Anton Samokhvalov has joined the team of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law as a Partner and Head of the firm's corporate practice.Anton will develop and expand the corporate practice of the firm, will consult Russian and international companies on corporate legal matters, including corporate restructuring support, investment projects and M&A transactions governed by Ru...
On October 3, 2011, a competition of scientific and research papers was held among the students of the Institute of Law and Entrepreneurship of Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU). Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, for the second consecutive year acted as the organizer of the competition. Procedural legislation and its enforcement were chosen as the subject area...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, has announced the election of Oleg Bazhenov as a Partner in the firm, with responsibility for the firm's growing tax practice.As Partner, Oleg will continue to develop the firm's tax practice, representing clients at the arbitration courts as well as consulting for Russian and foreign companies and corporations on issues related to tax le...
On September 29, 2011 at InfoSecurity Russia 2011 in Moscow – the leading data security exhibition in Russia - the Zecurion DLP Forum 2011 was held, which was dedicated to presentations on Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Konstantin Suvorov, partner, head of the intellectual property practice, made a presentation on “DLP-systems in Terms of Legislation”.In his presentation, Konstantin spoke about the ...
Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) presented its first media ratings for the 100 leading Russian law firms. Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law was rated 35th on this list.Current research conducted by RAPSI continues and complements a series of studies aimed at determining the degree of openness and accessibility of the leading law firms in the Russian market by pop...
Annual conference “Resolution of CIS-Related business disputes” was held on the 12th of September 2011 in Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Moscow). The event was organised by Russian National Committee of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Russia) jointly with the Section of International Law of American Bar Association (ABA). Mikhail Samoylov, senior attorney of the litigation practice at Korelskiy, Ischu...
Realizing the children charity program, Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law and real,-Hypermarket (member of METRO Group) transferred the recovered judicial expenses on a major court case to the charity fund “Give Life”. Transferred means will be spent on treatment and rehabilitation of children with cancer.Managing partner of the Law Firm Andrey Korelskiy commented: “We are...
On 24 June, 2011 in Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow, in the frames of the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival, for the first time in Russia there was held one of the most prestigious events of the film industry – Film Finance Forum 2011. Konstantin Suvorov – partner, head of the intellectual property practice made a report on legal risks related to the production and distribution of movies in Ru...
Managing Partner of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law Andrey Korelskiy was named the leading lawyer in the area of litigation support by the Best Lawyers international rating.Best Lawyers is one of the most influential publications in the global legal community. It publishes the ratings of outstanding lawyers put together based on the expert assessment of a lawyer’s profes...
Mikhail Samoylov joined the team of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at law, filling the position of senior attorney in dispute resolution.Mikhail has more than 10-years experience in the legal profession. Before entering the Law Firm he worked at National Bank TRUST as a chief counsel, specializing in Forensic Claims. He also gained considerable litigation experience in MTS, ...
The International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting was held during 14-18 May 2011 in San-Francisco. Partners Konstantin Suvorov and Konstantin Astafiev attended the conference.The INTA Annual Meeting is the main professional venue for the representatives of the international IP community for sharing experience and expanding business contacts. This year more than 8500 IP experts from 140...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law has become the sponsor of the professional contest “Best Legal Departments of Russia 2011” for the second time. This year the Law Firm will represent the “Mass retail trading” nomination.The Contest is conducted annually since 2005 and is considered to be not only the main project of the year, but also one of the most significant events ...
The 5th All-Russian Tax Congress was held on the 16-17th of May 2011 in “Swisshotel Krasnye Holmy”, Moscow. The event was organized by the agency Infor-media Russia. Oleg Bazhenov, head of the Tax Practice in Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law, made a report “Review and Analysis of Trends in Arbitration Practice on Tax Disputes”.Mr Bazhenov analyzed the latest tendencie...
On May 12th, 2011 a conference “IP Litigation in Russia” was hosted in W Westwood Hotel, Los-Angeles, California by Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law with the support of U.S. law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.Speakers at the conference were the partners of the Law Firm Konstantin Suvorov, Konstantin Astafiev and James S. Friedlander. The event was attended b...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law, has for the first time in its short history received the recognition and recommendation of the British independent legal survey publication, PLC Which Lawyer 2011 in the field of dispute resolution. The law firm is now well placed among Russian and internationally recognized law firms in dispute resolution.Two of the partners of the la...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law, (KIAP) and the Danes Abroad Business Group (DABGO) announce their proposed cooperation for the facilitation of Danish business in Russia.Within their proposed cooperation, each of the parties will share experiences and support to facilitate the implementation of joint projects. Their agreement strengthens the work they began last year o...
On 12 May 2011 Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law is to host a conference dedicated to IP litigation in Russia. The event will take place in W Westwood Hotel, Los Angeles, California (930 Hilgard Avenue).
The discussion is intended for head lawyers of American and international corporations, including those with representative offices in Russia.
If you are intereste...
Yuri Kulakin, head of transport and shipping practice, took part at the 16th International Transport & Logistics Exhibition and Conference "TransRussia", held in Moscow on 26-29 April, 2011.Held since 1996, TransRussia is the number one event in the transport calendar in Russia, CIS and the Baltic countries. In 2011 the event was attended by more than 500 participants from 32 countries.TransRu...
VII annual Russian Legal Forum was held on the 13-14th of April 2011 at the Marriott Royal Aurora by the Vedomosti newspaper.Andrey Korelskiy, managing partner of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law, participated in the discussion “Technical development of the arbitration process” on the second day of the forum, dedicated to topical issues of the judicial practice.Mr. Kore...
Less than in a year after the official start-up, Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law obtained the recognition of the international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2011. In its annual analytical survey of the Russian legal services market The Legal 500 EMEA mentions the successful work of the Law Firm and recommends it for support of the projects in f...