Today in Moscow Vedomosti newspaper’s 2nd annual conference ”Legal business in Russia” took place. Mr. Ilya Nikiforov managing partner of the Saint-Petersburg office of leading Russian law firm EPAM participated.
Today the Russian Constitutional Court stopped the dispute between Moscow and the Federal Government regarding the ownership of historical and cultural monuments Thus, the sharing of ownership between regions and federal centre, accepted in 1990s, still remains in force. The interests of the Russian Government in this case were represented by EPAM.
The Norwegian Court recognized as lawful the actions of the Russian trawler «Capitan Gorbachev». In October 2005 Norwegian authorities has instigated criminal proceedings and imposed a large fine against the captain and owners of the vessel. The interests of the Russian parties were represented by law firm ‘EPAM’.
The Arbitration Court of Ryazan region dismissed the claims by two minority shareholders of Mikhailov Cement who challenged the deal between Mikhailov Cement and Eurocement Group regarding the purchase of 100% of Mikhailovskiy Quarry Management company (Михайловскоe карьероуправлениe) by Eurocement.
EPAM Law lawyers Elena Kuznetsova and Nikita Sokolov have been awarded scholarships to the University of San Diego in a contest organised together with Pericles. 35 people took part in the contest and 13 of them were awarded scholarships.
The annual scientific conference of law students and candidates ‘Traditions and Innovations in the system of contemporary Russian law’ took place on 31 March and 1 April at Moscow State Law Academy. More than 650 law students from Russia, CIS and other countries participated at the conference dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Moscow State Law Academy.
Ninth Arbitrary Court of Moscow overturned the decisions and actions of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) in connection with Eurocement Group which had been charged with breaking antimonopoly law in October 2005. The interests Eurocement, the biggest producer of cement in Russia, were represented by EPAM.
A conference, "Experiment 5+5: growth prospects of gas market in Russia ", sponsored by the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade, the Ministry of Industry and Energy, and the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, was held in Moscow on the 29th of March.
A regular general meeting of European Law Students Association took place in London on 19 - 26 of March. The meeting, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Association, was sponsored by EPAM and attracted more than 300 people from 35 countries.
An appeal was heard in the Court in Tromso, Norway, on 16-17 of March, 2006 to examine the legality of actions of two Russian vessels, “Captain Gorbatchev” of Archangelsk Trawler Fleet and “Dmitry Pokramovitch” of Murmanrybprom, which had been previously fined by the Norwegian authorities last October.
At the request of EPAM, acting on behalf of the Russian Federal Ministry of Property Management, the Supreme Court of Belize has handed down an order prohibiting any transactions, within its jurisdiction, that involve three misappropriated trawlers that belong to the Archangelsk Trawler Fleet. The move comes as speculation continues about the future destination of the trawlers which were arrested in Spain in January 2006, at a request of the Russian authorities.
The results of the investment-architectural tender for the development of New Holland Island, in St. Petersburg were made public today. The winner, “ST New Holland Ltd.” – a joint venture that brings together one of Russia’s largest developers, the company “ST Group” and a leading British architect, Lord Norman Foster – was especially created to work on this project. Legal support for “ST New Holland’s” participation in the tender was provided by the Law Offices of “EPAM”.
Tatyana holds a degree in Law from St. Petersburg State University and currently is a candidate for the Chair of Constitutional Law of St. Petersburg State University.
EPAM Law is representing the interests of the Russian Federation, as the sole shareholder in the Arkhangelsk Trawler Fleet company. In these proceedings EPAM Law and the Russian Federation are aiming to terminate the bankruptcy process in order to preserve control over the company.
At the request of EPAM Law, legal counsel to the Russian Federation, a Spanish court seized three misappropriated fishing trawlers belonging to the Russian Federation. The arrest is an interim measure intended to cease illegal exploitation of the trawlers by a group of internationals accused of fraud and to prevent their possible resale. EPAM represented the interests of the Russian Federation in the search and seizure of the trawlers.