ALRUD Law Firm

ALRUD has received information from various sources indicating that this increase is under consideration. Reports suggest that the exit tax could rise to as much as ****40% of the valuation**** of the relevant asset. Despite conflicting information circulating in public sources, our contacts within the authorities have stated that ****no official decisions have been made**** regarding this matter. Additionally, there have been no updates to the counter-sanctions regulations that would formalize this approach, which has typically occurred in past instances of similar changes...

State Duma passes law on anonymization of personal data in second and third readings The law provides for the creation of a ****state information system**** with ****anonymized**** PD (“PD”). The PD ****operator**** (****employer****) will be obliged to anonymize processed data (e.g., of ****employees****) and provide it to the state information system at the request of ****the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media****, which will have to ensure the ****confidentiality**** of this data.The law is due to come into force ****from 1 September 2025****...

ALRUD Law Firm is pleased to announce the strengthening of its labour practice team with the appointment of Margarita Egiazarova as Partner, effective September 1, 2024. With this promotion, the total number of equity partners at ALRUD has now reached 15. Margarita’s elevation to Partner is a natural progression in her career and highlights the success of ALRUD’s partnership model, which has been in place for 17 years. Her extensive experience and deep expertise will allow Margarita to play an even more pivotal role in enhancing ALRUD’s position in labour law, ensuring that our clients continue to receive top-tier legal services...

Margarita Egiazarova, Senior Associate in ALRUD Labour and Employment Practice, PhD in Law, prepared a commentary for the professional magazine “Trudovye Spory” on ****“The evidence that helps win disputes with resourceful employees”****. The expert shared a case study where prompt evidence collection helped win a dispute with an employee. All open resources can become evidence: publications, files, groups in social media, web pages where the employee posted data compromising the company. All the data found should be certified by a notary to make it legally valid. The evidence collected will form the basis for dismissal of the employee for disciplinary grounds...