In June 2009 amendments to the federal law on bankruptcy drafted by the Ministry for Economic Development came into effect. Evgeny Raschevsky, a partner with EPAM, comments on the amendments for Russia Today TV emphasizing that their purpose is to improve procedures to restore solvency of debtors and their financial rehabilitation.
...In addition to dropping its vague language, the amended law would cover cartel collusion, which it currently does not, said Grigory Chernyshov, a partner at law firm EPAM...
Mergers & Acquisitions 2009 in 58 jurisdictions worldwide publishes survey of the Russian M&A market by Elena Sokolova and Vladislav Arkhipov
Tucked among the financial data supplied by law firms this year were annual profits and profit margins. On the basis of these figures, TopLegal International was able to calculate the profits per equity partner (PEP) of 20 legal houses.
By most accounts, Russian law firms remain an unknown force. Much of this has to do with the Russian legal market which has been less transparent compared with other European regions. Yet EPAM has done much to sweep aside the air of mystery that surrounds native Moscow practices. And it has done so to truly surprising effect.
Russian lawyers have hit back at the perception of Russia as a poor jurisdiction for arbitration.
International Mergers & Acquisitions Review 2009 publishes survey of the Russian M&A market by Dmitry Stepanov, EPA&P corporate practice partner.
Evgeny Raschevsky, Partner of EPAM, presented a report on "Dealing with Corruption under Russian Laws: Local Anti-Corruption Laws and their Enforcement" at the Summit on Anti-Corruption in Moscow
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Competition Litigation 2009 includes review of the Russian Competition Litigation by Grigory Chernyshov, Partner of EPAM.
Journal of International Arbitration 25(6) publishes the article by Ilya Nikiforov, Managing partner of EPAM (St. Petersburg), "Interpretation of Article V of the New York Convention by Russian Courts (Due Process, Arbitrability, and Public Policy Grounds for Non-Enforcement)"
The court in Omsk on Friday will hold hearings on Farimex vs Telenor case. Dimitry Afanasiev comments this case to Bloomberg TV.
Olga Vishnevskaya analyses the Canada Supreme Court's jurisdiction over the claim that the U.S. court already accepted
Sergey Gavrilov analyses U.S. courts' jurisdiction over so called foreign-cubed securities cases
Financier Worldwide Magazine publishes the article by Ekaterina Medeyko "Corporate governance in Russia"
Anna Shumilova, junior lawyer at EPA&P, reviews recent amendments to the US-EU extradition treaties.