EPAM Legal Highlights: Change in the consequences of failing to observe written form for foreign trade transactions
Elena Legashova on foreign trade transactions regulations in Russia.
EPAM Legal Highlights: Foreign company holding Russian real estate will have to disclose its beneficiaries to prove its good faith in court
Anton Alekseev on the Supreme Arbitrazh Court’s position is that a foreign purchaser of Russian real estate will have to disclose information on beneficiaries in the case of court disputes to prove good faith and to prevent the seizure of property.
Cross-border litigation issues from a Russian perspective
EPAM’ lawyers present a newsletter on Cross-border litigation issues from a Russian perspective.
RBTH Asia Pacific publishes commentary by Akhmat Glashev on “anti-money laundering” law
Russia’s investigators will be able to obtain statements on bank transactions and accounts held by companies and individual entrepreneurs, as well as data on operations, accounts, and deposits by individuals, only on the basis of a court order. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the amendment into law at the end of June. Both chambers of parliament had approved the bill.
Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments in Russia. A Recent Case Study
EPAM’ lawyers present a newsletter on Enforcement of Foreign Court Judgments in Russia.
The Moscow Times publishes commentary by Mark Rovinskiy on companies reassessing their presence in Cyprus
Depositors may be licking their wounds, and hoping for some kind of structured assistance by Russia to crippled Cypriot banks, but only a small number of Russian companies are leaving the island.
Country Report Russia. Commercial Agency
International Distribution Institute publishes Commercial agency country report for Russia, prepared by EPAM lawyers.
EPAM Legal Highlights: Russians can work from home
Anna Ivanova on the Russian Labour Code amended with a new chapter that regulates the ability of employees to telecommute to work.
YIAG e-news (January 2013)
Olga Vishnevskaya authors the Russia chapter of YIAG e-news.
‘Arbitration trap’ and small claims: Russian recent experience and guidelines
IBA Legal Practice Division Newsletter Arbitration News publishes an article by Olga Vishnevskaya and Evgeny Raschevsky.
Dimitry Afanasiev gives an interview to Sir Christopher Meyer in his “Networks of Power”
The former diplomat investigates how Moscow has changed since the break-up of the USSR and meets some of the city's most influential residents.
Personal Data: What Needs to be Done by 1 January
Elena Agaeva and Tatiana Kunah write on personal data processing in a newsletter.
LegalWeek.com reports on Robin Wittering appointment
Herbert Smith Freehills corporate and energy partner Robin Wittering has joined CIS firm EPAM. Wittering, who joined EPAM Moscow office at the start of November, made partner at his former firm in 2003.
Lawyer Monthly reports on Robin Wittering appointment
EPAM announced that Robin Wittering has joined the firm as a Partner in Moscow.
WTS: International Taxation of Real Estate Investment 2012
Mark Rovinskiy, Deputy Head of Tax Practice at EPAM, and Irina Lifanova, Associate at EPAM, became the authors of Russia chapter of the WTS edition International Taxation of Real Estate Investment 2012.