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.
Litigation practice lawyers from EPAM successfully defended BIOTEK, a major Russian pharmaceutical holding, in a challenging an IP dispute.
On 17 September 2012, the Moscow Court of Arbitration rejected a claim of a minority shareholder against Luzhniki Olympic Arena OJSC, which was represented by lawyers from EPAM.
Lawyers from EPAM Competition Law Practice, headed by Partner Natalia Korosteleva, succeeded in terminating Federal Antitrust Service proceedings against GAZ Group Powertrain Division LLC. The distributor of diesel engines and spare parts was charged with abuse of its dominant position in the diesel engine market and restriction of competition among dealers by incorporating clauses in its dealership agreements that placed limitations on the sales territory.
On August 16, 2012 the Russian FAS Directorate for the Samara Region terminated proceedings in respect of SOCIETE GENERALE Life Insurance LLC initiated on charges of violation of Art.11 Part 4 of the Law on Protection of Competition.
EPAM has successfully protected the reputation of Sanofi Aventis, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, during a complex libel case against several Russian publishing houses.
The St. Petersburg City Agency for Industrial Investments announced that it has selected EPAM as a recommended firm into the partners’ network of the Agency.