This week new appointments in professional committees of INTA have been announced. Head of KIAP IP Practice, Trademark Attorney and INTA member, Daria Chernysh, was appointed to be a member of INTA Pro Bono Committee for the term of 2018-2019. The appointment takes effect on January 1, 2018.
This year, more than 3,400 member volunteers applied to serve on INTA committees. INTA...
On September 28, 2017 KIAP, Attorneys at law, held a business-breakfast devoted to “New rules for tax audits. Preparation and successful completion” in Madman restaurant.
The event speaker, Partner of KIAP, Attorneys at law, Mikhail Uspenskiy, discussed with participants the main changes in Tax Code and their practical application according to the opinion of the Fede...
On 22 September 2017 the Eastern European Dispute Resolution Forum (EEDRF) was held in Minsk for the second time. This year the Forum was dedicated to the topic of evidence in international commercial arbitration and state court proceedings. More than 190 lawyers from CIS and Eastern and representatives of arbitration centers of Sweden, Austria, Germany, France and Georgia participated in...
During 21-22 September, 2017 in Lotte Hotel Moscow INTAX EXPO RUSSIA 2017 was held – one of the world’s biggest conference and exhibition for practitioners in spheres of corporate finance, residence and citizenship, private and state structuring and international tax planning.
Mikhail Uspenskiy, Partner of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, acted as expert at the panel discussion: Lookin...
The annual conference of an association of independent law firms LawExchange International was held during September 14-16, 2017 in Dublin. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was represented by Partners Ilya Ischuk and Anton Samokhvalov.
During the autumn conference participants have discussed prospects of the joint business development and the extension of the network territorial pr...
Personal data protection issues do not lose their relevance. And it’s not just about tougher sanctions against violations of The law on personal data, but also about the new rules of the game, which are not yet fully understood by business.
Meanwhile almost any commercial or sometimes even non-profit activity is in some way connected with personal data processing. That is why the ri...
On August 27, 2017 Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) celebrated two meaningful events: presentation of the “Scientific practical article-by-article commentary on the arbitral tribunal legislation” book and the finals of the II RAA Competition on Arbitration Online.
The book represents the definitive commentary on the current legislation on the arbitration proceedings, inte...
This year the Masters’ school took place in Lomonosov Moscow State University from 25 to 27 August 2017. It is the tenth time for the Master’s school to bring together law schools’ teachers and students, consultants and in-house lawyers, masters and trainees. AB KIAP became a partner of this event.
Masters’ school program was comprised of two eventful days: the first day was he...
Sergey Ilin, Junior Associate of KIAP Litigation practice, became one of the HSE Summer Law School organizers this year. Furthermore, on July 24-25, 2017 the trainings on civil law and procedure were hold by Sergey: he made the talk on obligations and main contract types, named in the Part 2 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, with actual court practice analysis. &...
On June 29th, 2017, in Gdansk, Poland, the representatives of polish, chinese and Hong-Kong-incorporated companies met at the Conference “China – Hong Kong - Poland towards the initiative of the New Silk Road”. The conference was a step forward to further business cooperation between Poland, the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.
Anna Grischenkova, litigation and international...
On 14 June 2017 the results of the international legal rating Best Lawyers 2018 were published online. According to the rating results six partners and heads of practices of KIAP, Attorneys at law, were named the leading lawyers in six practice areas: Andrey Korelskiy (Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation), Konstantin Astafiev (Labor and Employment ...
On May 3-5, 2017 the IBA Litigation Committee hosted the Annual Conference in Zurich, Switzerland, in which more than 300 litigation lawyers from all over the world took part.
Anna Grischenkova, partner of Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration practices of KIAP as well as the regional representative of Russia in the IBA Litigation Committee, took an active part in ...
On April 24, 2017, Moscow, the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the conference "Recovery of litigation costs: practice and tendencies" organised by VETA expert group, Kutafin Moscow State Law University, as well as the Moscow Chamber of Commerce.
The Conference was devoted to crucial peculiarities arising out of recovery of litigation costs. During the Conference, the t...
On 20 April 2017 the Marriot Grand Hotel Moscow hosted the 4th Annual RAA Conference. This event is one of the leading forums for Russia-wide discussions, in which the key changes in the Russian arbitration and internal arbitration laws have always been the primary focus.
The recent arbitration reform, as well as progress of registration by the leading internatio...
The results of the annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2017 were announced today. The report recommends the team in eight practice areas:
Dispute Resolution
Competition
Employment
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
Tax
Corporate, commercial and M&A
Banking and finance
...
Today Chambers & Partners has published a new edition of its authoritative international guide, Chambers Europe 2017. KIAP is listed among the best law firms of Russia and has been endorsed for its six legal practices:
Competition/Antitrust
Corporate/M&A
Litigation
IP
Restructuring/Insolvency
Tax
Singled out for endorsement in...
On March 30th, 2017, a training seminar on arbitration against Russian parties for Hong Kong lawyers was convened at HKIAC, Hong Kong.
Anna Grischenkova, partner of litigation and international arbitration practices of KIAP, HKIAC arbitrator and a Russia regional representative in HK45 committee, HKIAC, was the speaker on the seminar. Basing on a case-study, ...
On 23 March 2017 the rankings of the leading firms for trade mark and patent work in over 75 jurisdictions ‘Managing IP - IP Stars (2017)' have been published online. This time the rating revealed leading firms in patent contentious and patent prosecution areas. KIAP IP practice debuted in the ranking and was listed among the best law firms of Russia in Paten...
During 16-18 March 2017 the annual conference of an association of independent law firms LawExchange International was held in Dubai. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was represented by Partners Konstantin Astafiev and Anton Samokhvalov.
Anton Samokhvalov spoke before colleagues giving the overview of the Russian legal market and sharing some insights about KIAP. The Forum participants found...
On March 20th, 2017 in Moscow, LF Academy and Arbitration Center at ANO “ISA” hosted a conference “International Arbitration in the Spotlight: from Tokyo to New York”. Anna Grischenkova, KIAP partner, was a moderator of the session “International Arbitration in the Eyes of Russia. Deoffshorization and Recent Arbitration Reform: Which Arbitration Institutions Do Parties Choose Now?...