Insights

The European Lawyer publishes commentary by Mikhail Kazantsev

Russian business lawyers are cautiously optimistic, but concerns over corruption and the reliability of the country's commercial courts still beset legal practice in a country striving to take its place on the global stage.

The American Lawyer publishes commentary by Roman Malovitskiy in its Special Report “Focus Europe Summer 2011”

Providing a snapshot of the business market in Russia, some of the leading lawyers in Moscow share their insights on trends and developments in the banking and finance, IPO, M&A and energy sectors over recent months.

EPAM and CIS LCN are shortlisted for The Lawyer European Awards 2011

Niche practices are ­battling it out with Europe’s largest firms for this year’s European Awards.

Securities World: 3rd Edition - Russia

Alexey Andrusenko, Tatyana Boyko, Nikita Gurin, Daria Izotova, Julia Kulyamina, Elena Kuznetsova, Valentin Osipov, Alexander Rudyakov, Nadezhda Rybinskaya, Irina Skidan, Alexey Vasilyev and Uliana Volina authored the Russia chapter of Securities World: 3rd Edition.

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Governance 2011. Russia Chapter

Andrey Mashkovtsev and Alexey Kokorin authored the Russia Chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Governance 2011.

Russia Profile publishes commentary by Dmitry Stepanov

The Kremlin Is Taking Steps to Guard Minority Shareholder Interests Against Abuses and Mismanagement.

TopLegal International provides Dmitry Stepanov's commentary on law reform in Russia

While Russian law firms have taken off on the back of big transactions over the last ten years, Russian law has been notably less successful. A presidentially-mandated decree will try to bolster the domestic legal frameworks with the help of some of Russia’s leading commercial firms including EPAM.

Top Legal International reports on Natalia Korosteleva appointment

EPAM promoted Natalia Korosteleva, head of the firm’s antitrust practice since she joined in 2006, to partner.

The European Lawyer reports Eugene Raschevsky represented the Russian government the International Court of Justice in the Hague

Georgian claims of racial discrimination by the Russia Federation were dismissed by the International Court of Justice in the Hague at the beginning of this month.

Top Legal International reports on EPAM obtained a ruling for the Russian Federation at International Court of Justice in The Hague

Russian diplomats and lawyers, including a team from EPAM, obtained a favourable ruling for the Russian Federation at International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.

Legal Issues in the Procedure for Leasing Commercial Real Estate

This article is going to outline the most interesting and frequent problems that arise from a breach of a lease agreement by a lessee. Breaches by a lessor will remain outside the scope of this review.

Overview of Antitrust Laws in Russia

Natalia Korosteleva and Grigory Chernyshov authored the Russia chapter of Comparative Summary of Antitrust Laws in the CIS Region.

Multinational Enterprise Liability in Insolvency Proceedings - Russia

Mikhail Kazantsev authored the Russia chapter of Multinational Enterprise Liability in Insolvency Proceedings: Jurisdictional comparisons

The Moscow Times publishes commentary by Viktoria Burkovskaya on the proposed criminal punishment for legal entities

Russia may introduce criminal punishment for legal entities, Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin said Thursday, claiming that it is needed to lure foreign investors — though experts believe it will work the other way around.

ITAR-TASS publishes commentary by Viktoria Burkovskaya on Dmitry Medvedev’s intention to tighten punishment for bribes

 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who declared war on corruption as a major priority, intends to tighten punishment for bribes. To this end he submitted amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offences to the State Duma on Wednesday with the intention to multiply fines and prison terms for commercial bribery and for receiving and giving bribes.