EPAM announces that the parties successfully closed the Russian part of the global transaction contemplating the sale of real,- Hypermarket chain owned by Metro Group to the French retailer Auchan. The Russian part of the transaction was closed in April 2013.
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development represented by Minister Andrey Belousov commended the Associates of the Legislation and Public Policy Practice at EPAM.
On March 14, 2013 the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia completed the proceedings against large-diameter pipe manufacturers that had lasted for more than a year. EPA&P’s Competition Law Practice represented ZAO TD TMK (Pipe Metallurgical Co) in the antitrust violation proceedings.
On 6 March 2013 EPAM held a business breakfast on Control of Insolvency (Bankruptcy) Proceedings: Skills of Efficient Participation.
The Firm’s Maritime Shipping/Transport Law team defended the Client’s interests in a dispute with insurance company MAKC regarding the payment of insurance compensation in the amount of RUR 23.5 million in connection with the loss of a ship. On 15 May 2012, the Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation determined that the compensation should be recovered in full, along with interest for the inappropriate use of others’ funds in the amount of RUR 1.9 million.
EPAM, the largest CIS law firm, announced the winner of the Belarusian National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup 2013 International Law Moot Court Competition. For the fourth year in a row, EPAM serves as the National Administrator of the Belarusian Rounds of the Competition.
On February 7, 2013 EPAM and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) held a conference entitled “Protection of Business Reputation: Legal and PR Aspects”. The event was attended by over 200 guests, including many top managers and heads of legal and PR departments of large Russian and international companies.
On 8 February 2013 Ilya Nikiforov, Managing Partner of St. Petersburg Law Office of EPAM, was appointed as a Councillor of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) European Users’ Council for a three-year period.
On February 5, 2012 members of the Non-Profit Partnership for Advancement of Corporate Law uniting representatives of Russia’s top law firms, met the Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights Boris Titov.
EPAM Litigation Practice Team has successfully defended a publishing house, a member of Gazprom-Media Group, in a defamation lawsuit, by convincing the Ninth Arbitrazh Appellate Court to set aside the trial court judgment.
Alexey Rizhkin, a Senior Associate with the Firm’s White Collar Crime team, successfully defended Vodokanal’s management in a criminal case opened on 23 April 2010 under article 247 part 2 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code, relating to the illegal discharge of oil products from Izhorskiye Zavody and pollution of the Izhora and Neva rivers.
Russia’s FAS (Federal Antimonoly Service) granted its approval on December 25, 2012 to Evraz Plc for an increase of its share in Raspadskaya OJSC. Evraz, a multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining company headquartered in London, was represented by EPA&P’s antitrust practice team led by Partner Natalia Korosteleva.
On December 7, 2012 the draft bills creating a new concept – commissioners for entrepreneurs’ rights – were introduced to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The draft bill Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights was prepared and advocated by the newly established law-drafting and administrative law practice at EPAM.
EPAM today announced that Robin Wittering has joined the firm as a Partner in Moscow.
On September 27, 2012 the Ninth Arbitrazh Appellate Court granted the appeal filed by RUSENERGORESURS against the Judgment of the Moscow Arbitrazh Court dated July 5, 2012.