Anastasiya Ryabova, associate of KIAP’s international arbitration practice, has joined as an associate member the Arbitration Association in Serbia.
The Arbitration Association was founded in 2013 and is a non-governmental and non-profit association of arbitration experts in the Balkan region. The Arbitration Association established the Belgrade Arbitration Center, a mod...
Traditionally, Russia has been one of the leading maritime powers playing an active role in discovery, reclamation and exploitation of the global sea. Today, our country has found itself in a fundamentally new position in defining the foundations of maritime policy, exercising and protecting its interests. Following a significant increase in the number of requests for legal advice in the field...
Dear Ladies,
Congratulations on International Women's Day! We wish you sunny moods, lots of joy, and smiles all year round.
Be happy and loved!
Best wishes,
KIAP team
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Natalia Kovalkova and Anastasia Ryabova, Associates in the International Commercial Arbitration practice, joined the Russian Women in Arbitration (RWA) team.
RWA is an independent initiative aimed to promote and support women's leadership in arbitration. In its activities, the RWA Steering committee and team are committed to create opportunities for communication and ex...
Foreign companies are increasingly facing matters of Russian courts’ exclusive competence and anti-arbitration injunctions in disputes with Russian sanctioned parties – Articles 248.1 and 248.2 of the Russian Arbitrazh (Commercial) Procedure Code (a.k.a. “Lugovoy Law”).
KIAP’s International Arbitration practice has been actively involved in such disputes, tracking and pu...
Dear Friends,
As holidays are upon us, we would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
May good health, peace, love, prosperity, strength and great success in all endeavors come to you.
This is a high time to make, fulfill and grant wishes! May your home continually be filled with joy and happiness, just as during these festive times!
...
On 2 and 3 December 2023 took place the final rounds of the Mozolin Corporate Arbitration Mootcourt hosted by the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration (RIMA).
Traditionally, in course of the mootcourt teams prepare pleadings based on the mootcourt problem and participate in two stages of oral hearings – online rated rounds and in-person rounds. On the verge of the in-person round...
KIAP Law Firm announces the appointment of Eldar Guliev as the new head of the Intellectual Property Practice.
Eldar Guliev dedicated over 15 years to issues of registration and protection of exclusive rights to means of identification, both in administrative bodies (Rospatent) and in courts.
For more than six years, Eldar was employed as a state expert on intellec...
Thursday 5 October 2023 | 11.00 am Moscow
KIAP and Belgrade Arbitration Center are excited to announce an international online conference “Serbia as a Relevant Jurisdiction for International Arbitration”.
Our main discussion will revolve over the following topics:
General arbitration framework in Serbia and Ser...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, helped the largest Russian reinsurance company to prevent an attempt to illegally claim a premium of more than 300 million roubles under the obligatory reinsurance contract.
The reinsured applied to the Moscow Arbitration Court with a demand to terminate the obligatory reinsurance contract and return the entire premium, believing that the reinsurer had violate...
A Russian distributor of pharmaceuticals has claimed penalties for the violation of its rights to priority distribution of pharmaceuticals in Russia from a foreign pharmaceutical manufacturer.
During the court proceedings, our lawyers managed to prove that the Russian company had a framework related to the priority distribution of pharmaceuticals, that the foreign manufacturer did n...
In a bankruptcy case, KIAP lawyers managed to prove that the company became bankrupt as a result of unfair conduct of the business owner.
It is worth noting that KIAP lawyers joined the wife as a co-defendant in the case alongside with the formal beneficiary as she was secretly, but actively involved in the business development. As a result, the proceedings have become more ...
KIAP and SOVA ADVISORS are launching a joint legal practice with headquarters in Dubai in response to substantially increased demand in legal and related services in the United Arab Emirates, Gulf countries, Middle East and Africa.
Our teams' combined experience and expertise will significantly expand access to the region's best advisory services for our clients. In addition to the UAE, ...
Dear Ladies,
Congratulations on International Women's Day! Endless spring in your soul, love in your heart and happy smiles!
Best wishes,
KIAP team
...
On 9 March 2023 the Eurasian CIS Legal Professionals’ Forum, in association with The Bar Council of England & Wales, will host one of the largest Eurasian legal forums: English Law Day. The event will take place at the picturesque Radisson Blu Bosphorus Hotel, Istanbul.
Stepan Sultanov, head of ICA projects & Istanbul office, will give a speech at the fourth session. Stepan will ...
Having started its practice back in 2010, KIAP, Attorneys at Law has established itself as a fastest growing company in the Russian and international legal services market.
Andrey Korelskiy, Managing Partner, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, believes that rebranding is essential at a certain development stage. Updates have become global and affected not only the design, but also website cap...
Dear Sirs,
Please accept our sincere good wishes and many happy returns for the year to come! One of pleasures of the Christmas season is the opportunity to extend cordial greetings to those whose friendship we value so highly. May the wonderful celebrations of the season bring you joy and good cheer!
Hoping that we continue our warm association through many more wonderful y...
Sanctions against Russia and key sectors of its economy are forcing the Russian market to deal with risks and powerful economic consequences. The financial and banking sectors, foreign economic activities, aviation and space industries, media and the Internet are under attack.
To provide high-quality support to Russian and foreign clients, KIAP is opening the Sanctions Law and Compl...
Due to a substantial increase in client requests and transaction activity in M&A, business and personnel relocation, including the IT/TMT segment, AB KIAP decided to establish a representative office in Cyprus.
The representative office in Limassol will be headed by a lawyer with 15+ years of experience in development, investments and M&A, KIAP Counsel Valentina Roks.
...
The unprecedented number of sanctions imposed on Russia, which resulted in the exit of some global companies from the Russian market, disruption of supply chains, restrictions on foreign exchange transactions, and much more, has already forced some one to hastily leave the country, leaving a lot of unresolved issues, and is gradually leading others to the idea their own emigration and business...
Russian teams withdrew from the 29th Willem C. Vis Moot that is taking place in Vienna, Austria, these days. This step was taken in support of the Vis Moot, a competition which coaches of the withdrawn teams, being almost every one a Vis Moot alumnus, admire and highlight as one of the brightest moments of their lives. I am one of those coaches and a participant of the 22nd Vis Moot....
Stepan Sultanov (KIAP) and Piotr Gajek (WKB) / February 13, 2022
A party to arbitration proceedings may incur ancillary litigation costs, such as those associated with interim measures. Most academic commentary considering whether such expenditures actually constitute arbitration costs refers to professor Hanotiau, who states that costs related to litigat...
KIAP announces the appointment of Angelika Reshetnikova as Head of KIAP’s Intellectual Property Practice.
Angelika has specialised in the legal protection of intellectual property for over fifteen years. Prior to joining KIAP, she held the position of IP Practice Head at major law firms. She has extensive experience in supporting and protecting copyright and exclusive rights to inte...
Dear Sirs,
Please accept our sincere good wishes and many happy returns for the year to come! One of pleasures of the Christmas season is the opportunity to extend cordial greetings to those whose friendship we value so highly. May the wonderful celebrations of the season bring you joy and good cheer!
Hoping that we continue our warm association through many more wonderful...
The Russian Arbitration Center at the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration (the RAC at the RIMA) has issued ethical rules intended to govern the conduct of the parties and their counsel in arbitration proceedings.
The Code comprises general Principles of Ethics for the Parties (declarative norms underlying due process) and Rules of Conduct of the Parties (contain more detailed pr...
Managing IP has released its official Rising Stars publication for 2021. We are pleased to announce that this year the publication recognizes Maxim Tabolo, Associate of Intellectual Property Practice, as Rising Star. The special publication recognizes the best up-and-coming intellectual property practitioners below partner level who contributed to the success of their firms and clients. The se...
On September 9, with the support of Legal Insight and a number of leading law firms, the Russian Arbitrators Guide: Next Generation was launched - this is the most detailed guide about arbitrators under 45 with significant experience in resolving disputes related to Russia. The guide provides information about experience and education, procedural preferences of the participants, as well as exa...
At the beginning of August Asian International Arbitration center (Kuala-Lumpur) previewed the introduction of a new regulation. Anna Grishchenkova, head of International Commercial Arbitration of KIAP took part in a working group concerning the topic of AIAC regulation changes. Updated regulations meet all the practices’ needs and gives possibilities to:
Streamlined proceedings;
A...
On June 25, 2021, KIAP signed a partnership agreement with RSPP Mediation Center. The agreement provides that KIAP acts as an independent legal consultant, to whom the parties to mediation can apply for an impartial and objective legal opinion to resolve the conflict.
This approach solves an important problem faced by parties in business mediation. Each of the parties, as a rule, ha...
On June 23, 2021, in Budapest, there was a ceremonial signing of prestigious tournament contract - the World Chess Olympiad 2024. The document was signed by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the Hungarian Chess Federation Laszlo Szabo and Executive Director of the Hungarian National Sports Agency Attila Mihok.
In his speech, Arkady Dvorkovich noted that, despite the obs...
Kirill Korshunov, a lawyer and a professional mediator, joined KIAP’s dispute resolution practice as a senior lawyer. Kirill defends clients’ interests in courts of all instances, including Supreme Court of Russian Federation. The main specialization is corporate conflicts, bringing to subsidiary responsibility and real estate disputes.
Besides representation in courts, Kirill is success...
On 10 June 2021 the results of the annual international legal rating Best Lawyers 2022 were published online. KIAP was recognized as the law firm of the year in the field of litigation. According to the rating results 29 lawyers of KIAP achieved individual recognition from the eminent rating in 32 practice areas:
Andrey Korelskiy (Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation, Bankrup...
Today the results of the annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2021 have been known.
According to this year’s ranking, KIAP Attorneys at law has been included in the list of the best legal firms in Russia and has received recommendations in 10 directions:
Dispute resolutions (2 Band)
Bankruptcy (3 Band)
White-collar Crime (2...
Anna Grishchenkova and the KIAP international commercial arbitration practice team have launched the International Arbitration telegram channel.
On the channel, you will find reviews of judicial practice on the enforcement of arbitral awards, materials from arbitration centers and analytical notes by the channel's authors.
“Our team analyzes the court practice on a ...
According to the terms of the agreement, lawyers of KIAP will provide a full range of advice to the federation’s consultation on any legal issues arising in the activities of FIDE.
Taking into account the important social component in the activities of the International Chess Federation in supporting educational and charitable initiatives, KIAP will also take an active part in them.
...
We are happy to announce the release of our new book “Arbitration in Asia”, which contains the features of arbitration not only in the most popular jurisdictions, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and China, but also in Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.
The book is preferable primarily for inner company lawyers in Russian companies, dealing with foreign partners ...
Webinar "Arbitration in Asia"
On March 11, 2021 the rating of legal companies “Pravo.ru-300” has published the results of the lawyers individual rating 2020. According it 12 partners and heads of practice of KIAP have received recommendations in 12 practices:
Andrey Korelskiy (Arbitration Proceedings – mid market), Band 1; Family and inheritance law, 1 Band; General jurisdiction dispute resolution, 2 Band);
...
Dear Ladies,
Congratulations on International Women's Day! Endless spring in your soul, love in your heart and happy smiles!
Best wishes,
KIAP team...
Maria Krasnova joined the KIAP team as a senior associate of the International Commercial Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice.
Maria has 20 years of experience in supporting major legal disputes, including in state courts, ICAC and MAC at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. She has been a speaker of the MAC for more than 10 years.
...
Please join us on February 05, 2021 at 10:00 am (Moscow time), at a webinar on arbitration in Asian countries, organized on the occasion of the publication of the book "Arbitration in Asia" (in Russian language), prepared by the team of authors, ed. Anna Grishchenkova, partner of the KIAP, Attorneys at Law, head of the international commercial arbitration practice and T...
On December 4, 2020, at Lotte Hotel Moscow the grand ceremony of awarding of the Russian legal market leaders “Pravo.ru-300” took place. A special feature of the 2020 ceremony was its format: about 5 thousand online viewers joined the event. The annual rating "Pravo.ru-300" is the largest and most anticipated national study of the legal market, which is based on an assessment of the project ex...
Tseren Savgurov joined the KIAP’s team as Marketing and Business Development Director.
Before joining KIAP, Tseren headed the marketing and PR department at the law firm S&K Vertical. Before joining his professional career with marketing, Tseren worked as an in-house lawyer in the tax teams of PJSC Uralkali and Moscow Domodedovo Airport.
Tseren’s most strong points are systemic ...
The 2015 Queen Mary and White & Case International Arbitration Survey1 revealed that a lack of effective sanctions during the arbitral process was the second worst characteristic of international arbitration. Within the same survey, 52% of respondents picked sanctions for dilatory conduct by parties or their counsel as effective innovation that could be included in arbitral rules and proce...
On October 22-23, 2020, the "XXI Forum on Intellectual Property. Russia and the CIS", organized by infor-media Russia, took place at the Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Hotel. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, acted as a partner of the Forum.
During the event, more than 30 speakers and experts representing large businesses and government authorities shared their experience and recommendations wi...
On October 22, 2020, in Moscow, within the framework of the “XXI IP Forum. Russia and CIS”, the award ceremony was held for the winners of the IP Russia Awards 2020. The award was established by the organizer of the Forum - infor-media Russia - and was held for the second year in a row with the support of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent). KIAP, Attorneys at Law, a...
On October 16, 2020, the conference of Pravo.ru "Corporate Security, Forensic and Corporate Conflicts" was held at the Marriott Royal Aurora Moscow. The program of the event covered three sessions.
The first session was devoted to the corporate security trends in 2020. The experts figured out what threatens business from the inside and from the outside, on real examples have...
On September 28, 2020 the results of the annual international ranking World Tax 2021 (Russia), issued in association with the International Tax Review, were published. Covering almost 90 jurisdictions located on every continent, the ranking is the main source for tax professionals, assessing the expertise of leading tax lawyers in various countries.
This year, the ranking includes more t...
From 5 to 9 October 2020, the annual business forum SibLegalWeek will be held in Novosibirsk on the topic: "Personality, business, state: the present and the future." The organizer of the legal week is the government of the Novosibirsk region with the support of the All-Russian public organization "Association of Lawyers of Russia" and law firms LexProf, Usconsult, as well as Intellectual righ...
On October 1, 2020, the British publication IFLR1000 published the final results of a large-scale research of law firms around the world providing legal services in the field of finance and corporate law.
According to the results of 2020, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was noted in the IFLR 1000 (Russia) rating in three areas:
M&A
Banking Law
Bankruptcy (Restructu...
Anna Grishchenkova spoke at the webinar "What makes a Good Litigator". SibLegalWeek 2020
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, has announced the opening of the Family and Inheritance Law Practice. The opening of a new direction is due to a significant increase of profile requests from current and new clients of KIAP, as well as the strengthening of expertise as a result of the successful implementation of a number of projects in this field.
The practice head will be Julia Yanygina, an atto...
On September 24-25, 2020, the II International Legal Banking forum on the topic "Current issues of law in the banking sector" was held in Samara. The forum was organized by Sberbank of Volga region, Samara University, and the Samara State University of Economics with the support of the Government of the Samara Region and the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
This year the forum was held i...
On September 19-21, 2020, the regular Russian South Legal Forum was held in Sochi, organized by the YUG Law Office (Krasnodar) and the international law firm Dentons with the support of Pravo.ru.
Russian South Legal Forum is the leading communication platform in the professional legal community of the southern region. As part of the Forum's business program, leading consultants, in-houses...
On September 15, 2020, a webinar on the topic “The Challenges of Online Case Management”, organized by the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF), was held.
During the webinar, leading experts in the field of international arbitration discussed the most actual issues that arise in the online arbitration process. On examples from the current ICC practice, the experts talked about how arbi...
On September 11, 2020, the Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel hosted the Legal Forum of Russia, an annual business forum organized by the editorial office of the Vedomosti newspaper. This year the event was held for the sixteenth time.
The forum focused on discussing the legal challenges faced by business lawyers in 2020. The program of the annual business event included both a discussion of the...
On August 29-30, 2020, the results of the V RAA Competition On Online Arbitration (Online Moot) were summed up - an annual student Moot Court Competition in the format of a mock-trial (moot-court), organized by the Arbitration Association (RAA) with the support of the Faculty of Law of the Higher School of Economics National Research University.
Traditionally, the Competition is held in t...
On August 27-28, 2020, the Masters’ School of the Law Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). This year the event was held online, lectures were held via Zoom platform. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, traditionally acted as a partner of the event.
The remote format of the Summer Masters’ School this year did not prevent to gather once again a unique panel of spe...
On August 25, 2020, one of the most successful arbitration conferences in Russia took place - the Russian Arbitration Day (“RAD”), organized with the support of the Russian Arbitration Center at the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration and the LF Academy educational project.
The sixth Russian Arbitration Day was held in an online format, the event was broadcast live in Russian and Eng...
On August 11, 2020, an online seminar "How to protect VAT deductions and income tax expenses even for unscrupulous counterparties. Trends in Tax Control and Judicial Practice" was held, organized by the Chamber of Tax Consultants (CTC). The seminar was held remotely on the MIRAPOLIS platform.
Andrey Zuykov, Partner and Head of Tax practice at KIAP, Member of the Chamber of Tax Consultants...
On August 4, 2020, the Russian National Committee of International Chamber of Commerce - World Business Organization (ICC Russia) with the support of Orchards law firm held a webinar "Dispute resolution on transactions with guarantees and letters of credit: how are arbitration and court practice changing?" As part of the event, partners of leading Russian and international law firms, as w...
On July 23, 2020, the Russian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce - World Business Organization (ICC Russia) presented the results of the study "The Attitude of Financial Institutions to Arbitration (Arbitration Proceedings)" (in Russian language), conducted jointly with KIAP in 2019-2020. The study was aimed to understand attitude of Russian banks and financi...
On Monday, July 13, 2020, Pravo Tech webinar was held on the topic "Early termination of the legal protection of trademarks in a bankruptcy case". Anastasia Skovpen, Associate of KIAP IP practice, acted as speaker of the webinar.
From the moment the court adopted the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ruling on the application of United Breweries Heineken LLC on the early termi...
On Monday, 29 June 2020, an online master class was held on the topic "Protection and Intellectual Property: use impossible to be prohibited", organized by the "PRO. Education" Center of the Moscow State Law University. The master class was held by Anastasia Skovpen, Associate of KIAP IP practice.
On the one hand, the law on protection allows copyright holders to protect themselves ...
Anna Grishchenkova, Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, is included into Panel of International Arbitrators of the Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB INTERNATIONAL), the main arbitration institution of the Republic of Korea.
KCAB is the third Asian arbitration institution for Anna to be included into panel of arbitrators. In 2016, A...
At the end of 2019, KIAP, DS Law and Balashova Legal Consultants have officially announced the start of the consolidation of three companies under a single brand, KIAP Digital & Smart.
From November 2019 to March 2020, inclusive, the companies carried out an extensive work on business integration in terms of general strategy, staff and marketing, however, the COV...
The global pandemic has shown that while state courts may be closed, proceedings in international arbitration still go on – all documents can be submitted electronically, arbitration hearings may be held online, arbitrators write decisions quicker than usual.
Therefore, this is a reason to once again look closer to arbitration and to understand:
How much arbitration can cost?...
On 3 June 2020 the results of the annual international legal rating Best Lawyers 2021 were published online. According to the rating results 28 lawyers of KIAP achieved individual recognition from the eminent rating in 21 practice areas:
Andrey Korelskiy (Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation). In 2021 Andrey is recommended by the rating for the 11th time.
Konstantin...
Anna Grishchenkova, KIAP Partner and Deputy Chairman of the ICC Russia Commission on Arbitration, joined the Task Force on "ADR and Arbitration" of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
The mission of the Task Force is to study and analyse how different ICC ADR Services are currently being used and combined with ICC Arbitration. One of the tasks is to better understand which ICC dis...
On May 27, 2020, a webinar was held on the topic "How the tax officers will make an audit after lockdown: what to prepare for and how to protect yourself ," organized by "Practical Tax Planning" magazine, the core publication of Action media group.
The webinar was held by Partner of KIAP Tax practice Andrey Zuykov. During the speech, Andrey discussed with the participants what business sh...
The international ranking agency Who’s Who Legal published the results of an annual research of leading experts in the field of corporate taxation WWL Thought Leaders - Corporate Tax 2020. According to the ranking, KIAP Tax practice partner Andrey Zuykov is included into the global list of the world best lawyers in this field for the second year in a row.
In 2020 the list of experts in t...
Partner and Head of KIAP Tax practice Andrey Zuykov is included in the editorial board of "Panorama" Publishing House.
One of key priorities of KIAP Tax practice led by partner Andrey Zuykov is its constant work on improving legislation, as well as a contribution to the development of the professional community and popularization of law and tax in the society. Being a member of the Advis...
In May 2020 the results of the individual international ranking of leaders in the field of intellectual property IP Stars: Trade mark stars 2020 became known. Partner of KIAP IP Practice Elena Buranova was rated among the best specialists in Russia in the field of intellectual property according to the ranking for the second time, receiving the title Trade mark Star 2020.
Earlier th...
On 30 April 2020, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, held a webinar on the topic "Actual Issues of Intellectual Property Protection in Pharmaceuticals", which was attended by clients and partners of the law firm.
During the online event the participants analyzed contentious issues related to the trademark rights and patents protection: early termination of trademarks, corporate identity eligibility,...
On April 20, 2020 the conference “Content of an event as an object of Intellectual property” organized by the TASS news agency was held in the form of an online streaming. The event became the second one in a series of issues of the online project “Conferences. Reloading ”, in which participants discuss current issues of the event industry.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, almost all ongoing...
Infographic: Making Staff Redundant
The results of the annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2020 were announced today.
According to the results of this year, KIAP was recognized one of the best law firms in Russia and got recommendations in 10 practice areas:
Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Band 2)
Restructuring and Insolvency (Band 3)
White-collar Crime (Band 3)
...
The first of a series of international rankings of best law firms for intellectual property IP Stars 2020: Trade mark firm rankings, were published at the end of March 2020. Globally, the ranking covers more than 80 jurisdictions in Africa, America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.
IP Stars 2020: Trade mark firm rankings (Russia) identified the best of the best Russian lega...
During April 8-10, 2020 the IV Tax Online Marathon was held, organized on the basis of the international media project CFOCAFE and the FINTAX.TOP platform. In the form of an online live stream the best tax lawyers of Russia and international tax experts gathered to share their experience on how to pass tax audits successfully and protect the position of the business in court.
Within thr...
On March 24, 2020 the results of the first-ever Forbes ranking "Best Law Firms in Russia" became known. According to rating results, KIAP Digital & Smart was included into the list of the best law firms in Russia. In total, the ranking includes 20 leading law firms specializing in various fields of law.
For the new Forbes ranking law firms were shortlisted based on six criteria using ...
Litigation practice of KIAP Digital & Smart in Band 1 of Chambers Europe for the third year in a row
On March 12, 2020 the results of the annual international ranking of Chambers Europe 2020 were published. KIAP Digital & Smart was listed among the best Russian law firms and has been recommended in three areas of law:
Dispute Resolution: Domestic Mid-Market, Band 1
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market, Recognized practitioner
Restructuring/Insolvency: Litigation, Band 4
...
Dear Ladies,
Happy Women’s Day! May your hearts be filled with joy and love on this beautiful day, which will warm you all year long!
With kind regards,
KIAP Digital & Smart Team
...
On March 3, 2020, a regular meeting of the RSPP Committee on Intellectual property and Creative industries was held in Moscow. At the meeting KIAP was represented by Partner of IP Practice Elena Buranova and Partner of Tax practice Andrey Zuykov.
The topic of the discussion was "Tax problems in the turnover of intellectual rights and the formation of intangible assets. New busi...
On February 26, 2020 the results of the rating "Leaders of the Legal Services Market - 2020" according to “Kommersant” Publishing House became known. Each year the rating covers three categories within the research process: “Best Legal Practices”, “Best Industry Practices” and “Individual Rating of Lawyers”.
According to the results of the rating of 2020, KIAP Digital & Smart is r...
On February 19, 2020 at the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on the initiative of the Opora Russia, Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Moscow Regional Department of Delovaya Russiya, Moscow City Department of Opora Russia, Moscow Confederation of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and Moscow Association of Entrepreneurs, a round table was held on the topic “The Role and Importance o...
KIAP Digital & Smart announces the election of Elena Buranova as a partner of Intellectual property practice.
Elena Buranova is one of the most experienced and successful representatives of the professional IP community in the Russian legal market, joined the team of KIAP in September 2018 as the Head of the Intellectual Property practice. Elena is personally recommended by internat...
On February 14, 2020 the conference of Pravo.ru “Marketing of Law Firm X”, which is one of the main professional events for legal marketers, was held in Moscow. During the conference participants traditionally discuss ratings and secrets of successful completing of submission forms, marketers and partners share their life hacks, pains and achievements in preparation for the ratings, as well as...
On February 13, 2020 the results of the international ranking Chambers Global 2020 became known. The ranking traditionally evaluates law firms and lawyers personally in more than 190 countries. Chambers Global is based on the in-depth research of international projects involving global market leaders on a worldwide scale, unlike the regional directory of Chambers Europe, which focuses on the re...
In early February 2020 the results of the annual research of leading trademark professionals World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000) became known. The ranking results are based on in-depth qualitative research of law firms and practitioners, in which the main criteria for evaluating are factors such as depth of expertise, market presence and the level of customer satisfaction along with positiv...
Anna Grishchenkova, Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, appointed as Regional Representative Russian Federation of the IBA Litigation Committee for the second time. The selection of a candidate for the position of a regional representative is carried out by internal voting of the Committee leaders on the basis of recommendations of members and ...
On February 10, 2020 Managing partner of KIAP Digital & Smart Andrey Korelskiy held a master class in the framework of the retraining program "Partner of a law firm. Head of a legal practice" at the Higher School of Law of the NRU HSE.
This program is created for an fulfilled professionals - partners, heads of practices, leading and senior lawyers, experts of law firms, legal advisers...
On December 12, 2019 the regular joint meeting of the Association of Antitrust еxperts and FAS Russia was held. The event was started off by the Head of FAS Russia Igor Artemiev. At the meeting, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was presented by the Head of Antitrust and Competition practice of KIAP and AAE member Ilya Ischuk.
One of the main topics discussed during the meeting was economic ...
On December 11, 2019 the private seminar of the Financial Director System was held in Moscow, which was organized exclusively for the System’s subscribers.
The first part of the seminar was focused on the changes in tax control. Sergey Razgulin, Deputy Head of the Tax Law Analysis Department of Gazprombank JSC, acted as the speaker of the first part of the event . Andrey Zuykov, Partner,...
On 5 December 2019, at The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Moscow, the grand ceremony of awarding of the Russian legal market leaders “Pravo.ru-300” took place. For 10 years, the “Pravo.ru-300” rating has been the major national research in the legal market, which is based on the assessment of the practical experience of law firms, as well as customer reviews regarding the quality, level of service and th...
On December 6, 2019, at the Marriott Grand Hotel in Moscow , Vedomosti business media held the final conference of this year's series of legal events - “Best Case Law Practice 2019”. Corporate lawyers, independent experts, as well as representatives of leading Russian and international law firms shared their experience in the effective dispute resolution.
During the conference, particip...
During December 4-6, 2019 the Radisson Blu Olimpiyskiy in Moscow hosted the annual Conference “Tax Accounting Without Risks - 2020”, organized by specialized periodicals of the “Action-MCFR” media group.
The business program of this year ’s event included discussion of tax and accounting innovations in 2020, as well as tax practice trends. The participants talked about the goals and obje...
On December 3, 2019 the Russian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce - the World Business Organization (ICC Russia) held the 11th Conference on International Arbitration "Russia as a place for dispute resolution". The event was held in Moscow supported by the ICC International Court of Arbitration and brought together more than 150 experts –representatives of the ICC Int...
During November 28-29, 2019 the Xth Practical Conference "Effective Management of a Group of Companies - 2020" took place at the Radisson Collection Moscow Hotel, organized by the specialized editions of the Action-MCFR media group: “General Director”, “Financial Director” magazines and the “Financial Director” system.
“Effective Management of a Group of Companies” is the largest annual e...
Anna Grishchenkova spoke at the Conference on Arbitration and Mediation in Azerbaijan and the Region
On November 8, 2019 Baku hosted the Conference: Arbitration and Mediation in Azerbaijan and the Region, organized by the Hogan Lovells and BHM Law Firm, as well as the professional association RCAN. The conference was supported by ICC.
The program of the event included the discussion of the most important issues of arbitration and mediation worldwide. The conference brought together leadin...
KIAP, DS Law and Balashova Legal Consultants (BLC) have officially started the consolidation of the three companies under one single brand, KIAP Digital & Smart. The completion of the integration process will take at least six months and is expected to end by summer 2020.
The new Russian legal firm will employ over 80 professionals, including 15 partners.
Andrey Korelskiy, Managi...
On November 5, 2019 the “Commercial Litigation & Arbitration Forum – 2019” was held in London. The event was hosted by the ALM, publisher of Legal Week and The American Lawyer.
The primary objective of the Forum was to discuss the most relevant topics and key issues of the commercial arbitration worldwide during turbulent times. Among the most important topics within the progra...
Published by Natalia Kisliakova, Peter Stewart.
The Russian doping scandal has been in the headlines since 2014 when German television channel, RTL, broadcast a documentary (the RTL Documentary) concerning the alleged existence of a doping regime within the All-Russia Athletics Federation. Over the last few years, details of the sophisticated nature of the scheme have emerged following ...
Anna Grishchenkova, Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner of KIAP, Attorneys at law, has been included into the list of arbitrators recommended by the international publication GAR on its professional portal ART.
GAR ART is a unique database of arbitrators that allows users to familiarize and research not only their professional achievements and publications, but also...
On 25th of October 2019, the Lotte Hotel Moscow hosted a key event in the field of antitrust regulation in Russia and the CIS - the annual conference “Antitrust Regulation in Russia”, organized by the Association of Antitrust Experts and the Vedomosti magazine with the support of the Federal Antimonopoly Service. The 11th conference brought together more than 70 speakers, including FAS executiv...
If I were asked to select three top tips for advocacy in Russia and eastern Europe, I would choose the following:
using storytelling;
dering the influence of the first impression;
and remembering the ‘IKEA’ effect.
In short, these can be used – albeit with some modifications – in arbitration in any jurisdiction. I begin by commenting on each of these tips in ...
Today, the legal portal “Pravo.ru” published the results of a federal research of law firms that are actively involved in proceedings related to the corporate and civil insolvency. The research defined which law firms are leading in the total amount of isolated bankruptcy disputes and the number of decisions in such cases.
According to the results of the Ranking on isolated b...
In May 2019, KIAP, Attorneys at law, became a member of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). Joining the RSPP allowed KIAP lawyers to accede to the implementation of projects and initiatives of the RSPP, aimed at solving current economic problems and creating an effective business environment.
KIAP lawyers became actively involved with the work of commissions and ...
During October 7-19, 2019 the anniversary fifth international Minsk Legal Forum 2019 (MLF) was held – the most “informal” Forum for representatives of the legal profession. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, traditionally acted as a co-author of the idea and as a partner of the Forum and Andrey Korelskiy, KIAP Managing Partner, moderated the session dedicated to the Client service ethics.
The conce...
In the beginning of October, new appointments in professional committees of INTA became known. Head of Intellectual Property practice of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Russian registered Trademark attorney and INTA member, Elena Buranova, was appointed to be a member of INTA Commercialization of Brands Committee for the term of 2020-2021. The appointment takes effect on January 1, 2020.
This yea...
On October 8, 2019 at the next meeting of the ICC Russia Commission on Arbitration, which assembled representatives of leading Russian and international law firms, a new Deputy Chairman of the Commission was appointed - Anna Grishchenkova, Partner of KIAP, Attorneys at Law. Earlier in 2018 she was appointed a Co-Chair of the Young Litigation Lawyers Forum of IBA, and during 2016-2018 was a...
During 3-4th of October the IV Legal Forum of the Black Earth region was held in Voronezh, for two days becoming a platform for communication and exchange of experience for dozens of lawyers and attorneys at law from all over the country.
During the Forum participants discussed issues of partnership, pricing, profitability and sales in the legal business that are always relevant, and also...
On September 26, 2019 the results of annual international ranking World Tax 2020 (Russia), were issued by International Tax Review publication. World Tax is a key source for tax specialists all around the world, in which the assessment of the expertise of leading tax lawyers from different countries is given.
In this year’s ranking, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, strengthened it’s positions and...
During September 19-20, 2019 the 4th Eastern European Dispute Resolution Forum (EEDRF) was held in Minsk. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was represented at the Forum by Stepan Sultanov, Associate of International commercial arbitration practice.
This year, the EEDRF was dedicated to the topic of «Procedural issues in International Arbitration and State Courts». During the Forum were discus...
During September 18–20, 2019 the largest educational Intellectual Property Conference - IP Academy, was held at the Skolkovo Technopark. The organizers of the IP Academy are the Skolkovo Foundation, Skolkovo Intellectual Property Center, IPChain Association, the Intellectual Property Federation and the international communication brand IPQuorum. Rospatent, the Eurasian Patent Organization...
During September 19-21, 2019 next Legal Forum of the South of Russia was held in Sochi. The event was organized by the Advocates Bureau Yug (Krasnodar), the international law firm Dentons, and supported by Pravo.ru.
The Forum of the South of Russia is the leading communicative platform in the professional legal community of the southern region. Within the Forum’s business relate...
During September 22-27, 2019 the IBA Annual Conference will be held in Seoul, South Korea. KIAP, Attorneys at law, will be represented at the Conference by Anna Grishchenkova, KIAP Partner, Co-Chair of the Young Litigation Lawyers Forum of IBA and regional representative of Russia in the IBA Litigation Committee during 2016-2018.
IBA Annual Conference is one of the main events ...
On 25th of October 2019, the Lotte Hotel Moscow will host a key event in the field of antitrust regulation in Russia and the CIS - the annual conference “Antitrust Regulation in Russia”, organized by the Association of Antitrust Experts and the Vedomosti magazine with the support of the Federal Antimonopoly Service. The 11th conference will bring together more than 70 speakers, including FAS ex...
During 5-7th of September 2019, the main legal event of the fall – legal forum ‘Legal Day: Max’ was held in Samara, the fourth of a series of Legal Day forums held by Beneficium communications agency in 2018. Over the history of the project, three forums have already been held: Legal Day: Tech - dedicated to legal IT issues, Legal Day: Crush - dedicated to the specifics of bankruptcy proceedin...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, became Partner of the first Summer Academy of the Russian Arbitration Center
On August 10, the first Summer Academy "International Arbitration in Russia and CIS" organized by the Russian Arbitration Center (RAC) was concluded. The Academy was attended by 20 listeners, carefully selected by the organizers on the basis of submitted applications on the RAC’s website. Students who beginning with the classes had at least two years of experience in dispute resolution in arbi...
Head of division “Government Procurement: legal support and disputes” of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Maxim Buzin became a member of the Association of Antitrust experts (AAE).
As an expert of the Association, Maxim will participate in the activities of working groups and plans to focus on issues in the field of monopolistic activity, unfair competition and antitrust regulation of state and m...
From 20 to 28 July 2019, the "Summer Law School 2019" was held for the 6th time, a project organized with the support of the Faculty of Law of the NRU HSE and the Directorate for work with talented students. Talented students of 8-10 grades from Russia, CIS countries and other countries near and far abroad gathered at the training center in Voronovo, Moscow region, to spend an unforgettable vac...
In May 2019 KIAP, Attorneys at Law, became a member of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). Joining the RSPP will allow the Firm to accede to the implementation of RSPP’s projects and initiatives, aimed at solving current economic problems and creating an effective business environment.
KIAP lawyers plan to work actively in the commissions and committees of the RS...
Ilya Dedkovskiy, attorney at law and one of the leading lawyers at KIAP, Attorneys at Law, has been appointed Head of the Bankruptcy practice.
Ilya joined the team of KIAP litigators in the year of 2010 when the Firm was just founded as a junior associate, having made it all the way from a novice specialist to a lawyer of the highest level with a supreme practical experience. He specializ...
Professional responsibility of Russian lawyers is a long-standing matter. Recently, in addition to domestic ethics the legal community has been maintaining debates on ethical challenges in international commercial arbitration (“ICA”). For Russia, it looks as a discussion of particulars of creating a bicycle, when we are out of wheels.
It is wrong to say that most unethical activity ...
The international ranking agency Who’s Who Legal published the results of the research WWL Thought Leaders: Corporate Tax 2019. According to the ranking KIAP Tax practice partner Andrey Zuykov is included into the list of the leading lawyers in Russia in two nominations at once: Advisory Corporate Tax and Controversy Corporate Tax.
In 2019, the list of experts included in the Russian ran...
On June 18, 2019 an online master-class devoted to “Tax issues related to VAT, STS and profits tax” based on the CFO-CAFE platform took place. The event was held with support of the Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business (IMA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
KIAP partner and head of Tax practice Andrey Zuykov acted as the main sp...
On June 6, 2019, at the Radisson Collection Hotel Moscow, the IV practical conference "Tax security of your business-2019", organized by the specialized editions of the Action-MCFR media group, was held.
Andrey Zuykov, partner and head of tax practice of KIAP, Attorneys at law, was invited to the conference as a moderator and speaker of the session "How to legally save taxes?" Andrey ...
From 30 to 31 May 2019 in Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow the Annual practical conference “Financial strategy 2019: new economic reality” took place.
KIAP partner and head of Tax practice Andrey Zuykov spoke during the impromptu-session “Honest answers for tax questions”, answered on the audience’s question jointly with the Federal Tax Service representative.
Leading specialists of Rus...
KIAP, Attorneys at law, became a member of the Russian Union of Industrialists and entrepreneurs (RSPP). Joining the RSPP will allow the Firm to actively participate in activities aimed at solving current economic problems and creating an effective business environment.
Members of RSPP are thousands of the largest Russian companies and more than 100 industry and regional associations. The...
On 24 May 2019 the results of the international legal rating 2020 were published online.
KIAP was recognized as the law firm of the year in the field of litigation. According to the rating results of the past year 22 lawyers of KIAP achieved individual recognition from the eminent rating in 16 practice areas:
Andrey Korelskiy (Arbitration and...
From 19 to 23 May 2019 in St. Petersburg the IXth St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) was held – a unique international event, uniting leading specialists in legal area. In 2019 representatives of the world's largest law firms, members of arbitration, constitutional, criminal and civil courts, heads of universities - more that 5000 participants overall from nearly 95 countries all...
Third year in a row the number of registered claims by the arbitration courts steadily grows and their total amount increases. Herewith the companies are ready to sue for the less sums, than the last year. Although the claims become cheaper, the consultants perfect the litigation practice and the competition on this market grows. “Pravo.Ru” presented the survey of the litigation market in Russi...
During May 8-10, 2019, the IBA Annual Litigation Forum 2019 was held in Berlin. The conference attended more than 400 litigation lawyers from different countries.
Anna Grishchenkova, Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner of KIAP, Attorneys at law, Co-Chair of the Young Litigators Forum of the International Bar Association, took part at the conference and was actively ...
The annual conference of an association of independent law firms LawExchange International was held during April 12-14, 2019 in Prague, Chech Republic. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was represented by Partners Ilya Ischuk and Anton Samokhvalov.
During the spring conference participants have discussed the perspectives of the business in Chech Republic, new initiatives and pro...
From 9 to 11 April 2019 the online conference “Tax planning in a group of companies” was held on the basis of CFO-CAFE. Andrey Zuykov, Partner and Head of KIAP Tax practice, shared his experience in passing tax audits: from paperwork to employee training.
At the conference leading tax lawyers and corporate financiers analyzed the main trends in international tax planning, as well as the ...
On April 11, 2019, in Minsk, at the headquarters of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus, was held the international scientific and practical conference "Sports disputes of modernity in the Republic of Belarus and abroad".
Natalia Kisliakova, attorney of the international commercial arbitration practice of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, head of the sports arbitration Committee of the Counc...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, assisted The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in obtaining permission to function as a permanent arbitral institution in Russia (PAI). The Center became the first foreign arbitral institution permitted to administer disputes in Russia.
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of dispute resolution and international commercial arbitration practice, assisted HKI...
The results of the annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2019 were announced today. According to the results of this year, KIAP was recognized one of the best law firms in Russia and got recommendations in 12 practice areas:
Dispute resolution: Litigation (Tier 2)
Restructuring and insolvency (Tier 2)
White-collar crime (Tier 2)
Intellectua...
On April 9, 2019, at the Museum of Cosmonautics KIAP, Attorneys at Law, held a seminar on topical issues of e-commerce in Russia. The relevance of the topic is explained by the active development of e-commerce in Russia, and no less regular changes and the emergence of new approaches to its regulation.
The program of the event included the most relevant and dramatic issues of the industr...
On April 3, 2019 as part of the Paris Arbitration Week, ICC Russia in partnership with White & Case presented the roster of Russian arbitrators and the ICC Russia Commission on Arbitration. The event was opened by the presentation of the survey ‘‘Russia as a Place for Arbitration’’ conducted by ICC Russia, which was followed by arbitration debates.
Litigation and International comme...
On April 2-4, 2019 in the cultural center "Pokrovsky gates", Moscow, within the Xth Tax week, organized by the Chamber of Tax Advisors was held the workshop "Tax kaleidoscope". One of the speakers of the workshop was the partner and head of the tax practice of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Andrey Zuykov.
Within his speech with the topic "Landmark decisions of the Highest courts" Andrey Z...
On March 25, 2019 the results of the rating "Leaders of the legal services market" according to "Kommersant" publishing house were published. Each year the rating covers three categories within the research process: best legal practices, best industry practices and individual rating of lawyers.
According to the results of this year's rating, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, is recognized one...
On March 21-22, 2019 in Crowne Plaza Ufa - Congress Hotel was held the legal forum “Best Legal Practices. Ufa - 2019”, organized by the Kommersant-Bashkortostan Publishing Group and the Barrister Judicial Agency.
Litigation and International commercial arbitration partner of KIAP Anna Grishchenkova took part at the conference as a speaker of the panel discussion “International Arbit...
On March 21-22, 2019, in Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya was held the “XX Forum on intellectual property. Russia and CIS countries”, organized by Infor-Media Agency.
Elena Buranova, head of the intellectual property practice of KIAP, patent attorney of the Russian Federation, took part in the event as a speaker and spoke at the master class "Building a complex strategy for the protectio...
On March 14-15, 2019 the Russian national Committee of the International chamber of Commerce – world business organization (ICC Russia) with the support of VTB Bank (PJSC) held the annual conference "Documentary business and international settlements: main trends, challenges and perspectives ".
This year, the traditional theme of the guarantee business has been supplemented by relev...
On 13 March 2019 in the conference hall of the Chamber of Tax advisors a master class on “Tax Disputes on VAT. How to avoid accusations of unjustified tax benefits and keep deductions” was held. KIAP Partner, Head of Tax Practice Andrey Zuykov acted as a speaker of the event.
During the master class, the participants reviewed how to defend themselves against the claim...
On the 7th of March, 2019, Chambers & Partners published a new edition of its authoritative international guide, Chambers Europe 2019. KIAP is listed among the best Russian law firms and has been endorsed for its six legal practices:
Dispute Resolution: Domestic Mid-Market
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
Employment
Intellectual Property
Res...
On February 14, 2019, in Congress center of the RF CCI was held a conference-discussion "Walking together is fun". The conference was about the work of legal services of companies and consultants from the perspective of specific projects, organized by the Russian Corporate Counsel Association (RCCA).
The conference was held in the discussion format, where representatives of legal service...
On 14 February 2019 Chambers and Partners published the Chambers Global 2019 guide. The ranking traditionally evaluates law firms and lawyers personally based on their international projects involving global market leaders on a worldwide scale, unlike the regional directory of Chambers Europe, usually followed after the Global guide.
According to results of Chambers Global 2019 (Russia) ...
On February 5, 2019 in Sheraton Palace hotel in Moscow was held a seminar "Recovery of problem debts: disputes involving banks and financial organizations", organized by the Russian national Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce – the world business organization (ICC Russia) with a support of KIAP, Attorneys at Law.
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of the dispute resolution a...
According to the results of Who’s Who Legal international ranking, KIAP partner, attorney at law, Head of Customs and International Trade and Administrative practices Alexey Sizov is named as one of the best lawyers in Trade & Customs area. Alexey was marked in the ranking among 432 best lawyers involved in customs and international trade practice from 46 countries.
In 2018 the list ...
From 29 to 30 January 2019, the 8th annual conference “International Disputes & Asset Recovery involving Russian & CIS Parties” organized by C5, one of the largest agencies organizing business events, took place in London.
Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner of KIAP Anna Grishchenkova presented a speech on “The role of courts in providing assistance t...
On December 20, 2018 in Hotel National, Moscow, a ceremonial event organized by Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia and Association of antitrust experts was held. During the Ceremony were honored the best antitrust representatives which have made a special contribution into the development of antitrust regulation in Russia.
KIAP Partner and Head of Antitrust and Competition practi...
KIAP International commercial arbitration and Litigation partner Anna Grishchenkova conducted a practical course of lectures devoted to International commercial arbitration in Kutafin Moscow State Law University from October 27 to December 7, 2018. The course was held on the basis of student Center of MSAL department of practical jurisprudence “RPO.Education” within the framework of #MSALOpenF...
From 5 to 7 December 2018 the 2nd Tax online-marathon was held on the basis of the educational platform Fast Salt Times. Recognized experts helped participants to get through the most complex tax issues in the form of online translation.
The marathon program covered wide range of the most important topics for attendees. Speakers discussed both innovations in tax legislation and always...
On December 5, 2018 during the grand ceremony of awarding of the Russian legal market leaders were announced the results of the ninth annual ranking of Russian law firms “Pravo.ru-300”. According to the industry ranking, KIAP, Attorneys at law, is recommended for the legal support of projects in fifteen areas of law:
Litigation (1st band)
Insurance law (1st band)
I...
Andrey Zuykov acted as a speaker and moderator of the conference "Tax accounting without risks 2018"
On November, 28-30, 2018 in Radisson Royal Hotel in Moscow there took place the conference "Tax accounting without risks 2018" organized by the specialized editions of the Action-MCFR media group. Among the participants were leading specialists of Russian and foreign companies and governmental bodies’ representatives.
KIAP Partner and Head of Tax practice Andrey Zuykov moderat...
The Forum of regional divisions of Association of lawyers of Russia devoted to “Mentorship in legal profession: traditions and innovations” was held in Tver on November 29, 2018. The key questions to discuss were: the meaning of mentorship in the epoch of changes, creation of digital environment in public authorities and law enforcement area, the role of the government in digital transformation...
KIAP, Attorneys at law’s conference “Tax audits 2018: how to effectively protect yourself from tax claims” was held on November 22, 2018 in Sheraton Palace hotel. The event was organized for KIAP clients with the purpose to raise the level of competence in the area of tax law.
As speakers of the conference acted: KIAP Tax practice partner Andrey Zuykov and deputy head of Depart...
This week the results of annual international ranking World Tax 2019 (Russia), issued by International Tax Review publication, became known. World Tax is a key source for tax specialists all around the world, in which the assessment of the expertise of leading tax lawyers from different countries is given.
In 2018 KIAP, Attorneys at law, appeared in the ranking for the first time an...
On November, 20th, 2019, Pravo.ru conference “Litigation skills” took place in Moscow. Anna Grishchenkova, KIAP Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner, acted as a speaker within the session "Psychology in court".
During the session, the participants discussed the typical mistakes of litigators in their speeches, identified the psychological types of judges and ...
The scientific-practical conference “Actual issues and problems of antitrust regulation and application of law in practice of Russian courts” was held from 15 to 16 November 2018. The event was organized by the Russian State University of Justice jointly with the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
KIAP Partner and Head of Antitrust and Competition practice Ilya Ischuk took par...
10th Annual IBA Mergers and Acquisitions in Russia and CIS Conference was held on November 16th in Hotel Baltschug Kempinski, Moscow, Russia. The conference was presented by the IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee, supported by the Federal Chamber of Lawyers. For the tenth time, the event brought together leading world experts in the field of economics and law to discuss the latest trends ...
Ilya Ischuk spoke at the conference “Modern competition: condition, problems and development trends”
On November 15, 2018 Ufa State Petroleum Technological University together with Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Association of antitrust experts, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Bashkortostan held an international science-practical conference “Modern competition: condition, problems and development trends”.
KIAP Par...
“Russian Law Week 2018” took place from 12 to 14 November 2018 in London. The event was organized by The Bar Council with support of the Anglo-Russian Law Association, the Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers, the Moscow Chamber of Advocates and other partners. The topic of this year’s conference was “Legal Dialogue without borders”.
The main purpose of the event is to strengthen busin...
From October 29 to November 2, 2018 the annual SibLegalWeek business forum was held in Novosibirsk on the topic: “Security of government and business: forms and boundaries”. Corporate practice partner Anton Samokhvalov spoke at a corporate session on the balance of parties interests in a corporate contract.
The forum was attended by business owners and business leaders, accountants, finan...
Today the British analytical publication IFLR1000 has published the results of the World's Leading Financial Law Firms review. Based on performance in 2018 KIAP, Attorneys at Law, once again joined the list of recommended law firms in three practice areas: Banking & Finance, M&A, Restructuring and insolvency.
The British analytical publica...
Conference “Antitrust Regulation in Russia” organized by “Vedomosti” magazine and Competition Experts Association, supported by FAS Russia, was held on October 26, 2018 in Lotte Hotel Moscow.
KIAP Antitrust practice partner Ilya Ischuk took part in the discussion devoted to “Antitrust regulation in retail” (Session 3.3.). Within the session he discussed t...
Within the framework of pro bono activity KIAP IP specialists helped the SUNFLOWER Charity foundation to register their logo as a trademark in Rospatent. Now the foundation owns exclusive rights for trademark “Sunflower” (logo), and logo/trademark of the foundation is under protection of the Russian legislation.
The Charity foundation’s core aim is to support children and adults with&nb...
From 18 to 20 October, 2018 the forth international Minsk Legal Forum 2018 (MLF) was held – an informal conference for lawyers. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, traditionally acted as MLF's co-authors and as Forum partner and Andrey Korelskiy, KIAP Managing Partner, moderated the session about Mission and Strategy “Partners role playing”.
It is already the forth t...
From 18 to 19 October 2018 the annual practical Workshop for PAO Sberbank lawyers, engaged in judicial work, took place in Moscow. Such internal workshops are held for the Bank’s employees annually. This year the topic of the workshop was defined as “Judicial work. Creative lesson”.
Anna Grishchenkova, KIAP Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner, acted as ...
During October 7-12, 2018 the IBA Annual Conference 2018 was held in Rome, Italy. This year KIAP, Attorneys at law, was represented at the Conference by Anna Grishchenkova, KIAP Partner, Co-Chair of the Young Litigation Lawyers Forum of IBA and 2016-2018 representative of Russia in the IBA Litigation Committee.
Anna Grishchenkova said in Pravo.ru review dedicated to the...
The results of international ranking agency Who’s Who Legal research in the Corporate Tax area became known in October. According to 2018 ranking KIAP Tax practice partner Andrey Zuykov is included into the list of the Best lawyers in Russia in Advisory Corporate Tax and Controversy Corporate Tax nominations. It stands to mention that in Controversy Corporate Tax area Andrey appeared for the f...
A new division within Antitrust practice has been launched in view of an increasing demand from KIAP Principals to get the qualified assistance in government procurement area, especially in complex conflict situations.
In terms of “Government Procurement: legal support and disputes” division KIAP lawyers will advise Clients on procurement compliance and will represent their interests in...
On September 27, 2018 in Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow, the ABA’s X Annual Moscow Conference on the Resolution of International Business Disputes, devoted to problems arising from resolution of commercial disputes involving parties from CIS countries, was held. The conference became a key event bringing together 150 participants, including judicial and corporate lawyers, experts in arbitration,...
On September 25, 2018 a workshop devoted to arbitration practices in Singapore and Russia was held in Moscow. The event was organized by Russian Arbitration Center (RAC) at the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration together with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).
During the seminar various practical issues of alternative dispute resolution in Ru...
From 13 to 15 September, 2018 the 10th anniversary Chinese European Arbitration Centre (CEAC) conference is held in Hamburg, Germany. In 2018 the main topic of the occasion became the Chinese initiative “One belt one road”. The conference is to be attended by lawyers with an interest in China, leading arbitration practitioners, international lawyers and representatives of business community.
...
From 18 to 19 September, 2018 the online conference “Tax planning in a group of companies” will be held on the basis of educational platform Fast Salt Times. During two days leading experts in the field of law will tell participants how to act in conditions of tightening of tax rules.
Andrey Zuykov, Head of KIAP Tax practice, will speak on the first day of the conference with ...
On 6–7 September, 2018 the Swedish Arbitration Association hosted its international conference Swedish Arbitration Days. The biennial conference brings together some of the most renowned and prominent international arbitration practitioners, internationally reputed arbitrators, scientists and other experts.
The topic of the Swedish Arbitration Days 2018 was “Advocacy in Inte...
Elena Buranova, one of the most experienced and successful representatives of the professional IP community in the Russian legal market, joined the team of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, as the Head of the Intellectual Property practice.
Elena has over 13 years of working experience as an IP lawyer and specializes in protection and enforcement of IP rights, both contentious and non-contenti...
As of August 31 till September 2, 2018 the Masters’ school was held on the basis of the Faculty of Law of Lomonosov Moscow State University. As in past years this year the School has brought together law schools’ teachers and students, consultants and in-house lawyers, masters and trainees. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, became a partner of this event.
Masters’ school program was compri...
From 27 to 29 August, 2018 in Novosibirsk the “XII Siberian Venture Fair 2018” was held. This is the largest discussion and presentation platform, expanding opportunities for small innovative and scientific technological companies to access sources of direct and venture capital. The Fair was organized by the Government of the Novosibirsk Region, the Russian Venture Capital Association (R...
From 20 to 28 July 2018 "HSE Summer Law School-2018" is being held. This project is organized by HSE Law Faculty with the support of Directorate for work with talented students. Talented school students from 8-10 grades from Russia, CIS and other countries of near and far abroad gathered together for the fifth time at the Voronovo learning centre to spend unforgettable vacation: to gain new kno...
Andrey Korelskiy, KIAP Managing partner, was included into the unified recommended list of arbitrators and the corporate disputes panel of the Arbitration center at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).
The leading lawyers and attorneys at law, retired judges, well-known scientists, business society representatives and public activists are incl...
KIAP Partner and Head of Tax practice Andrey Zuykov was included into the Academic Council of the Higher School of Chief Financial Officer, which consists of the best specialists and lectors of the school.
Higher School of Chief Financial Officer is a new educational project of “Action-ICFED” holding company, which was created especially for financial practitioners. The School helps ...
On 27 June 2018 the results of the international legal rating Best Lawyers 2019 were published online. According to the rating results of the past year KIAP doubled the number of personal recommendations: 13 lawyers of KIAP, Attorneys at law, were named the leading lawyers in 9 practice areas:
Andrey Korelskiy (Arbitration and Mediation, Litiga...
On June 19, 2018 in Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) a round table devoted to “Innovations in the management of construction projects in the conditions of rising costs and reducing profits: technologies, best practices” took place. Within the round table the issues of construction project management from the point of view of risk reduction and the acquisition of competitive ad...
On June 1, 2018 in InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya Hotel the III Practical conference “Tax safety of your business 2018” took place. Among the participants were leading specialists of Russian and foreign companies and governmental bodies’ representatives. KIAP Partner and Head of Tax practice Andrey Zuykov acted as a moderator of the conference.
During the four sessions of ...
On May 25, 2018 the Higher School of Economics (HSE) hosted the annual scientific and practical conference on the protection of business interests "Modern methods of protection of business from counterfeit and other malicious actions of violators of intellectual rights", organized by KIAP, Attorneys at Law,"Feoktistov and partners", Attorneys at Law, and CSI Group.
...
From 24 to 25 May, 2018 in Moscow Marriott Grand Hotel the Annual practical conference “Financial strategy – reload” was held, organized by core periodicals of “Action-ICFED” media group.
What will the tax reform be like, what will change in the work of companies after the election, how much will money cost for companies, on what to save money and where are the reser...
From 16 to 18 May, 2018 in Chicago, USA, the IBA Annual Litigation Forum 2018 took place. More than 300 litigation lawyers from different countries participated in the conference.
Anna Grishchenkova, Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner of KIAP, Attorneys at law, Co-Chair of the Young Litigators Forum of the International Bar Association, took part in the c...
From 15 to 19 May 2018 in St. Petersburg the VIII St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) was held – a unique intermational event, uniting leading specialists in legal area. In 2018, representatives of the world's largest law firms, members of arbitration, constitutional, criminal and civil courts, heads of universities from dozens of countries of the world became participants and gue...
From 19 to 23 May 2018 in Seattle, USA, the 140th INTA Annual Meeting will be held. This year KIAP, Attorneys at law, will be represented by Head of IP Practice, Trademark and Patent attorney of the Russian Federation, Daria Chernysh.
Within the framework of the business program participants are about to join a great amount of topic sessions and panel discussions, meetings of specialized ...
From 18 to 19 April 2018 in Korston Hotel&Mall Kazan the Russian Venture Forum was held. This is the most meaningful event of Russian venture industry, which gathers the leaders of the best Russian technology companies and investors. The organizers are the Russian Venture Capital Association (RVCA) and Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan. The President of the Republic o...
On April 17, 2018 in big conference-hall of Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) the conference “Recovery of court costs: practice and trends” was held. The conference was organized by MCCI, Kutafin Moscow State Law University and VETA expert group.
The main topics for discussion during the conference were general approaches in theory and the most significant...
On April 12, 2018 the all-Russian scientific-practical congress devoted to “Efficient strategies of management of governmental constructions and objects of sport industry”, organized by MGIMO School of business and International Proficiency supported by Ministry of the sport of the Russian Federation.
KIAP International Commercial Arbitration Associate Natalia Kisliakova acte...
The results of the annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2018 were announced yesterday. According to the results of this year, KIAP was recognized one of the best Russian law firms and got recommendations in eight practice areas:
Dispute Resolution (2 tier)
Intellectual Property (2 tier)
Competition (3 tier)
Employme...
On April 2, 2018 a webinar devoted to the topic “May the electronic correspondence be of any help in case of dispute with an employee”, organized by “Personnel records management” magazine owned by “Action-ICFED”, was held. Head of KIAP Employment practice, attorney at law Georgy Karaoglanov, acted as a speaker of the webinar.
The topic of using electronic correspondenc...
On April 2, 2018 the IX Opened Annual Tax Week, organized by the Chamber of Tax advisors, started its work. The aim of the Tax week is to increase the quality and accessibility of tax consulting for Russian tax payers. Within the framework of Tax week conferences, workshops, trainings and practical lessons for specialists in taxes, of tax law, of accounting and tax accounting at several places ...
On March 30, 2018 one of the most successful arbitration conferences in Russia – Russian Arbitration Day 2018 (RAD) took place, organized with the support of the Arbitration Centre of the Institute of Modern Arbitration and the LF Academy educational project.
KIAP, Attorneys at law, was presented at the conference by Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration ...
From 6 to 20 March 2018 KIAP lawyers held a series of lectures on the most current topics for students of the Institute of business law of Kutafin Moscow State University. Seven partners and heads of practices shared their personal experience with future colleagues and revealed the main secrets of a job of a lawyer in a modern law firm.
The first lecture took place on February 6, 20...
On March 23, 2018 in Radisson Blu Belorusskaya Hotel, Moscow, the Forum “Tax disputes and key trends of litigation practice of 2018” was held, organized by profile magazines of Action media group: “Tax disputes”, “CEO”, “Practical tax planning” and “Accounting. Taxes. Law”.
KIAP Partner and Head of Tax practice Andrey Zuykov spoke at the first opening ...
On March 23, 2018 the Fifth International student competition on international commercial arbitration "RFTA - 2018 - the international purchase and sale" named after M.G. Rosenberg, organized with the support of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
Arbitration committee including V.V.Chubarov, V.V.Vitryanskiy and I.Z.Greku has awarded victory to R...
From 13 to 15 March 2018 was held the 25th Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition MITT, organized by ITE Group, one of the leading Russian organisers of international trade exhibitions and conferences. The event was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Federal Agency of Tourism, the Independent Hotels Alliance and Travel Russian News Media holding....
On 15 March 2018 in conference hall of the Chamber of Tax advisors a master class devoted to “Article 54.1 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation – a new reality from Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation” was held. KIAP Partner, Head of Tax Practice Andrey Zuykov acted as a speaker of the event.
On 19 August 2017 the Art. 54.1 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation en...
On 4 March 2018 the second part of the global international research of the intellectual property leaders IP Stars 2018 was published, the first results of which became known in February and defined leaders in trade mark contentious work. The results of the second part of the global research IP Stars 2018 define leaders in patent contentious and patent prosecution work. According to the results...
KIAP Attorney at law Georgy Karaoglanov has been promoted to the Head of Employment practice.
Georgy joined KIAP in 2012, provides legal assistance to most of KIAP’s clients in the sphere of labor law and litigation. Apart from consulting services, Georgy represents the interests of companies in labor disputes with top-managers, as well as in arbitral trials with unfair contractors. ...
Today Chambers & Partners has published a new edition of its authoritative international guide, Chambers Europe 2018. KIAP is listed among the best Russian law firms and has been endorsed for its five legal practices:
Dispute Resolution: Domestic Mid-Market
Corporate/ M&A: Mid-Market
IP
Restructuring/Insolvency
Tax
Litigation practice...
From 2 to 4 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, was held the 2nd ICC-KLRCA Pre-Moot for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vis Moot), organized by International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), previously known as Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA). KIAP, Attorneys at law, supported Russian...
During March 1-2, 2018 in Metropol Hotel Moscow the XII Forum “Corporate tax planning”, organized by Prosperity Media group and CFO-Russia, took place. Andrey Zuykov, KIAP partner and Head of Tax practice, spoke with the topic: “Unjustified tax benefit: how to defend tax integrity”.
During his speech Andrey told about legal constructions and mechanisms of businesses ...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, and tax law firm ‘Architecture of Law’ announced a merger which will result in ‘Architecture of Law’ becoming part of KIAP’s professional team.
The merger of the two law firms under KIAP’s brand will enable us to considerably enhance our capabilities in providing high-quality service to our clients and gain new opportunities to develop our expertise in tax law.
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On 1 March 2018 the results of Pravo-300 “Sympathy rating”, demonstrating not clients’ feedbacks but marks of colleagues from other law firms, were announced. The results of this rating are traditionally summed up later than the announcement of the leaders of the main competition, published at the end of the past year. “Sympathy ranking” is composed on the basis of results of lawyers’ survey, ...
On 15 February, 2018 Chambers and Partners published the Chambers Global 2018 guide, which unlike the regional directory of Chambers Europe, expected in April, ranks law firms based on their international projects involving global market leaders on a worldwide scale.
According to results of Chambers Global 2018 guide KIAP has been recommended in Dispute Resolutio...
On 14 February 2018 in Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow the Conference “Law firm marketing 5.0” was held. KIAP Managing partner Andrey Korelskiy acted as a speaker of session “Rankings, rankings and again rankings: a guide for action”.
During this session participants have summarized the results of the legal market analysis of 2017 and discussed how to prepare for participation in ra...
On February 5, 2018 the results of the international ranking of intellectual property leaders IP Stars 2018 were published. The first results of the global ranking of this year defined the best of the best law firms specializing in trade mark contentious work. KIAP IP Practice was once again marked in the ranking as one of the best in Russia, confirming the last year’s results.
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In February and March of 2018 KIAP lawyers will hold a series of lectures devoted to the most actual topics for future lawyers planning to build their careers within the private sector of economy. The best specialists in their sphere will share their personal experience with future colleagues and reveal the inner world of the lawyer’s job in a modern law firm.
The first lect...
Anna Grishchenkova, Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner of KIAP, became a Co-Chair of the Young Litigators Forum of the International Bar Association. Anna will occupy the new position for two years.
One of the main tasks for Anna in a new status will be involvement of young litigators to work within the committee. Anna will also be responsible fo...
On 26 January, 2018 in Higher School of Law of National Research University Higher School of Economics KIAP Managing Partner Andrey Korelskiy held a master class devoted to “Legal Business Management” within the framework of Master’s Programme “Legal Management”.
The Master’s programme “Legal Management” is the first of its kind in Russia, covering three key areas within the moder...
From 30 to 31 January, 2018, the 7th annual conference “International Disputes & Asset Recovery involving Russian & CIS Parties” organized by C5, one of the largest agencies organizing business events, will take place in London.
As a rule, disputes involving parties from Russia and CIS are well-known by their complexity and large sizes of claims. Disadva...
From 19 to 20 January 2018 in Vienna were held Vienna arbitration days – leading arbitration conference in Austria, organized by Austrian arbitration association (Arb|Aut), Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), “Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration” editorial office, ICC Austria and UNCITRAL.
Anna Grishchenkova, Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Par...
On December 8, 2017 in Moscow Marriott Hotel Novy Arbat took place the IXth Annual Conference of American Bar Association (ABA), devoted to problems arising from resolution of commercial disputes involving parties from Russia and CIS countries.
Experts considered innovations of Russian arbitration legislation and discussed investment arbitration involving parties from Russia and CIS...
On 7 December 2017, during the grand ceremony of awarding of the Russian legal market leaders were announced the results of the eighth annual ranking of Russian law firms “Pravo.ru-300” 2017. According to the industry ranking, KIAP, Attorneys at law, is recommended for the legal support of projects in fourteen branches of law:
Dispute resolution (1st band)
Employment law (2nd b...
On 1 December 2017 at Moscow Marriott Hotel Novy Arbat the XIth Annual Law Firm Management Conference of International Bar Association (IBA) took place. The IBA Conference constitutes a unique and unrivalled platform that unites law firms the world over in discussing issues faced by the legal business. This conference also allows partners of law firms to meet, network and exchange experie...
On 28 November 2017 in Moscow the Xth anniversary International Arbitration Conference “Russia as a place for dispute resolution” was held. The conference was organized by the ICC National Committee in Russia with support of ICC International Court of Arbitration.
The conference was opened by the session named “ICC Kitchen”: arbitrators appointment and dispute administration...
On November 21, 2017 at the big conference-hall of MCCI the conference “Bankruptcy: actual problems” took place, organized by the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kutafin Moscow State Law University and VETA expert group.
The main topics of the conference were actual questions and tendencies of development of bankruptcy legislation, bankruptcy institute reforming in Russia, a...
From 17 to 18 November, 2017 in Krasnodar took place the IX Annual Conference "Legal Forum of the South of Russia" organized by “Vedomosti-South”, law firm “Stepanov & Aksuk” (Rostov-on-Don), international law firm Dentons and Advocates Bureau Yug (Krasnodar).
KIAP Partner Anton Samokhvalov acted as a moderator of the session “Current problems of the Corporate law...
Andrey Korelskiy acted as moderator of session and speaker at Pravo.ru conference “Law firm economy”
On 14 November 2017 at Moscow Marriott Hotel Novy Arbat was held Pravo.ru conference “Law firm economy”. KIAP Managing partner Andrey Korelskiy acted as moderator and speaker of the first session “Crossing borders in legal business: prospects and barriers”.
During the speech Andrey Korelskiy have told about nuances of orientation of Russian legal firms on foreign clients. Partic...
From 13 to 14 November 2017 in the Main International Centre located at Universiade Village Street in Kazan Public Private Partnership Forum of the Volga Federal District was held for the first time. The Forum was organized by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency and Public-Private Partnership Development Center Supported by the Federation Council and Agency for strategic initiatives.
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From 7 to 10 November 2017 in Novosibirsk was held Siberian Legal Week 2017 “The dialogue of the authorities and the business: obstacles and possibilities”, organized by the Government of the Novosibirsk Region with support of Mayor’s Office of Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Banking Club and Legal Association of Novosibirsk Region.
Within the framework of the legal week a number of round tabl...
According to the international ranking Leaders League, in 2017 KIAP, Attorneys at law is recognized as one of the Best Law Firms in Russia in the following areas:
Commercial litigation (Excellent)
International arbitration (Excellent)
Patent litigation (Recommended)
Trademark litigation (Recommended)
Four Partners and Heads of practices were awarded with Ind...
On 30 October, 2017 KIAP Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner and Arbitrator of Arbitration Center Anna Grishchenkova spoke for retired judges – arbitrators of Arbitration Center at the Institute of Modern Arbitration within the framework of series of lectures on the peculiarities of arbitration.
The Arbitration Center is one of the first permanent arbitration inst...
From 23 to 28 October, 2017 in the building of Faculty of law of Lomonosov Moscow State University was held a week of “Nachitka” – free practical workshops for students, postgraduates and junior associates from the leading practicing lawyers, partners of Russian and Foreign legal firms. KIAP, Attorneys at law, acted as general partner of the event.
Two KIAP Partners spoke with...
On October 26, 2017 KIAP, Attorneys at law,held a business-breakfast devoted to “Bonuses: how to pay and not to pay?” in LOFT Ministry.
Questions connected with the payment of bonuses become more and more relevant by the end of each financial year. The speaker of the event, Head of projects of Employment practice of KIAP Georgy Karaoglanov, with the participation of KIAP Partner Kon...
In October 2017 KIAP, Attorneys at law, became a full-fledged member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). KIAP Partners have joined profile commissions of ICC Russia, including Arbitration, Banking, IP commissions and Working group on the use of blockchain in trade finance, and gained the opportunity to participate in all regional and international events and ICC initiatives.
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On 23 October, 2017 the conference “Arbitration in spotlight: enforcement of arbitral awards and interaction with state courts after the arbitration reform” took place in Moscow. The conference was organized by the innovative education project “LF Academy” and Arbitration Center at the Institute of Modern Arbitration with the support of St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
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The practice opening has resulted from a significant increase of the clients' requests related to consulting in this sphere during the current year.
Some experts identify technologies related to blockchain as “new internet”. The majority of them admit that this technology is able to radically change many areas of the economy and especially the financial sector. According to ...
From 19 to 21 October, 2017 the third international Minsk Legal Forum 2017 was held – an informal conference for lawyers. KIAP, Attorneys at law, traditionally acted as MLF's co-authors and as Forum partner.
It is already the third time the main “Anti-forum” of legal community supports the idea of informal “get-togethers” for discussion of current questions of legal business for the ...
From 5 to 7 October, 2017, in Voronezh was held the Legal Forum of Black Earth 2017, where participants have discussed current questions of legal business. The main aim of the Forum was consolidation of fragmented legal services market, strengthening of professional ties and exchange of experience between the representatives of legal profession.
KIAP Managing Partner Andrey Kor...
During October 8-13, 2017 the IBA Annual Conference will be held in Sydney, Australia. This year KIAP, Attorneys at law, will be represented at the Conference by Partner Anna Grishchenkova.
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration practices, as well as the regional representative of Russia in the IBA Litigation Committee, will speak wit...
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...
Infographic: Personal data in Russia
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...
Authors:
Jane Colston, Brown Rudnick, London
Olga Bischof, Brown Rudnick, London
Cameron Moxley, Brown Rudnick, New York
Anna Grishchenkova, KIAP, Moscow
In the United Kingdom, the governing Conservative Party has promised not to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) while the process of Brexit is underway, but the Part...
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
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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?...
16 March 2017 Chambers and Partners published the Chambers Global 2017 guide, which unlike the regional directory of Chambers Europe, expected in April, ranks law firms based on their international projects involving global market leaders on a worldwide scale. According to results of Chambers Global 2017 guide KIAP has been recommended in Dispute Resolution (band 4) area.
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On March 13 – 14th, 2017 a delegation from the Arbitration center at ANO “ISA” visited Singapore to strengthen cooperation between Russian and Asian parties. The delegation consisted of: Andrey Gorlenko (Executive administrator), Dmitry Stepanov (member of the Presidium, partner at EPAM), Anna Grischenkova (member of the presidium, partner at KIAP), Ilya Rachkov (arbitrator; ...
"Kommersant" and the Legal Practice project published the results of the market research of dispute resolution service providers. During six months the rating researchers have collected the data on precedent-setting cases, that turned to be the most important for the practice during 2015-2017, have determined the leading firms and leading lawyers in each of the categories represented. Therefor...
At the end of 2016 Pravo.ru announced the results of the annual ranking Pravo.ru-300, identifying the Russian legal market leaders. In addition to impartial assessments, there is a subjective one, the result of which is “The Sympathy Rating”, demonstrating the law firms recommended by their peers.
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, entered the top three leaders of the overall sympathy ranking,...
This week the 2017 rankings of the leading firms for trade mark work in over 75 jurisdictions ‘Managing IP - IP Stars (2017)' have been published online. KIAP IP practice debuted in the ranking and was listed among the best law firms of Russia in Trade mark contentious work.
Founded in 1990, Managing Intellectual Property magazine is the leading source of news and analysis on all intell...
Alexey Sizov, head of Administrative practice and Customs & International Trade practice, has been promoted to a Partner position at KIAP, Attorneys at Law.
Alexey joined KIAP in 2012 and since 2013 he has successfully leaded Customs & International Trade practice. At the end of 2015, Alexey became head of Administrative practice launched due to the increase in the numbe...
A new type of services - “Mock trials” (moot and improvised court proceedings) has been launched in view of an increasing demand, both from the corporate clients and from the law firms, to get a “second opinion” on the case. The clients seek to reveal strong and weak points of the argumentation strategy and evidence, to make a complete “stress test” of a litigation project before initiation...
Yesterday during the awarding ceremony of the legal market leaders were announced the results of the seventh annual ranking "Pravo.ru-300" 2016. Based on the industry ranking, KIAP is the best choice for project support in eleven areas of law:
Dispute resolution (1 band)
Antitrust law (2 band)
Commercial real estate (2 band)
Bankruptcy (2 b...
On 7 December 2016 the International Law Institute of Moscow State Law University named after O.E. Kutafin (MSAL) organized the roundtable discussion on intellectual property. Among the participants of the discussion there were the undergraduate and graduate students as well as professors of the International Private Law Department.
The external experts of the discussion were t...
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of litigation and international commercial arbitration practice, has been granted
an honorary status of arbitrator by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC).
According to the Queen Mary, University of London and White & Case's 2015 International Arbitration Survey, HKIAC is the third most preferred and used arbitral institution...
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of litigation and international commercial arbitration practice, has been included into the arbitration list of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC).
Representing one of Europe’s leading arbitral institutions, the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (“VIAC”) serves as a focal point for the settlement of commercial disputes in the regional and i...
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of litigation and international commercial arbitration practice, has been granted an honorary status of arbitrator by the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA).
KLRCA is Asia's first regional centre for arbitration, established in 1978 under the auspices of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO) to p...
When asked what the buzz is in Russia — what lawyers are talking about at the moment — KIAP Partner Anna Grishchenkova laughs. “Of course lawyers always talk about money,” she says.
Turning serious, Grishchenkova reports that, at least for her and her fellow litigators, “the top news is the new Arbitration Law.” Grishchenkova describes herself as being “very hopeful” about t...
Anna Grishchenkova, partner at KIAP attorneys at law, interviewed Sarah Grimmer, new Secretary General of HKIAC, during IBA annual conference in Washington
Sarah Grimmer was appointed Secretary General of HKIAC on 1 September 2016.
Sarah has more than 14 years of experience in the field of international arbitration, spanning inter-State, investor-State and interna...
Today the British analytical publication IFLR1000 has published the results of the World's Leading Financial Law Firms review. Based on performance in 2015 KIAP, Attorneys at Law, once again joined the list of recommended law firms in two practice areas: Banking & Finance and Capital Markets.
The British analytical publication IFLR...
On October 1, 2016, Moscow Radisson Royal Hotel hosted a business brunch and seminar “Hong Kong Arbitration Lifehacks” organized by KIAP, Attorneys at Law, in cooperation with Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC).
Prior to Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2016, which takes place in Hong Kong in October, the discussion participants got a unique opportunity to learn more about...
On 30 September 2016 in Radisson Royal Moscow the ABA’s eighth Annual Conference on the Resolution of CIS-related Business Disputes was held. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was represented by Partner of Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration practices Anna Grishchenkova and Counselor, Head of Administrative and Customs and International Trade practice...
On 23 September 2016 the Eastern European Dispute Resolution Forum (EEDRF) was held in Minsk. More than 140 leading experts from various jurisdictions have met to discuss the most relevant issues of arbitration proceedings and practical aspects of dispute consideration in state courts of the CIS and Eastern Europe.
Senior Associate of KIAP, Attorneys at Law,&...
On 18-23 September 2016 the IBA Annual Conference was held in Washington, USA. This year KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was represented at the Conference by its Managing partner Andrey Korelskiy, partners Konstantin Astafiev and Anna Grishchenkova.
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration practices, as well as the regional representative of Russia i...
ProjectMate and LawFirmManagement.Ru announced winners of a large scale competition titled The Best Law Firm Website 2016 among the Russian language websites of law firms and legal practices. The corporate website of KIAP law firm was named The Best Law Firm Website on the legal market, as well as The Most Efficient Law Firm Website and The Most Useful Law Firm Website. KIAP also took thi...
The Russian Supreme Court recently rendered a decision declaring disputes on challenging agreements with banks in a special financial situation, called by lawyers – “troubled” banks, as non-arbitrable [Bank Trust v. Fosint Ltd., decision dated 16 August 2016 number 305-ЭС16-4051] (“Trust case”).
In this case, a “troubled” bank, meaning a bank in which a temporary administratio...
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of dispute resolution and international commercial arbitration practice, became a Regional Ambassador of Russia in HK45 – the Committee at Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). HK45 is a group for professionals all over the world who are under 45 years old interested in sharing experience, using career opportunities and promoting internati...
Anna Grishchenkova, Partner at KIAP, was granted the status of Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
CIArb (The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) is a not-for-profit, UK registered charity working in the public interest through an international network of branches. Was registered in 1915. It has a global membership of around 12,500 individuals who have pro...
Segregating the commercial direction into a separate practice has resulted from increased number of the clients' requests related to consulting in the sphere of doing business in Russia, rise in the quantity of legal inspections, need to develop the system of new contractual links and bringing the Company's internal regulations into correspondence with new realities of Russian economy...
On 20 June 2016 business newspaper Kommersant has published the results of the international legal rating Best Lawyers 2017. According to the rating results five partners of KIAP, Attorneys at law, were named the leading lawyers in five practice areas: Andrey Korelskiy (Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation), Konstantin Astafiev (Litigation, Labor and Employment Law), Ilya Ischuk (Competition/A...
The second Russian Retail Week is taking place at the World Trade Center in Moscow on June 7-12, 2016.
Partners with KIAP Law Firm Ilya Ischuk and Konstantin Suvorov were among the speakers at the conference. Ilya Ischuk spoke at the expert analytical session Commerce Legislation. Updates, Practice and Regulation Trends with a report titled Current Anti-monopoly Practice and I...
On 19 May 2016 the list of highly recommended trade mark practitioners and firm analyses for Managing IP – IP Stars (2016) have been published online. KIAP partner Konstantin Suvorov debuted in the ranking and was granted the status of IP Patent Star.
Founded in 1990, Managing Intellectual Property magazine is the leading source of news and analysis on all intellectual prope...
On 27-29 April 2016 the annual Litigation Forum was held in San Francisco, USA. Anna Grishchenkova, partner of dispute resolution and international commercial arbitration practices, attended the Forum.
It is Anna’s first IBA conference being an officer of the IBA Litigation Committee, which she became in February 2016.
During the conference the most...
Today Chambers & Partners has published a new edition of its authoritative international guide, Chambers Europe 2016. KIAP is listed among the best law firms of Russia and has been endorsed for its seven legal practices: Litigation, IP, Competition/Antitrust, Tax, Corporate/M&A, Restructuring/Insolvency and Transportation: Shipping. Singled out for endorsement in th...
In April 2016, KIAP became a full member of The Harmonie Group. The Group’s members are independent law firms that are invitation-only, prequalified and vetted.
The Harmonie Group is a not-for-profit membership organization of independent law firms dedicated to serving the special needs of the risk industry. Founded in 1993 at the Harmonie Club in New York Cit...
The results of the annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2016 were announced today. The ranking highlights the successful work of the Firm: ‘The ‘team of trusted specialists’ at KIAP provides ‘an outstanding combination of business acumen and legal know-how’.
The report recommends the team in nine practice areas:
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For more than 15 years, Dr. Manfred Heider has been the Secretary General of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), one of the most reputable and popular arbitral institutions in the world.
Partner of litigation and international arbitration practice of KIAP Anna Grishchenkova discussed with the Secretary General of VIAC the way to success in arbitration, ideal a...
Kommersant and LegalPractice.Ru project have published the findings of their annual study of Russian law firms.
In this ranking of the best performing law firms in various areas of legal practice, KIAP stands third in the TOP-5 list under Commercial Disputes category, and fifth in Banking and Finance and Anti-monopoly Disputes and Consultations sectors.
According to this analysis,...
17 March 2016 Chambers and Partners published the Chambers Global 2016 guide, which unlike the regional directory of Chambers Europe, expected in the second half of April, ranks law firms based on their international projects involving global market leaders on a worldwide scale. This year KIAP has been recommended in Dispute Resolution (band 4) area.
Four par...
12th annual conference “New Customs Legislation: Theory and Practice” organized by the Transport and Customs Committee of the Association of European Businesses took place at Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya on March 10, 2016.
Alexey Sizov, Counsel and head of the customs law and external trade practice at KIAP, gave a speech on determination of jurisdiction when challenging resolutions ...
First published on Lexis®PSL Arbitration on 08/02/2016.
Arbitration analysis: On 1 September 2016, laws 382-FZ and 409-FZ (the new arbitration laws) dated 29 December 2015, will enter into force and mark the culmination of years of reform in the Russian Federation. Anna V Grishchenkova, partner with KIAP attorneys in law, discusses changes to the Russian arbitration landscape.
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Alexey Sizov, head of Administrative practice and Customs & International Trade practice, has been promoted to a Counsel position at KIAP, Attorneys at Law.
Alexey joined KIAP in 2012 and since 2013 he has successfully leaded Customs & International Trade practice. Alexey advises Russian and Foreign clients, including INDITEX, METRO Group, Schindler, Pitney Bowes and represen...
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of dispute resolution and international commercial arbitration practice areas, became an officer of the IBA Litigation Committee. This Committee, being one of the largest and most influential in the International Bar Association, is a unifying forum for hundreds of litigators, including experts in cross-border disputes.
A prospective regional represe...
KIAP announces opening a new “Insurance” practice. The direction will be headed by a new partner Dmitry Shnaydman, a lawyer with 18 years’ experience in insurance business. During the last 8 years he headed the area of business of Rosgosstrakh, major Russian insurance company, dealing with legal support for the largest and most significant disputes on the whole territory of the Russian Fed...
The expansion into the new practice area is due to the increase in the number of projects involving clients representation in relations with the state and municipal authorities.
The new division offers to the clients protection in cases on administrative offences, resolution of disputes with the state and municipal authorities, advice on administrative law and procedure, support in inspec...
Today the Pravo.Ru legal rating has published a joint annual ranking of Russian and international law firms, Pravo.Ru-300. Based on the industry ranking, KIAP is the best choice for project support in thirteen legal specializations:
Arbitration
Commercial real estate
Tax law
Banking and Finance
Intellectual property
Antitrust law
Bankruptcy
International arbit...
During November 30 – December 2 the British Embassy in Moscow hosted the English Law Week. KIAP Partner of International Commercial Arbitration practice Anna Grishchenkova moderated the session “Enforcing debts through the English Courts”.
The conference was centered on key trends in legal services in Russia, England and Wales: the relevance of English law to Russian business...
In October 2014, KIAP partner Anna Grishchenkova spoke at the IBA Annual Conference at the Litigation Committee session in Tokyo. The session attracted great interest among the audience, this why its team decided to collect all the reports and materials of the experts from 50 countries and to publish a collection named “Multi-Tiered Dispute Resolution Clauses”. Anna became an editor of the sec...
On 29-31 October 2015 the annual German-Russian Young Leaders Conference was held in Kazan. The capital of Tatarstan hosted more than 250 participants, among them members of parliaments, businessmen, scientists, journalists and artists from Russia and Germany at the age of 25 to 40 years. KIAP’s partner Anna Grishchenkova attended the Conference.
At the opening ceremony the Russian and ...
Infographic: Doing Business in Russia
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, has once again been recognized by the global community as Russia’s leading legal consultant. For the first time ever, the Law Firm has been included in the International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000) rankings based on performance in 2014 and joined the list of recommended law firms in the following practice areas: Banking & Finance and Capital Markets.
The ...
Two years ago – on September 26th, 2013, the same day when UN celebrates the International Day of Sea, we have launched the Shippinglaw.Ru website, a bilingual hub for maritime and shipping lawyers worldwide.
Since then the site has acquired the reputation of a sole source of shipping and maritime law in Russia, which provides open access to many legal publications, book review...
Aybek Ahmedov, partner and head of shipping and transport law practice at KIAP, has been invited to join an International Working Group of the Comité Maritime International on the Reformulation of the Lex Maritima at a recent meeting of CMI General Assembly in Istanbul.
Comité Maritime International (CMI) is an international non-governmental organization. It was founde...
In August 2015, KIAP became a full member of the Association of European Businesses (AEB). The Firm's partners have been coopted onto specialist committees, including the Legal Committee, Finance and Investment, Customs and Transport, Taxes, and IP Committee as well as Working Groups on Data Protection, Modernisation & Innovations, Parallel Imports.
The Association of European Bu...
On 29th July 2015 the Supreme Court of Russia reveals the decision on the issue whether or not a court grants the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award against a debtor who is in the process of liquidation or the arbitral award should be conferred initially in accordance with special liquidation provisions.
Background & rulings of the lower-tier courts
Victo...
27 July 2015 the Izmaylovo Alfa congress hotel in Moscow hosted a workshop called “Non-compliance risks of corporate crisis management”, organized by the Institute for the Development of Modern Educational Technology (IRSOT).
Lawyer Julia Kirpikova, senior counsel at the KIAP law firm, served as a moderator for a panel called “Staff management in times of crisis: the thi...
On 7 May 2015 the Russian Government proposed a draft new law, the law on domestic arbitration in Russian Federation (the draft law), to the State Duma (the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (legislature)). Domestic Arbitration is defined as an arbitration relating to a dispute arising out of legal relationship whether contractual or not, where none of the parties is:
an ...
Senior associate for dispute resolution, Attorney at law, Ilya Dedkovskiy and IP associate Anastasia Pichugina taught a course on IP Case Engineering for third-year students at Higher School of Economics.
The course took two months to complete and had two parts. The first, called “Procedural framework”, dealt with aspects such as arbitrazh (commercial) litigation in the...
The Annual RAA conferences are becoming the largest forum on arbitration in Russia and the CIS gathering the representatives of the arbitral institutions and practitioners from all over the globe. This year the conference was very topical and focused on the contemporary challenges in arbitration related to the EU and US sanctions against Russia and the rise of Asian arbitration centers as an al...
On 25 May 2015, the Moscow Arbitrazh court (a state court) published its decision on Kyrgyzstan v Stans Energy Corp case regarding the issue of challenging of the arbitral award on 30.06.2014 (case A40-64831/2014).
A quick retrospective: Kyrgyzstan sought the annulment of the arbitral award, but the Moscow Arbitrazh Court refused the motion (the ruling on 08.07.2014). Then, the CIS...
Infographic: Protection of IP rights in the Eurasian Economic Union
Today Chambers & Partners has published a new edition of its authoritative international guide, Chambers Europe 2015. KIAP is listed among the best law firms of Russia and has been endorsed for its four legal practices: litigation, IP, tax and corporate/M&A. Singled out for endorsement in their fields were six partners: Andrey Korelskiy, Ilya Ischuk, Konstantin Suvorov, Anton Samokhvalov...
23 April 2015 Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow hosted the 2nd International Conference of the Russian Arbitration Association called “The future of arbitration in Russia. Focus on Asia”.
Aybek Ahmedov, KIAP Partner, addressed a panel of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and read a report entitled “Application of the principle of justice ...
Today was published the international legal rating Best Lawyers 2015. According to the rating results five partners of KIAP, Attorneys at law, were named the leading lawyers in five practice areas: Andrey Korelskiy (Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation), Konstantin Astafiev (Litigation, Labor and Employment Law), Ilya Ischuk (Competition/Antitrust Law), Anna Grishchenkova (Litigation) and Julia...
Focus on Asia: the battle cry of Russia's business world in response to the sanctions. But the business world is a world of disputes. And some of these will have to be resolved at new arbitration venues – in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Japan. But the Orient is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma… Are we ready to embrace the new rules of the game? To learn some of...
Infographic: Arbitration in Asia
The results of the annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2015 were announced today. The ranking highlights the successful work of the Firm: ‘KIAP is a standout firm for litigation providing high-quality expertise at reasonable prices’.
The report recommends the team in six practice areas:
Dispute Resolution
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Although Kyrgyzstan v. Stans Energy Corp is known as an investment arbitration case having been heard by the Moscow Arbitrazh (Commercial) court on the issue of setting aside the arbitral award there is something else interesting – on 12 March 2015 the court refused the motion on anti-enforcement injunctions in the case.
JSC “Kyrgyzaltyn”, not being the party neither to the i...
On 19-20 March 2015 Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva hosted the 28th Forum on Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery, organized by C5 group. KIAP Partner Anna Grishchenkova spoke at the section “Get the Handcuffs on Quick – or Lock Down the Funds? Managing Parallel Civil and Criminal Proceedings – the Dos and Don’ts”.
Anna outlined the main types of commercial fraud...
12 March 2015 Chambers and Partners published the Chambers Global 2015 guide, which unlike the regional directory of Chambers Europe, expected in the second half of April, ranks law firms based on their international projects involving global market leaders on a worldwide scale. This year KIAP has been listed as a company for the first time in two rankings: Dispute Resolution (band 4) and Tax (b...
The public policy exception to the enforcement of arbitral awards has traditionally been applied very narrowly, for example, where a failure to vacate the award would violate the due process rights of the participants.
However a recent case illustrates the contrasting approaches of the Swedish and Russian courts in this regard. Mikhail Samoylov, Senior Associate at KIAP Attorneys a...
News agency Cbonds has designed Legal Adviser League Table for securitisation and mortgage bond transactions on Russian domestic market in 2014. KIAP becomes one of three leading legal advisers according to the League Table. The other rated legal advisers include: Baker & McKenzie, Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Pertners, Laseta Partners, Legal capital partners and Linklaters CIS.
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The law firm of KIAP has been nominated for a second time for one of the most prestigious international legal awards, Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2015, in the category “The Best Russian Law Firm of the Year”. The other Russian finalists are:
Allen & Overy
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners
Goltsblat BLP
Herbert Smit...
On 17 February 2015 Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow hosted the 8th Annual Russia & CIS Trade & Export Finance Conference, organized by the world's leading international trade finance magazine GTR (Global Trade Review) based in the UK.
Julia Osadchaya, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance practice, spoke at the legal section, which focused on sanctions and their impact on business...
The Northern Sea Route (herein after referred to as “NSR”) is a strategic and important sea route. Its importance has been highlighted by many in the past and it still attracts the attention of both the shipowners and governments.
There have been conducted a significant number of studies on the NSR, most of which highlight its utmost importance for commercial shipping and call for ...
Aybek Ahmedov, KIAP Partner and Head of Shipping and Transport practice, has been granted an honorary status of arbitrator by the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA).
KLRCA is Asia's first regional centre for arbitration, established in 1978 under the auspices of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO) to provide institutional support as a neutral an...
KIAP Partner Konstantin Astafiev has started teaching an option course at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MSIIR) titled “Anti-corruption legislation in Russia and foreign jurisdictions. Compliance and corruption control”. The option course is offered as part of master's programme for lawyers called “Corporate law and legal support for international projects” and cons...
On 30 January 2015 at the Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation was held the seminar “Tools for Managing Arbitral Proceedings. Innovations and Advantages of the 2013 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules”. Senior Associates of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Irina Suspitcyna and Mikhail Samoylov attended the event.
It is a well known fact that to be successful a...
4 February 2015 KIAP partners Andrey Korelskiy and Mikhail Uspenskiy held a masterclass titled “Modern legal advice: from trainee to partner” for law students of the Higher School of Economics.
Their presentation described a success formula for novice lawyers joining a modern law firm, gave recommendations, outlined the skills a young lawyer must have at the beginning of t...
Infographic: Substantial changes in Anti-Piracy Law
KIAP beefs up its team with a new partner: Anna Grishchenkova, one of the most prominent trial lawyers on the Russian legal scene, has joined the litigation section as a partner. Anna has been named among the best Russian lawyers in dispute resolution: “An extremely persistent lawyer who always stands her ground”, a professional with a “sound knowledge of law”, “tenacious and composed&...
Background & court’s opinion: The claimant (Carpatsky Petroleum Corporation, USA) sought the recognition and enforcement the arbitral award rendered by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) against Ukranafta (Ukraine).
The jurisdiction of a Russian court was based on the claimant’s allegation that the defendant has assets in Russia. On the contrar...
In June 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly announced the creation of a new ’super’ Russian Supreme Court that would merge the Supreme Commercial (Arbitrazh) Court and the Supreme Court. In this article, Mikhail Samoylov, senior associate at KIAP Attorneys at Law, discusses some of the features of this notable development.
Background to the reforms
Desp...
The claimant challenged an arbitration clause alleging the following: the arbitration agreement (clause) is contrary to the concept of the impartiality and independence of arbitrators because the arbitration tribunal, which the parties had chosen as forum for dispute resolution arising from the contract, is affiliated with one of the parties of the contract. In Russian this concept is based on ...
Yesterday the Pravo.Ru legal rating has published a joint annual ranking of Russian and international law firms, Pravo.Ru-300.
Based on the industry ranking, KIAP is the best choice for project support in nine legal specializations:
Arbitration
Corporate law/ M&A
Commercial real estate
Tax law
...
Background & court’s opinion: The claimant challenged a domestic arbitral award dated 21.12.2005. The claimant indicated the following arguments: 1) the arbitration agreement was not concluded; 2) the claimant was not notified of the arbitration; 3) He got both the information about the arbitration and the arbitral award only in 2008.
The court dismissed the appeal on the rulin...
During 5-8 November 2014 Los Angeles hosted the 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, organized by the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law. Senior Associate of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Julia Kirpikova attended the conference.
"Excellent organization of the conference, teamwork mentors, as well as warm and friendly atmosphere during the conference allowed partici...
On 3-4 November in Stockholm was held the conference for Russian and CIS lawyers, co-organized by the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA), Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) and SCC. Senior Associate of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Irina Suspitcyna attended the conference.
During the conference were discussed issues connected with resolution of the international commercial dispute...
The Supreme Commercial (Arbitrazh) Court of Russia clarified recently whether or not a notification of arbitration is effective if it is received by a parent company rather than a subsidiary company who is the proper party to the arbitral proceedings. Mikhail Samoylov, Senior Associate at KIAP Attorneys at Law, discusses the case.
Background and relevant facts
Autorobo...
The new architecture of the Supreme Court and the arbitrazh court system, as well as the arrangements and procedures put in place for court ruling appeal as a result of the merger of supreme courts have given our lawyers another opportunity to address the issue and develop new infographics. Incidentally, these will come in useful as a visual aid both for legal professionals and students.
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Infographic: Supreme Court and Litigation in State Arbitrazh (Commercial) Courts 2014
There are few members of the international community currently less popular than Russia. The opprobrium directed at Vladimir Putin for annexing Crimea earlier this year was redoubled in July with the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, an attack believed to have been carried out by pro-Russia separatists. To compound matters, a heavyweight arbitral tribunal in The Hague a matter of weeks after...
The 1st Global Conference of the Co-Chairs’ Circle was held in Berlin on 19-20 September 2014. This year the topic of international conference organized by 16 international young arbitration groups and hosted by DIS40 was "Cultural Differences in International Arbitration". Senior Associate of KIAP Irina Suspitcyna attended the conference.
During the conference t...
17 September 2014 the island of Sardinia in Italy saw the Freediving World Cup kick off. KIAP is a title sponsor for the team, providing support at all stages of the championship.
Freediving is a form of underwater swimming on a single breath (apnoea) without using breathing apparatus; it is considered an extreme sport, in which Russian athletes have demonstrated truly outstand...
Swedish Arbitration Days 2014 were held on 4-5 September 2014 in Stockholm. This year the topic of international conference, organized by the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA), was «Experts in International Arbitration». Irina Suspitcyna, Senior Associate of KIAP, Attorneys at Law attended the conference.
Main topics discussed during the Conference were issues co...
In the new school year, the International Institute of Management of the Moscow State Institute (University) of International Relations (MSIIR IIM) introduces a course called “Practical aspects of legal engagement management. Modern law firm”. A course of lectures and seminars is offered by Mikhail Uspenskiy, KIAP partner, in the context of Master's programme in Corporate Law and Leg...
Today a charity programme, Laweyrs for Kids, has gone online at Lawyersforkids.ru, a philanthropic effort by the Russian legal community, designed to bring relief to sick children.
The programme, in place since 2011, pays the legal costs awarded to trial lawyers (counsel) to charities for the relief of children with serious health problems, many of whom require expensive treatment ...
RECENT TRENDS
I. Introduction
II. Brief Note on the Legal Grounds for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Foreign Arbitral Awards
A. Basic Grounds for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
B. Basic Grounds for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
C. Recognition of Foreign Judgments and Forei...
Arbitration analysis: In the recent Russian cases Kyrgzstan vs Lee John Bek (№ А40-19518/14) and Kyrgyzstan vs Stans Energy Corp (№ А40-64831/14) the Claimant State sought the revision of an arbitral tribunal's interim award on grounds that it lacked competence. Although the Moscow Arbitrazh Court rendered two decisions (on 24 June 2014 in Lee John Bek and on 8 July 2014 in Stans Energy Corp) w...
Despite the strained relations between this country and the western world, Russia still appeals strongly to foreign investors. In an attempt to help improve the investment climate, KIAP lawyers have produced a review titled “Doing Business in Russia” using infographics, which will come in handy for foreign business people looking to expand into Russia. Incidentally, you will see that this coun...
Hiring foreign individuals has become a real challenge in Russia. Even companies that make every honest effort to comply with the infinite formalities will inevitably face some difficulty in the voluminous paperwork, complicated endorsements and approvals processes for foreigners to lawfully work in Russia. The situation is aggravated by constant changes in the procedures and rules for hiring f...
Infographic: How to employ a foreign individual in Russia
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, will serve as the official legal counsel partner for all stages of the Russia — Korea 2014 international motor run to take place between 6 July and 30 August 2014. The motor run marks the 150th anniversary of voluntary migration of Koreans to Russia and the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Korea. Alexey Sizov, attorney at law, head of cus...
Irina Suspitcyna, senior associate of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was granted the status of Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
CIArb (The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) is a not-for-profit, UK registered charity working in the public interest through an international network of branches. Was registered in 1915. It has a global membership of around ...
This article is an overview of the seminar organized on March 21, 2014 in Moscow by KIAP, Attorneys at Law, in cooperation with the LCIA. During the discussion participants considered a draft of the new LCIA Rules, the practical aspects of the submission of applications and consideration of cases at the LCIA, the difficulties arising in the enforcement of the arbitration agreements and awards i...
Corruption has been a feature of human existence for thousands of years; it is considered ‘an insidious plague’ (Kofi A. Annan), which has a destructive impact on both states and societies. Unfortunately, both international commercial arbitration and Russian domestic arbitration can be tainted by corruption.
On 2 June 2014, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation ...
On 24 April 2014, the Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) held a conference entitled, ’Future for arbitration in Russia’. The speakers, and those attending, attempted to answer the question whether or not there is a future for arbitration in Russia or whether that time has been lost forever.
The conference hosted more than 100 delegates amongst whom were representatives of the Mi...
On 24th of April 2014, Chambers Europe 2014, an authoritative international legal directory, launched its new ratings. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, have been listed among the best law firms in Russia and have been recommended in three practice areas: Dispute resolution, Intellectual Property and Tax. Andrey Korelskiy, Ilya Ischuk, Konstantin Suvorov and Oleg Bazhenov received individual recommendatio...
Today Vedomosti has published the international legal rating Best Lawyers 2014 (following the link you may find the full list by practice areas). According to the rating results five partners of KIAP, Attorneys at law, were named the leading lawyers in seven practice areas: Andrey Korelskiy (Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation), Konstantin Astafiev (Litigation, Labor and Employment Law), Ilya ...
The expansion into the new practice area is due to the increase in the number of projects involving client representation in international commercial arbitration in Russia and abroad.
The new division is headed by Konstantin Astafiev, partner, lawyer and a founder of the Firm. Best Lawyers named Konstantin Best Lawyer 2013 in litigation. The practice team has also be...
The results of the annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2014 were announced today. In its analytical survey of the Russian legal services market, The Legal 500 EMEA highlights the successful work of KIAP and recommends its team in six practice areas - Dispute Resolution, Competition, Employment, Intellectual Property, Real Estate and Tax.
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It is accepted that the impartiality and independence of arbitrators are cornerstones of arbitration. Pursuant to art 12(1) of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (the Model Law), any arbitrator may be challenged if there are circumstances that give rise to justifiable doubts as to the arbitrator’s impartiality or independence.
Many jurisdictions, includi...
KIAP has sponsored students of the Russian Academy of Justice (RAJ) at the international rounds of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, to be held in the period between 9 and 19 April 2014 in Vienna. KIAP Partner Konstantin Astafiev and Senior Associate Irina Suspitcyna also held a moot for the team as a training exercise for the upcoming rounds. ...
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On March 21, 2014, Sheraton Palace Hotel hosted a business lunch and seminar: “The Resolution of Disputes at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA): Practical Aspects” organized by KIAP, Attorneys at Law, in cooperation with the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
The seminar speakers were Nadezhda Hubbuck, Counsel at the LCIA’s Casework...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law became an expert member of MARQUES, the Association of European Trade Mark Owners.
Being an active legal services market participant in the field of intellectual property, KIAP considers the membership in the Association not only as a way to strengthen its position on the IP market in Russia and abroad, but also as a possibility to use in our projects inte...
Partners of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Andrey Korelskiy and Ilya Ischuk have been individually recommended by the international ranking Chambers Global 2014 in the area of litigation support for the first time ever.
Sources praise Andrey Korelskiy’s flexible management style, noting that he can "always solve complicated issues quickly".
Ilya Ischuk ...
5-7 March 2014 London hosted an XBHR annual conference focused on international aspects of HR management.
KIAP Partner Konstantin Astafiev took part in the discussion and fielded questions from attendees on employee email monitoring and using the findings to serve the company's interests.
The event was attended by representatives from companies such as IBM, Procter and...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law became a corporate member of the London Shipping Law Centre (LSLC), the maritime business forum and a specialist centre of excellence for the advancement of shipping law and maritime business.
The core of the centre’s business is to promote high-quality in shipping services through continuing professional education for the benefit of its members and ...
Last year, the Supreme Commercial (Arbitrazh) Court of Russia upheld a pathological arbitration clause that, although specifying that the parties’ disputes were to be resolved pursuant to the ICC Arbitration Rules, was silent on the parties’ choice of administering institution. In his latest article, Mikhail Samoylov discusses the court’s decision and its implications.
Fa...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) are pleased to invite you to take part in our seminar.
DISCUSSION TOPICS:
Introduction to the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the LCIA Arbitration Rules.
Advantages and issues of application of the LCIA Arbitration Rules and English arbitration law.
Part...
The English version of Shippinglaw.ru, the legal reference resource on maritime law, was launched today.
Initiated by the team members of KIAP’s Shipping and Transport Practice, the Project is expected to become a useful tool for English-speaking maritime lawyers, novices and old hands at maritime law, insurers, exporters, importers, as well as coming in handy for undergr...
On 5 February 2014 Moscow hosted an annual event, Bank Lawyer conference, organized by the Russian Business Forum. KIAP's senior lawyer Mikhail Samoylov spoke at the event on Arbitration vs. Arbitrazh (commercial) litigation as part of a debate on bank disputes and litigation risks. Mikhail described the pros, cons and prospects of arbitration and arbitrazh courts, their interaction, as well as ...
Arbitration analysis: In April 2013, the Supreme Commercial (Arbitrazh) Court of Russia ruled that any punitive damages claimed for breach of contract must be proportionate to the value of the contract (or part thereof) or else an application for enforcement of an arbitral award ordering the payment of such punitive damages will be rejected. Mikhail Samoylov, Senior Associate at KIAP Attor...
Mikhail Samoylov, senior associate, was granted the status of Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
CIArb (The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) is a not-for-profit, UK registered charity working in the public interest through an international network of branches. Was registered in 1915. It has a global membership of around 12,500 individuals who...
In a number of cases previously considered by the commercial courts, the plaintiffs tried to prove that the government, for instance of Moscow region, was responsible for breach of agreement conditions in cases when the government was not a party to an agreement but such an agreement was concluded by a department of the government, forming an independent legal entity.
A simil...
The Pravo.Ru and the Vedomosti daily have published a joint annual ranking of Russian and international law firms, Pravo.Ru-300.
Based on the industry ranking, KIAP is the best choice for project support in eight legal specializations:
Arbitration
Corporate law/ M&A
Commercial real estate
Tax law
Intellec...
Summing up the results of the year, the Sekret Firmy journal conducted a research into the Russian legal services market. The ratio of Russian and international rating participants is roughly 30 to 20. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, is No. 27 in the aggregate rating and No. 11 in the TOP-30 Russian law firms.
The ranking of the law firms used a consolidated parameter which takes into...
The Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) was officially established in May 2013, with the principle aim of improving Russia’s standing as a forum for both domestic and international commercial arbitration. In this article, Mikhail Samoylov, Senior Associate at KIAP Attorneys at Law, discusses the newly formed association and predicts the likely future for the RAA.
The mod...
During November 18-20, 2013 the British Embassy in Moscow hosted the English Law Week. KIAP Partners Konstantin Astafiev and Julia Osadchaya represented the firm at this event. Konstantin Astafiev spoke on recent developments in the enforcement of international arbitration awards and asymmetrical arbitration clauses. His presentation can be found here.
The conference was centere...
A new development stage has commenced for KIAP, with the starting point being rebranding. First and foremost, transformations have affected the name of the Firm. From now on, the Firm will use a short name in the public domain, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, an abbreviation consisting of the last names of the partners.
The old logo has been replaced with a new one having a laconic typo...
On 6th of November 2013 in London the Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) with the support of TheCityUK held the first roundtable to the international legal community. At the event AB KIAP was represented by Partners Andrey Korelskiy, Konstantin Astafiev and Julia Osadchaya.
During the roundtable the participants have discussed main aspects of the international arbitration in Russ...
On 10-11 October, 2013 in the city of Prishtina KIAP’s partner of Investment practice James Friedlander conducted a Workshop as a consultant to the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
The subject of the Workshop was ‘Bilateral Investment Treaties’. During the Workshop the participants have also discussed matters related to the attraction and retention of foreig...
Performance statistics for Russian Arbitrazh (commercial) courts, first six months of 2012 - 2013
On 3-4 October 2013 the Moscow City Hall hosted the Medical Products 2013 International Medicine and Technology Forum. The KIAP's partners spoke on the first day of the forum in the session on taxation and customs clearance of medical products. The subject chosen by Konstantin Suvorov was parallel importing. Mikhail Uspenskiy addressed topical aspects of taxation of medical products.
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26 September, on World Maritime Day, a UN special event, KIAP unveils Shippinglaw.ru, a new legal information resource dedicated to maritime law.
The website is expected to become a useful tool for maritime lawyers, novices and old hands at maritime law, insurers, exporters, importers, as well as coming in handy for undergraduates, postgraduates and practitioners in academic writing...
On 10 September 2013 the "Golden Ring" hotel in Moscow hosted the Eighth Annual International Conference on "Derivatives in Russia 2013", focused on the current and future growth of the Russian financial market. By tradition, it was organized by the National Foreign Exchange Association (NFEA), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International ...
International conference «Mastering the Challenges in International Arbitration» organized by the ICAL Alumni Association in collaboration with Stockholm University, the Swedish Arbitration Association, the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and UNCITRAL was held on 29-30 August 2013 in Stockholm. Partner of AB KIAP Konstantin Astafiev attended the conference....
Andrey Korelskiy, the Managing Partner of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, was granted the status of Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
CIArb (The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) is a not-for-profit, UK registered charity working in the public interest through an international network of branches. Was registered in ...
From July 3rd to the 11th at the British Higher School of Art and Design under the glare of TV cameras for the TV channel Success hosted a nine day intensive project on Design Thinking: The Outer Limits. Marketing Director Irina Bulygina and partner Mikhail Uspenskiy participated in the project and had the opportunity to learn modern approaches in the application of design thinking as a way to s...
V International Conference “Russian Bond Market 2013: Challenges of the New Reality organized by URALSIB Capital” was held on 27-28 June 2013 at the “Lotte Hotel Moscow” in Moscow. Julia Osadchaya, Partner of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev, and Partners, Attorneys at Law, Head of Banking & Finance Practice, attended the conference as a delegate.
Over five years the Conf...
The opening of the new practice area was driven by a growing interest of KIAP's clients in professional project support for banking & finance law and capital markets.
Julia Osadchaya, an international lawyer in banking & finance acknowledged by Chambers Global and Legal 500 EMEA, joined the KIAP as a partner to head the new practice. The main scope of business for the practice...
IP attorneys of KIAP have studied the quantitative indices of the inventive activity in Russia for the last few years: quantity of Russian and foreign patents, quantity of patents in force and lapsed patents, ratio of lapsed patents to valid patents arranged by Russian and foreign applicants, foreign applicants’ activity by countries. The results show that a third of patents are owned by ...
Infographics: Trends in Protection of Inventions in Russia
The event was organized jointly with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and took place 10 June 2013 at the Swedish Embassy in Mosfilmovskaya street.
Anna Numerova, partner of antitrust practice, and Mikhail Samoilov, senior associate of litigation practice, had been invited to join the proceedings. They discussed with in-house lawyers from Russian and Swedis...
Russian Insurance Summit 2013, the XI International Insurance Conference organized by the All-Russian Insurance Association, was opened on June 5, 2013, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Moscow. Aybek Ahmedov, Partner of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev, and Partners, Attorneys at Law, and Head of Maritime and Transport Law Practice, spoke on the first day of the summit focusing on the “Importance o...
The International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting was held during 4-8 May 2013 in Dallas. This year KIAP was represented by the partners Konstantin Suvorov and Konstantin Astafiev at 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. T...
According to the Chambers Europe 2013 international rankings published on April 26, 2013, Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev, and Partners, Attorneys at Law, was recommended as a firm providing project support in four bands, namely: Litigation (band 3), Competition Law (band 4), Tax (band 4), and, for the first time this year, Intellectual Property (band 4). The new rating also increased the number of ...
Today Vedomosti has published the international legal rating Best Lawyers 2013.
This year Konstantin Astafiev was named the leading lawyer in the area of litigation support. Also in its review of legal services on the Russian market Best Lawyers traditionally recommends Andrey Korelskiy in this area of legal practice.
Best Lawyers is one of the most influential publications in ...
On April 15, 2013, the Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation held a research and training conference, “Russia in WTO: Financial and Economic Risks”.
Alexey Sizov, KIAP Head of Customs and International Trade Practice, presented a report on the “Current Problems and Risks of Russia's Involvement in Controversies Between and Among WTO Members” a...
The meeting was held behind the closed doors at the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation on April 15, 2013, and was participated in by judges and employees of the Russian Supreme Commercial Court.
The workshop speakers were Vitaliy Pruzhanskiy, Doctor of Economics and RBB Economics' Senior Economist; Ilya Ischuk, PhD in Law, KIAP Partner and Attorney at Law; Anna Nume...
KIAP - 3 years. All Systems Go!
Anna Numerova, KIAP Antitrust and Competition Partner, will continue her work in the Board of the Non-Commercial Partnership “Competition Support”.
The Partnership combines more than 80 Russian and foreign lawyers and economists practicing in the sphere of anti-monopoly regulation and is actively involved in law-making activities and in the shaping of law enforcement practice...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law and Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) are pleased to invite you to take part in:
Business Lunch “Settlement of Disputes in Stockholm: Practical Aspects”
Date: 19 APRIL 2013 | 09.30-13.00.
Venue: Moscow, Sheraton Palace Hotel, Hall « Saint Petersburg ...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law has been honored with recognition of an international ranking in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2013. In its annual analytical survey of the Russian legal services market, The Legal 500 EMEA highlights the successful work of the Law Firm and recommends its team in six practice areas – Dispute Resolution, Employmen...
The accession of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, to RUBAA is another step to develop and reinforce the recently started aviation sector headed by Anna Numerova and Lina Taltseva.
As part of cooperation with RUBAA, Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev, and Partners, Attorneys at Law, is planning to be actively involved in the Association's key areas of activities aimed at developing the Russian b...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev, and Partners, Attorneys at Law, announces that the German version of the site www.kiaplaw.ru/de has been launched, which is totally identical to the two current versions – in Russian and in English. This project is another logical stage in the development of the corporate site and the company, in general, with German companies and holdings constituting a major ...
Mikhail Uspenskiy, a rising star in Russian and international taxation, joined the team of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev, and Partners, Attorneys at Law, as Tax Practice Partner.
Mikhail has extensive knowledge in the field of international tax planning as well as vast experience in the settlement of tax controversies in and out of court. In addition, Mikhail has been involved in...
Aybek Ahmedov, an acknowledged expert in shipping law joined the team of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev, and Partners, Attorneys at Law, as a partner and head of shipping and transport practice.
Aybek has vast experience in shipping and marine insurance law, international sales law, and foreign economic activity. Aybek's professional career started in the National Bank for Foreign Econ...
While implementing the "Law for Children" charity program, Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev, and Partners, Attorneys at Law, and METRO Cash & Carry remitted legal expenses refunded under a regular lawsuit to the Life Line charitable foundation. The funds remitted to the foundation's account were committed for surgeries for two boys six and nine years of age having a congenital heart def...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law and Elena Klonitskaya, associate at Crowell & Moring LLP are pleased to invite you to take part in::
BUSINESS BREAKFAST: Implications of Russia's Accession to WTO: New Strategies for Protecting Private Corporate Interests in Russian and Export Markets.
Date: 27 February 2013 | 09.00-13.30.
Venue:...
A year after joining the Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, Alexey Sizov is appointed head of Customs Law and Foreign Trade Practice. During his year with KIAP, Alexey advised and successfully represented companies such as INDITEX, METRO Group, Schindler, Pitney Bowes etc. before customs and judicial authorities. He is currently actively occupied in advising Russian and ...
KIAP has been nominated for the first time for a major international accolade, Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2013 as the Best Law Firm of the Year in Russia. The Russian shortlist also features Alrud, Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev and Partners, FBK, Pepeliaev Group, and Vegas Lex.
Nominations are given every year to law firms across the world that are the year's success stories. The aw...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law offers competent legal services to aircraft manufacturers, airlines, providers of aircraft repair and maintenance, airports and ground support providers, as well as investors, professional associations and unions.
The service range of the new section covers legal support for aircraft research and development, legal protecti...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law became a corporate member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (the AmCham), the largest and one of the most influential public non-profit organizations working to contribute to creating favourable business climate for business activities of foreign companies on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Established in 1994, t...
On December 10, 2012 the II International Legal Congress was held at the RIA Novosti International Multimedia Press Center. More than 250 attendees representing Russian courts, law firms, government and public organizations and businesses discussed major events of the past year affecting legal community, the matters of how the systems of justice and law enforcement application process may furthe...
Pravo.Ru and Vedomosti newspaper have published their annual rating of Russian and international law firms Pravo.Ru-300. Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law are among TOP-50 of RULFs and ILFs in the ranking, both by revenue and by the number of lawyers in the team. KIAP shared the 14-15th position in the ratings with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
The Pravo....
On 21st November 2012 in London, a forum on “Financing SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa” was held by the Business Council for Africa with support from the Africa Trade and Investment Company Foundation (AFTIC).
James Friedlander, a partner in the investment practice of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, made a presentation on the challenge for SMEs accessin...
The partner of KIAP Intellectual Property practice Konstantin Suvorov has become an expert participant of the Committee on Legal Affairs of the Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC).
Tasks before the Committee include conducting expert evaluations of the government agencies’ initiatives that affect the Internet-based resources; coordinating interactions between Inte...
As part of further expansion of the dispute resolution practice group, Lina Taltseva, the Senior Analyst Associate, has joined the team of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law.
Lina has graduated, cum laude, from the Law Faculty of Altay State University (Barnaul) and the Russian School of Private Law (Moscow). Currently Lina is taking a post-graduate course at the Inst...
On November 2, 2012 the results of the scientific research paper competition on the matters of antimonopoly legislation conducted among the students of the Legal Institute of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University (SAFU) have been announced. As it has become a tradition, the competition was organized by Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law.
The competition’s E...
On October 26, 2012, the IVth annual conference Antimonopoly Regulations in Russia organized by non-commercial partnership For Support of Competition, Vedomosti newspaper, with further support by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) was held in Moscow, at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. Anna Numerova, the partner of the antimonopoly practice group of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys...
On October 20, 2012, the ceremony of presentation of the Annual Russia’s Legal Award The In-house Lawyer 2012 was held in Moscow, at the Autoville retro-car museum. The Partners of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law Andrey Korelskiy, who this year has been included in the award jury panel, and Konstantin Astafiev took part in the event.
The contest was organ...
On October 19, 2012, the American Chamber of Commerce in Moscow held an expert panel on regulations in foreign trade. Alexey Sizov, the senior associate of the Customs Law and Foreign Trade practice, took part in the discussion.
During the meeting the partner of the law firm of Muranov, Chernyakov and Partners Dmitry Chernyy presented a special report on the subject, The Russia’s New L...
On October 17-19, 2012 the Fifth Annual Russian Internet Week, RIW-2012 was held in Moscow, on the territory of the Krasnaya Presnya district Exhibition Grounds of Expocentre. Konstantin Suvorov, a partner of the Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, presented his speech during the event, on the matters applicable to protection of personal data.
Over 15,000,000 guests ...
On October 18, 2012, a round table presentation will be held at the Moscow State Law Academy named after O.E. Kutafin, on the topic of career opportunities that are available in Russia for the lawyers working in the field of antimonopoly regulations. The meeting will be organized by My Lawyer Club, Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, in partnership with the Association of...
As an expansion of its intellectual property practice group, the team of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law now has a new participant, Patent Attorney Dmitriy Markin.
Dmitry has successfully graduated from the Department of Chemical Industry at the Moscow State Textile University named after A.N. Kosigin and the Law Department of the Russian Federal Institute of Int...
On September 26-27, 2012, the C5’s Second Annual Forum on Customs Compliance in Russia & CIS was held in Moscow, at Mariott Tverskaya Hotel. Alexey Sizov, a lawyer and an expert of the customs law and foreign trade practice at Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law spoke during the first day of the event and presented the speech New Elements of Customs Sanctions: Iden...
On September 24-25 the III Russia-U.S. conference Current Antimonopoly Laws and Court Precedents in Russia and the U.S. was held at Lotte Hotel Moscow. It has been the third consecutive year the Partner of KIAP’s antimonopoly practice Anna Numerova was speaking at this annual event. This time her speech touched on recovery of damages from competitors when caused by a violation of...
The Partners of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law Ilya Ischuk and Anton Samokhvalov took part in the conference Retail Business Russia 2012 held in Moscow on September 13-14. This year KIAP has become an official annual partner of the conference. During the event Anton Samokhvalov spoke as one of the experts, during the business breakfast held to discuss investment a...
On September 11-13, 2012 a number of events were held in the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan the city of Kazan, within the scope of the annual Day of Competition in Russia. The Partner of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law’s antimonopoly practice Anna Numerova took part in the international workgroups on competition issues related to allowing preferential t...
On September 7, 2012, the first Friday of the autumn in Russia, the Fall Reception was held for lawyers at the Phylippov-Goncharovs’ Estate on Yauzskaya, organized by My Lawyer Club, Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law and Lex Collegium bar association.
Over 200 legal professionals representing legal community gathered in a cozy and informal environment, to celebrate ...
On September 5, 2012 a business breakfast was held at Sheraton Palace Hotel, on the topic of setting geographic and product market boundaries in antimonopoly cases. Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law organized the event.
The speakers at the event were the recognized experts in the field of economic analysis, Mr. Vitaly Pruzhansky and Mr. Jan Peter van der Veer...
On September 7, 2012, the first Friday of the autumn in Russia, the Fall Reception will be held for lawyers at the Phylippov-Goncharovs’ Estate on Yauzskaya, organized by My Lawyer Club, Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law and Lex Collegium bar association.
Over 200 legal professionals representing legal community will gather in a cozy and informal environment, to cel...
Anna Numerova has joined the team of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law as the partner of the antimonopoly practice.
Anna is a recognized expert in the field of antimonopoly regulations. Prior to joining the Firm Anna worked for 5 years as a consultant in ALRUD law firm.
Ms. Numerova has broad experience providing consultations to the clients on the issues of ...
On June 26 – 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg, Presidential Library named after Boris Yeltsin, the conference for theoretical and applied research Current Stage of Judicial Reform, E-Justice is being held, organized by the Federal Commercial Arbitration Court for North West District, non-profit partnership Kodeks Information and Legal Consortium, with further support by the Supreme Commercial Cour...
On 6 May 2012, in Moscow, at the Hotel Ukraine, an official ceremony was held to celebrate the winners of the non-profit National Business Award The Russian Business Captains offered by the Upravleniye Personalom (Personnel Management) Magazine. Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law was granted an award in the Leadership and Stability nomination, designed to identify best emp...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law, has for the second time received the recognition and recommendation of the British independent legal survey publication, PLC Which Lawyer 2012 in the field of dispute resolution. Two of the partners of KIAP, Andrey Korelskiy and Konstantin Astafiev, have received individual recommendations for their competence and successful achievemen...
16-19 May 2012 the Second St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, one of the most important events in the legal community in Russia, Eastern Europe and the CIS, was held in St. Petersburg. Andrey Korelskiy, managing partner at Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, took part at the event.
The Forum brought together more than 2000 participants: politicians, leading practici...
On 14th and 15th May, James Friedlander attended a Global Workshop on Investment Policy in Vienna, Austria sponsored by the Investment Climate Department, World Bank Group.The Workshop was attended by delegations from about 30 countries. Participants at the Workshop discussed investment, tax and trade policies and why such policies are an important part of investment climate reform efforts being...
On 11 th May 2012, Chambers Europe 2012, an authoritative international legal directory, launched its new ratings. Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law have been listed among the best law firms in Russia for the first time and have been recommended in three practice areas – dispute resolution (band 3), competition/antitrust (band 4) and tax (band 3). Andrey Korelskiy, Ilya Is...
The International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting was held during 5-9 May 2012 in Washington. This year KIAP was represented by Andrey Korelskiy, managing partner, and partners Ilya Ischuk and Anton Samokhvalov at 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 ...
On 25-26 April, 2012, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) hosted Europe Data Protection Intensive 2012 in London, UK. KIAP’s partner Konstantin Suvorov spoke at the session “Regional Update from Eastern Europe: Regulatory Roundup”.In his presentation, Konstantin spoke about significant legislative changes and enforcement in the last year in Russia and the latest legal c...
Today Vedomosti has published Best Lawyers 2012. Managing Partner of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law Andrey Korelskiy and partner Konstantin Astafiev were named the leading lawyers 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 o...
VIII annual Russian Legal Forum was held on the 17-18th of April 2012 at the Marriott Royal Aurora by the Vedomosti newspaper.Andrey Korelskiy, managing partner of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, spoke at the plenary session of the second on "What prevents effective justice in Russia?"Mr. Korelskiy together with the other experts of the session discussed the regulatory ...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law has been honored with recognition of an international ranking in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2012. In its annual analytical survey of the Russian legal services market, The Legal 500 EMEA highlights the successful work of the Law Firm and recommends its team in five practice areas – Dispute Resolution, Employment, Ener...
Today Mikhail Samoylov, senior attorney at Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law met with representatives of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). The meeting was attended by the judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa Azar Kachaliya, senior legal adviser to the program in Europe Roushin Pillay, and legal advisors Alejandro Salinas (Chile) and Timur Shakirov.At t...
In March 2012, the legal experts at the Law Firm have successfully completed a more than two-year-long customs related dispute on Quelle vs Kaluga Customs Office (A23-1556/2010), the case closely watched by many market experts and companies involved in foreign business activities and participating in the procedures for customs clearance of foreign goods imported to the territory of the Russian Fed...
Working to expand its customs practice, Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexey Sizov as a senior attorney of the customs team.Alexey graduated from the Law Department of Russian Customs Academy, cum laude. For a period of two years Alexey served in the customs agencies as in-house legal adviser. Following that, during 6 years,...
In March 22, 2012 in Moscow, Ritz-Carlton, Vedomosti hosted the conference "Russian Energy: state regulation VS market freedom". Alexander Borouhin, head of "Energy and utilities practice” at Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, took part in the event.The conference brought together leaders of the largest companies in the energy sector, representatives of law firms, investm...
James Friedlander, Partner and Head of Investment Practice at Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, recently acted as a consultant to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in a review of the investment climate of Ukraine and its investment legislation.He participated on a mission to Kiev from 12 March, during which they met with Government officials and private sector b...
Alexander Borouhin, a recognized expert in the field of energy and communal services, joined the team of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, as the head of the Energy and Utilities Practice.In his new role, Alexander will devote himself to further development of this practice area as well as providing consultations to the Russian and foreign owned companies and corporations...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law announce the establishment of a new area – Investment Practice.The new practice area will be headed by James Friedlander, a US lawyer with more than 45 years of international experience in advising on investment projects, on the investment climate for Governments and on financial transactions globally. Mr. Friedlander became a partner in 2...
Legal information portal Pravo.Ru, together with the newspaper "Vedomosti", presented their second annual ranking of Russian law firms on the "Pravo.Ru-300". Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law has been ranked high among the best Russian and foreign law firms providing professional legal services in the Russian Federation.
According to the ratings...
7 – 9 December 2011 IES-Holding hosted VII Annual Conference for its corporate counsels in Foresta Tropicana Hotel, Moscow region.Lawyers of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at law spoke at the third day of the event – the presentation of Oleg Bazhenov, partner and head of tax practice, was dedicated to law practice on actual tax issues; Mikhail Samoylov, senior attorney of liti...
Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law, has been appointed the International Adviser for Russia for D Group, the leading UK business development network.
According to Ilya Ischuk, a partner of the Law Firm, this appointment is “an important step to promote the integration of our Russian clients’ businesses into international trade processes and business networking both wit...
On December 5, 2011, the scientific and research paper contest among the students of the students of the Institute of Law and Entrepreneurship of Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) wrapped up. 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 ...
1-2 December 2011 RIA Novosti and RAPSI/rapsinews.ru hosted the International Law Conference "Law and Modernization: Experience, Prospects, and Trends" at RIA Novosti's International Multimedia Press Center.Andrey Korelskiy, managing partner of Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law spoke at the Round table "Law and the information space: the media and publishing. The internet ...
On 24-25 November 2011 International Bar Association (IBA) and LegalStudies.RU hosted International Conference “Law Firm Management” in Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow. The conference was supported by the Federal Chamber of Lawyers of Russia and the Moscow Chamber of Attorneys.A key topic of the anniversary conference this year was "A new era for the economy of Russia and the CIS: Challenges and oppo...
The sixth ceremony for announcing and awarding the winners of the annual professional competition “Best Legal Departments of Russia – 2011″ was held by Legal Insight magazine and Odgers Berndtson company on 18 November 2011 at the theater-restaurant “Yar” in Moscow.Andrey Korelskiy, managing partner of KIAP, took part in the award ceremony as a member of the Expert Council of the contest and prese...
This year the Annual IBA Conference took place on 30 October – 4 November 2011 in Dubai. Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law was represented by Konstantin Astafiev, partner.Approximately five thousand lawyers and attorneys from all over the world have attended this year’s IBA conference. The event was a perfect opportunity for them to establish new contacts and to learn abou...
On October 31 - November 1, 2011 in Moscow, Swissotel Krasnie Kholmy, there was held VI Annual Corporate Counsel Forum. Oleg Bazhenov, partner, head of tax practice, spoke on the first day of the forum. His presentation at the session "Tax control and tax risks" was dedicated to violations of the procedure of tax audits.For several years the forum organized by the event-agency Infor-Media, is an i...
On October 27, 2011 in Moscow, Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel, there was held the III Annual Conference “Antitrust in Russia”, organized by the newspaper Vedomosti. Ilya Ischuk, partner, head of anti-monopoly practice, took part in the event.The conference brought together representatives of FAS Russia and antitrust authorities of other countries, as well as leading lawyers and economists from Russia...
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...