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13 January 2015

EPAM Announces Appointments of Counsel in Its Russian Offices

EPAM is pleased to announce the promotion of a number of senior associates in its Russian offices. Effective as of January 1, 2015 Evgeny Bolshakov, Maria Kobanenko, Alina Kudriavtseva, Vladimir Pestrikov, Mark Rovinskiy and Pavel Sadovsky were appointed as counsel in the Moscow office. Elena Agaeva and Elena Legashova have become counsel in St. Petersburg.

18 December 2014

EPAM redefends the interests of OAO Transammiak in a dispute with a largest manufacturer of fertilizers again

The litigation team of EPAM have successfully defended the interests of OAO Transammiak in a litigation with Minudobreniya JSC.

5 December 2014

EPAM support Lenta’s acquisition of three Bimart hypermarkets

Associates of Moscow and St. Petersburg offices of EPAM provided legal support for Lenta’s acquisition of the company holding three Bimart hypermarkets in Vladimir and Ivanovo.

1 September 2014

EPAM Ukraine advises one of the world's leading farm equipment manufacturers on distribution in Ukraine

EPAM Ukraine advised one of the world's leading farm equipment manufacturers on the structuring of distribution arrangement with Ukrainian dealers.

20 August 2014

EPAM Ukraine advises Intersystems in connection with obtaining merger clearance with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

EPAM Ukraine has advised Intersystems Holdings Inc. ("Intersystems") in connection with obtaining merger clearance with the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for the acquisition of Intersystems by AGCO. The acquisition will expand AGCO’s grain handling and storage business in the fast growing off-farm segment. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction was closed on August 1, 2014.

3 July 2014

EPAM succeeds in defending OJSC Transammiak and OJSC Togliattiazot in the Presidium of the Supreme Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation

On July 1, 2014 the EPAM team managed to reverse the Ruling of the Federal Arbitrazh Court of the Volga District dd. February 7, 2014 to force OJSC Transammiak into a contract to transport liquid ammonium with OJSC Minudobreniya. The dispute was remanded for a new trial, whilst the claims of OJSC Transammiak and OJSC Togliattiazot in relation to the supervisory review of judicial decisions previously taken in the case, were satisfied.

18 June 2014

EPAM held a lunch on antitrust regulation within IV St. Petersburg International Legal Forum

On June 18, 2014, on the first day of IV St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, EPAM held lunch “Antitrust regulation: tendencies, problems and solutions”. More than 80 representatives of large business came to discuss the most actual issues of antitrust regulation in the open dialog with the Federal Antimonopoly Service (the FAS) of the Russian Federation.

10 June 2014

EPAM Ukraine receives regulatory approval for the acquisition of a major European producer of fresh frozen vegetables, fruits and potato products

EPAM Ukraine has assisted H2 Equity Partners, a leading Western European investment firm, with obtaining the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (the "AMCU") merger clearance for the acquisition of Oerlemans Foods from global food company Vion. The takeover price will not be made public.

27 May 2014

EPAM Ukraine advises on the acquisition of Agel Enterprises

EPAM Ukraine acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to Richmont Holdings, a private equity fund, on the acquisition of Agel Enterprises, a nutritional supplement supplier.

12 May 2014

EPAM Ukraine advises on the sale of the Ukrainian subsidiary of Dynea Chemicals Oy

EPAM Ukraine acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to Dynea Chemicals Oy, the leading global provider of adhesive and surface solutions, in the sale of 100% of the shares of its Ukrainian subsidiary Dynea Ukraine Ltd to German company Mellifera Zehnte Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

29 April 2014

EPAM advises the world’s largest entertainment company on a number of acquisitions

EPAM Ukraine acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the world's largest entertainment company on a number of acquisitions in Ukraine, including the acquisition of IT assets of a couple of software development companies.

24 April 2014

Anna Numerova elected as Chairman of the General Council of the Non-Commercial Partnership “Competition Support”

Members of the General Council as well as its new Chairman have been elected following the general meeting of the Non-Commercial Partnership “Competition Support” held on April 23, 2014.

8 April 2014

Ivan Smirnov Appointed the Head the St. Petersburg Office of EPAM

Ivan Smirnov has been appointed Managing Partner of the St. Petersburg office of EPAM, one of the oldest law firms in St. Petersburg.

7 April 2014

EPAM and NPP Russian Corporate Counsel Association hold a two-day workshop entitled “Litigation Risks from A to Z”

On March 28 and April 4, 2014 EPAM and NPP Russian Corporate Counsel Association held a two-day workshop where the Firm’s leading litigation experts addressed the recent trends and the specificities of dispute resolution in various fields, and provided guidelines on how to avoid disputable situations.

21 January 2014

EPAM receives regulatory approval for an international acquisition of Dole Food Company, Inc.

The competition teams of EPAM Moscow and Kiev Offices have acted as legal advisers for David Murdoch, the head of the Company who already held about 40% of the Company’s shares on the acquisition of approximately 60% of the remaining shares of Dole Food Company, Inc., the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world.