Elena Agaeva, Head of Personal Data Protection Practice and St. Petersburg M&A and Corporate Law Practice, and Alexey Karchiomov, Head of Maritime Shipping / Transport Law Practice, Co-Head of International Trade and Customs Law Practice, have been promoted to Partners.
Inna Elisanova joins EPAM Law as Co-Head of International Trade & Customs Practice, effective 19 June 2023.
EPAM will launch a series of workshops ‘Regulatory and Law Enforcement Inspections: How to Protect Yourself’, where attorneys of the Firm will address the mistakes made that might give rise to civil liability, hefty fines and criminal prosecution, while being the subject of an inspection and will advise on how to handle these inspections successfully.
EPAM’ attorneys provided legal assistance to HTS tentiQ GmbH, an international manufacturer of event marquees, tents & temporary structures worldwide, on contractual and currency control issues.
EPAM advised a large e-sports brands in connections with the launch of an Internet platform for Russian users, fans of a professional e-sports team. The platform provides for a loyalty program for its registered users, which gives rewards for being part of the fans’ community. It allows its users to exchange points for goods or services offered in a reward shop and acquire rewards through participating in various experiences.
EPAM’ attorneys advised BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity Belgium, part of BNP Paribas Group, on red flag analysis of contracts for the provision of freight forwarding and customs representative services and storage.
EPAM' M&A and Corporate, IP and International Trade & Customs Attorneys have been advising Clemco International - the largest global US-based manufacturer of air-powered abrasive blasting equipment for all industries – on IP, corporate, customs and regulatory matters.
EPAM provided legal support to DynaEnergetics, a world leader in the manufacturing and selling of oilfield equipment, in a complex project on closing its plant and selling its subsidiary in the Tyumen region of Russia.
Effective January 1, 2020, the following Senior Lawyers of the Firm shall be promoted as Counsels: Oleg Bouiko and Denis Golubev (Litigation), Daria Ilyina (M&A and Corporate), Ildar Mustafin (WCC), Pavel Sukholinsky (Administrative Law), Sergey Ustalov (Energy) and Alexey Karchiomov (Maritime Shipping / Transport Law and International Trade & Customs in St Petersburg).
At the invitation of the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA), Vladimir Talanov, Senior Associate in the International Trade and Customs Practice at EPAM, served as a member of the panel for the final round of the ELSA Moot Court Competition (EMC2), organised with support from the World Trade Organization (WTO).
EPAM managed to have the Rostov Region Arbitrazh Court cancel the decision holding Yakhta-club Center LLC administratively liable. This success was a key stage in the implementation of a comprehensive strategy to protect the client’s interests.
EPAM is pleased to announce the promotion of a number of senior associates in its Russian offices. Effective as of January 1, 2015 Evgeny Bolshakov, Maria Kobanenko, Alina Kudriavtseva, Vladimir Pestrikov, Mark Rovinskiy and Pavel Sadovsky were appointed as counsel in the Moscow office. Elena Agaeva and Elena Legashova have become counsel in St. Petersburg.
Ivan Smirnov has been appointed Managing Partner of the St. Petersburg office of EPAM, one of the oldest law firms in St. Petersburg.