Russia
On May 23, 2023, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) held a conference “M&A Deals in Russia: Through Difficulties to 'Completion'.
The conference was organized by the AEB Finance and Investments Committee, chaired by Andrey Zharskiy, Partner of Corporate and M&A Practice in ALRUD, with the sponsorship support from ALRUD
Russia
On May 23, 2023, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) held a conference «“M&A Deals in Russia: Through Difficulties to 'Completion'».
The conference was organized by the AEB Finance and Investments Committee, chaired by Andrey Zharskiy, Partner of Corporate and M&A Practice in ALRUD, with the sponsorship support from ALRUD
Russia
On April 27th, the event “Legal and Tax Update in Real Estate” of the AEB Real Estate Committee took place, at which Vladislav Soloviev, ALRUD ?ssociate of Real Estate Practice, spoke about obtaining approvals of Real Estate deals and transactions.
The experts focused on key legal and taxation developments related to the ownership, use and disposal of property that have evolved over the past few months, including some special aspects of obtaining approvals from the Government Commission
Russia
On April 26th, the event “Crisis Update: Sanctions and Countermeasures. New in Presidential and Government Approvals” organized by Association of European Businesses was held.
German Zakharov, ALRUD Partner, participated in the event as a speaker and spoke on the topic “Risks and liability for violating countermeasures”
Russia
ALRUD specialists provided support to the world leader in production of glassware, engineering company Slostroy Turnov CZ, s.r.o., which, after a major investment in a Russian project resulting in the bankruptcy of the company, unexpectedly found itself as a defendant in a petition for subsidiary liability and recovery of damages
Russia
On 11 April, the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia («AmCham Russia») held its annual HR conference 'Adapting HR to a Changing World'. Anastasia Petrova, Of Counsel of ALRUD Labour Practice, spoke on 'Legal aspects of international relocation of employees'
Russia
ALRUD team developed and implemented viable solution aiming at suspension of Russian operations of an international manufacturer and wholesaler of industrial goods for the wood-processing sector
Russia
On 30 March PravoTech held a webinar on "Crisis Trends in Labour Disputes: from Prevention to the Supreme Court". Experts from ALRUD Labour Practice - Margarita Egiazarova, Senior Associate, PhD., and Maria Nevezhina, Senior Associate, PhD - spoke at the webinar
Russia
On March 16th our firm held a webinar dedicated to the current legal trends in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, which Life Sciences companies may face in Russia.
The experts provided an overview of the legal trends and regulatory changes in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry that Life Sciences companies may encounter nowadays
Russia
On 5-7 March, the International Bar Association ("IBA") held its 28th Annual International Conference on private client issues "New realities in the private client practice" in London.
Kira Egorova, Private Client Practice Adviser at ALRUD, was one of the moderators of the round table "Hot topics in your jurisdiction". The experts discussed the current challenges and legislative changes that wealthy clients are increasingly facing in different regions
Russia
ALRUD experts successfully represented the interests of the owner of the historic building “Akter Gallery ” in the center of Moscow (shopping and office complex) supporting a transaction to lease the entire retail part of the building to Gloria Jeans.
The Gloria Jeans is one of Russia's largest clothing retailer with over 600 stores in more than 300 cities, as well as its own factories in Russia and development and production centres in the Asia-Pacific region
Russia
Margarita Egiazarova, PhD in Law, Senior Associate of ALRUD Employment Practice, participated in the annual AEB HR conference ”Times of anxiety: HR is everything!” on March 15, where she spoke at the Employment Law panel on “Employee Integrity Checks as a Preventative Measure for Labour Disputes”
Russia
ALRUD specialists provided comprehensive support in all aspects of sanctions compliance for the Russian division of a major international welding materials and tools manufacturing company
Russia
On February 14 the CCI France Russie HR Committee held a meeting themed 'Employer brand: from HR marketing to labour disputes'.
Margarita Egiazarova, Senior Associate in the Labour and Employment Practice at ALRUD Law Firm, PhD in Law, spoke on “Labour discipline management as a tool for prevention of labour disputes”.
The session also covered such topics as HR brand promotion, implementation of current EVP, trends in litigation practice in 2022, and expectations for 2023
Russia
On February 14th, the event “Crisis Update: Sanctions and Countermeasures. Presidential and Government approvals. Regulatory and practical developments” organized by Association of European Businesses was held.
German Zakharov, ALRUD Partner, participated in the event as a speaker and spoke on the topic “Government subcommission: new approaches. Practical advice
Russia
On February 9, 2023, AmCham Russia's Legal Affairs Committee held to discuss the new landscape of cross-border dispute resolution and arbitration.
Denis Bekker, ALRUD Senior Associate, Advocate, acted as a guest expert. In his speech Denis spoke about the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Russia.
The Legal Affairs Committee
focuses on the analysis of legislative and legal issues influencing the investment climate in Russia
Russia
On February 9, experts of Corporate/M&A Practice held the webinar 'Foreign Business in Russia: How to manage your divestment in 2023?'
It has been almost a year since foreign companies started divestment of their Russian assets. During this period ALRUD has been successfully steering the clients through complex and ambiguous legal landscape providing full service legal support at every stage of exit process
Russia
On 8th February 2023 Andrey Zharskiy, ALRUD Law Firm Partner, practicing advocate in Russia and solicitor in England and Wales, heading Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure practice and co-heading Crisis Management, Economic sanctions and Compliance practice, was elected by the Committee members as a new Finance and Investments Committee Chair at the Association of European Businesses.
More information can be found here
Russia
On January 31, ALRUD law firm and Kesarev - leading public affairs advisory firm - held the webinar themed 'Foreign Business in Russia: Practical Aspects of Exit Strategies. Impact of Latest Russian Counter-Sanctions Regulations'
German Zakharov, ALRUD Partner, Sergey Khanaev, ALRUD Partner, and Evgeny Roshkov, Kesarev Partner, summarized recent market experience for strategies and options considered and implemented by foreign investors in Russia
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On 24 January, ALRUD experts held a webinar to present the main legislative developments in the field of international arbitration and provide an overview of current trends in the arbitration practice
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According to The Private Client Global Elite Directory 2023, Maxim Alekseyev, ALRUD Senior Partner, ranked in the top 250 global lawyers in the areas of family business, wealth management, and tax consulting. ALRUD is the only Russian law firm mentioned in the global directory.
Launched in 2017, the Private Client Global Elite serves as a highly respected annual directory focusing on the private client sector and recommending best advisors in this practice area
Russia
On 14 December 2022, the HR Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce met to exchange ideas and information on human resources development and management and to discuss labour law, tax and migration legislation and other issues affecting the field of human resources management.
Anastasia Petrova, Of Counsel in ALRUD Labour and Employment Practice, spoke at the meeting on “Legal aspects of employee relocation: Russian employment law perspective”
Russia
On December 6, 2022, AmCham Russia's Legal Affairs Committee held to discuss the key legal risks for companies to consider when leaving Russia.
Daniil Petrukh, ALRUD Senior Associate, Advocate, acted as a guest expert. In his speech Daniil addressed bankruptcy related risks for the shareholders and local management due to withdrawal from the market.
The Legal Affairs Committee focuses on the analysis of legislative and legal issues influencing the investment climate in Russia
Russia
On 7 December 2022, the 15th Annual Conference of the AEB Migration Committee took place, where Margarita Egiazarova, PhD, Senior Associate of ALRUD Labour Practice, gave a speech on “Challenges of relocation of HQS considering the need to maintain their labour relations”.
Margarita spoke on labour and migration risks faced by companies whose foreign experts moved abroad
Russia
On December 6, Andrey Zharskiy, ALRUD Partner, Head of Real Estate, Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure Practices and Co-Head of Crisis Management, Economic sanctions and Compliance Practice, Stanislav Veselov, of Counsel , Alexander Shipilov, Senior Associate, Vladislav Soloviev, Associate and Sabina Idrisova, Associate, held the webinar “Retail companies’ exit from the Russian market: general strategies and lease issues”
