EPAM and CIS LCN are shortlisted for The Lawyer European Awards 2011
Niche practices are battling it out with Europe’s largest firms for this year’s European Awards.
4 July 2011
30 June 2011
Securities World: 3rd Edition - Russia
Alexey Andrusenko, Tatyana Boyko, Nikita Gurin, Daria Izotova, Julia Kulyamina, Elena Kuznetsova, Valentin Osipov, Alexander Rudyakov, Nadezhda Rybinskaya, Irina Skidan, Alexey Vasilyev and Uliana Volina authored the Russia chapter of Securities World: 3rd Edition.
20 June 2011
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Governance 2011. Russia Chapter
Andrey Mashkovtsev and Alexey Kokorin authored the Russia Chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Governance 2011.
8 June 2011
Russia Profile publishes commentary by Dmitry Stepanov
The Kremlin Is Taking Steps to Guard Minority Shareholder Interests Against Abuses and Mismanagement.
29 May 2011
TopLegal International provides Dmitry Stepanov's commentary on law reform in Russia
While Russian law firms have taken off on the back of big transactions over the last ten years, Russian law has been notably less successful. A presidentially-mandated decree will try to bolster the domestic legal frameworks with the help of some of Russia’s leading commercial firms including EPAM.
2 May 2011
Top Legal International reports on Natalia Korosteleva appointment
EPAM promoted Natalia Korosteleva, head of the firm’s antitrust practice since she joined in 2006, to partner.
9 April 2011
The European Lawyer reports Eugene Raschevsky represented the Russian government the International Court of Justice in the Hague
Georgian claims of racial discrimination by the Russia Federation were dismissed by the International Court of Justice in the Hague at the beginning of this month.
4 April 2011
Top Legal International reports on EPAM obtained a ruling for the Russian Federation at International Court of Justice in The Hague
Russian diplomats and lawyers, including a team from EPAM, obtained a favourable ruling for the Russian Federation at International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.
28 March 2011
Legal Issues in the Procedure for Leasing Commercial Real Estate
This article is going to outline the most interesting and frequent problems that arise from a breach of a lease agreement by a lessee. Breaches by a lessor will remain outside the scope of this review.
16 March 2011
Overview of Antitrust Laws in Russia
Natalia Korosteleva and Grigory Chernyshov authored the Russia chapter of Comparative Summary of Antitrust Laws in the CIS Region.
21 February 2011
Multinational Enterprise Liability in Insolvency Proceedings - Russia
Mikhail Kazantsev authored the Russia chapter of Multinational Enterprise Liability in Insolvency Proceedings: Jurisdictional comparisons
18 February 2011
The Moscow Times publishes commentary by Viktoria Burkovskaya on the proposed criminal punishment for legal entities
Russia may introduce criminal punishment for legal entities, Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin said Thursday, claiming that it is needed to lure foreign investors — though experts believe it will work the other way around.
17 February 2011
ITAR-TASS publishes commentary by Viktoria Burkovskaya on Dmitry Medvedev’s intention to tighten punishment for bribes
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who declared war on corruption as a major priority, intends to tighten punishment for bribes. To this end he submitted amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offences to the State Duma on Wednesday with the intention to multiply fines and prison terms for commercial bribery and for receiving and giving bribes.
15 February 2011
The Moscow Times publishes Grigory Chernyshov’s commentary on PIK Group case
The London Stock Exchange has stopped trade in depositary notes of housing developer PIK Group on the orders of the British Financial Services Authority, and trading will not resume until the whereabouts is established of 8.6 percent of the group's shares frozen at the request of Nomos Bank.
1 February 2011
Commercial Real Estate publishes commentary by Ekaterina Medeyko and Yuri Nadezhin on the peculiarities of shopping centers lease agreement
Out of 280 shopping centers in Moscow, only 78 meet all the requirements for a modern shopping mall. Considering the shortage of quality areas and no new facilities being commissioned in the capital city, the owners of older shopping centers will be forced to redevelop their commercial facilities, or at least create new concepts for them. The main criteria for success of shopping centers today are not limited to their owner's competent marketing policy; these are also a clear concept, strong positioning, as well as accountability and responsibility to the tenants.