first. Tell me the problem — I will tell you what can realistically be done locally.

Describe your matter

For foreign professionals

Your Russia-side contact

You keep the client relationship. I handle or coordinate the practical Russia-side work and report back to you.

When a file you are working on reaches Russia, you need someone reliable who can act locally, speaks your language and reports in a clear, factual way. I work as that resource for:

  • Law firms and private-client lawyers
  • Family offices
  • Probate and inheritance professionals
  • Investigators and asset-tracing specialists
  • Corporate and private-client advisers
  • Real-estate, insurance and claims professionals
  • International service providers

I complement your work

I do not compete for your client. Instructions come from you, and reports go back to you.

Clear reporting

Factual updates in English or Spanish, with documentation where appropriate, ready to use in your own file.

One point of contact

Where a Russian lawyer, notary, translator or other specialist is needed, I identify and coordinate them.

Discuss a client matter

Who you are dealing with

Pavel Efremov

Moscow-based professional · 18+ years in security, investigations and verification

Pavel Efremov is a Moscow-based security and investigations professional with more than 18 years of experience. He worked at Alfa-Bank from 2012 to 2022, where he built the bank’s polygraph screening function from the ground up and later led the function and its quality-control process. From 2022 to 2024 he worked in Rosbank’s Internal Security Office. His earlier professional background includes government security, investigations and professional polygraph work.

That background is what I bring to client matters in Russia: establishing facts carefully, separating what is known from what is assumed, and reporting clearly.

  1. Aug 2022 – Dec 2024RosbankChief Specialist, Internal Security Office
  2. Oct 2016 – Jun 2022Alfa-BankChief Expert / Head of Polygraph Screening, Security Department
  3. Oct 2012 – Oct 2016Alfa-BankSenior Security Officer, Security Division

At Alfa-Bank (2012–2022) I built the polygraph screening function from the ground up and later led the function, its team and its quality control.

Before Alfa-Bank: government security roles, investigations and work as a professional polygraph examiner.

International assignments
France, Spain, Serbia, Croatia, Albania, Zimbabwe, Colombia, Peru, Mexico and Venezuela, plus extensive assignments across Russia.
Languages
Russian — native
Spanish — fluent (C2)
English — professional (B2)
Education
Law degree. Professional security and counterintelligence education. Advanced professional polygraph training.

Common situations

Practical guides by situation

Local Support in Russia Without Travelling to Moscow

A trusted local contact in Moscow for practical work in Russia: address checks, site visits, document follow-up and coordination of local professionals.

Russia Due Diligence and On-the-Ground Verification Support

Russia due diligence support from Moscow: Russian-language public-source research, company and counterparty verification, and site visits when needed.

How it works

Five simple steps

  1. Tell me the problem.

    Send a short description of what needs to be handled in Russia.

  2. I assess the task.

    I determine what can realistically be done, what information or authority may be required and whether a specialist is needed.

  3. We agree scope and fee.

    Before substantive work begins, we agree the deliverables, timeframe, professional fee and expected expenses.

  4. The local work is carried out.

    I handle the agreed practical task and/or coordinate the appropriate professionals.

  5. You receive a clear report.

    Factual updates, appropriate documentation and a clear explanation of the result and next steps.

Why a local contact

Establish the facts before anyone gets on a plane

International travel for a relatively small local matter can cost thousands of dollars and take several days.

Many Russia-side matters do not require the foreign client or adviser to travel — at least not at the start.

Someone already in Moscow can establish the actual situation first, work out what is required and coordinate the next step. If travel does turn out to be necessary, you will know exactly why.

Tell me what you need in Russia

Professional boundary

I do not replace your lawyer, notary, accountant or other regulated professional.

I provide reliable local presence, factual verification, coordination and professional follow-through in Russia.

Confidentiality

Start with the minimum information needed to understand the matter. Names and details can follow once we have spoken.

Sensitive matters are handled discreetly. An NDA can be considered where appropriate.

Please do not send passports, banking credentials or highly sensitive documents through the public form.

Case intake

What do you need handled in Russia?

Describe the situation in your own words. You do not need to know which service you need — tell me the problem, and I will tell you what can realistically be done locally. It takes about two minutes.

Please do not send passports, banking information or other highly sensitive documents through this form. After reviewing your request, I will contact you directly if additional documents are required.

Where in Russia? (optional)

What is the situation, what outcome do you need, and is there any deadline? Plain language is fine.

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Direct contact

Prefer to write directly?

The form above is the best way to describe a matter. For a quick first question, WhatsApp or email works too.