CDR News reports about seminar on Arbitration in Switzerland held by the Swiss Arbitration Association and EPAM
Russian lawyers have hit back at the perception of Russia as a poor jurisdiction for arbitration.
Russia: Adjusting the rules of play
International Mergers & Acquisitions Review 2009 publishes survey of the Russian M&A market by Dmitry Stepanov, EPA&P corporate practice partner.
Dealing with Corruption under Russian Laws: Local Anti-Corruption Laws and their Enforcement
Evgeny Raschevsky, Partner of EPAM, presented a report on "Dealing with Corruption under Russian Laws: Local Anti-Corruption Laws and their Enforcement" at the Summit on Anti-Corruption in Moscow
Competition Litigation in Russia
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Competition Litigation 2009 includes review of the Russian Competition Litigation by Grigory Chernyshov, Partner of EPAM.
Interpretation of Article V of the New York Convention by Russian Courts (Due Process, Arbitrability, and Public Policy Grounds for Non-Enforcement)
Journal of International Arbitration 25(6) publishes the article by Ilya Nikiforov, Managing partner of EPAM (St. Petersburg), "Interpretation of Article V of the New York Convention by Russian Courts (Due Process, Arbitrability, and Public Policy Grounds for Non-Enforcement)"
Dimitry Afanasiev's interview to Bloomberg TV about Farimex vs Telenor case
The court in Omsk on Friday will hold hearings on Farimex vs Telenor case. Dimitry Afanasiev comments this case to Bloomberg TV.
The Supreme Court of Canada has to decide if it has authority to consider a case, which is already under consideration of U.S court
Olga Vishnevskaya analyses the Canada Supreme Court's jurisdiction over the claim that the U.S. court already accepted
Bringing so called “foreign-cubed securities cases” in U.S. courts
Sergey Gavrilov analyses U.S. courts' jurisdiction over so called foreign-cubed securities cases
Corporate governance in Russia
Financier Worldwide Magazine publishes the article by Ekaterina Medeyko "Corporate governance in Russia"
The United States and the European Union have completed modernization of extradition treaties
Anna Shumilova, junior lawyer at EPA&P, reviews recent amendments to the US-EU extradition treaties.
Interfax: BP retained EPAM to advise on matters related to the TNK-BP shareholder dispute
BP has welcomed the fact that the Russian Federal Migration Service temporarily extended TNK-BP Chief Executive Robert Dudley's current work visa.
Richard Lloyd from the Third CIS Local Counsel Forum: Russia and the rule of law – together at last
Dr Cord-Georg Hasselmann of Hengeler Mueller and Dimitry Afanasiev of EPAM argued for the independents, outlining international strategies based on a series of 'best friends' relationships with overseas practices.
Richard Lloyd of The American Lawyer continues to report from the Third CIS Local Counsel Forum
Today's first panel discussion of the CIS Local Counsel Forum featured a Who's Who of the independent Russian legal market, which now includes 16,500 firms and more than 1,000 law schools.
Corporate governance in Russia
The International Comparative Legal Guide 2008 publishes the article by Ekaterina Medeyko "Corporate Governance in Russia"
Developments in the M&A market from a legal perspective (part 1)
The Russian M&A market has experienced significant growth in recent years. There has been an increased consolidation of businesses, and mergers and acquisitions. The volume of M&A deals involving Russian companies during only nine months of 2007 has exceeded US$100bn. This was supported by the growth of the Russian economy and an increased interest of foreign investors in the Russian market and of Russian investors in targets overseas