Competition Practice of EPAM led by Natalia Korosteleva has successfully defended the interests of Evraz within the price discrimination investigation initiated by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia.
Dmitry Afanasiev, Chairman of EPAM Law attended a round table related to the regulation of the legal profession at the III St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
Attorneys of the Firm’s Legislation and Public Policy practice, officially registered last year, announces the successful completion of an extremely important project: a new public and legal institution, the Institution of Commissioners for Entrepreneurs’ Rights has been officially established in the Russian Federation. Federal Law 78-FZ “On Commissioners for Entrepreneurs’ Rights in the Russian Federation” was signed by the President of the Russian Federation on May 7, 2013.
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.