Arhangelsk Trawler Fleet (ATF), Russia’s oldest state-run fishing company, has won a key judgment from the High Court of the Republic of Namibia, which is expected to put an end to the long-running row over the return of the Russian flag to three fishing trawlers illegally seized from the company several years ago.
Ilya Nikiforov, a Managing partner of St. Petersburg law office of EPAM has been appointed as Vice-Chair of the Russia/Eurasia Committee of the ABA Section of International Law for the term running from August 4, 2009 to August 5, 2010.
Dmitry Stepanov, a partner with EPAM, today took part in ‘Restructuring of Debt or Bankruptcy: Contemporary Methods, Means and Technologies of Protecting Debtors’ Interests’, a conference organized by Russia’s daily newspaper Vedomosti. At the event Dmitry delivered a keynote presentation on the legal aspects of debt restructuring in the Russian Federation.
On 19 June 2009 the Russian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce – the world business organization (ICC Russia) in cooperation with EPAM held the conference «Legal Regulations Today: International and Russian Legal Practices».
Over 200 delegates have gathered today at the seminar on limited liability companies law reform organized by the Corporate Lawyer magazine and EPAM.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has announced that on June 26, 2009, it will hold a Status Conference in $8 million civil suit for damages filed against the U.S. millionaire Andrew Mogilyansky on April 30, 2009. Five young women, Mogilyansky’s victims, are represented by EPAM Law (Russia) and Fox Rothschild LLP (the USA).
Vladimir Lobastov joined Saint Petersburg office of EPAM. The new senior lawyer of the Firm is a recognized expert in real estate, investment and corporate law.
On May 14, 2009 the Swiss Arbitration Association (Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage – ASA) in cooperation with EPAM held a one-day Late Afternoon Seminar Introduction To Arbitration In Switzerland.
Dimitry Afanasiev, Chairman of EPAM, spoke at RUSS!A Investment Roadshow 2009, a leading high-profile platform outside Russia for interaction between Russian businessmen and foreign investors and partners.
On 9–10 April 2009 the Fifth Annual Conference Legal Business in Russia sponsored by EPAM Law took place in Moscow. The two days conference was attended by EPA&P partners Dimitry Afanasiev, Grigory Chernyshov and Dmitry Stepanov.
On the day of remembrance for Anatoly Sobchak the selected winners of the Anatoly Sobchak Grant received their awards at the Law School of the Saint Petersburg State University. Invited by the Anatoly Sobchak Endowment led by Senator L.B.Narusova, Dimitry Afanasiev made a speech to the award winners and other students, in which he announced that Law Offices EPAM were joining the program for encouraging the best law students of Russian schools of higher education by doubling there government grants at the expense of EPAM.
Dmitry Stepanov has joined EPAM. The new partner is a highly regarded expert in corporate and securities regulations. Dmitry has also been actively involved in legislation drafting.
Attorneys Ilya Nikiforov and Nikolay Averchenko from Law Offices EPAM contributed to Volume III of Civil Law Textbook released by VELBI publishing house.
On 5 December 2008 the Russian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce – the world business organization (ICC Russia) held the conference “ICC International Arbitration Court: Opportunities for Russia” on the occasion of the visit of the delegation of the International Arbitration Court to Moscow. The conference was attended by Ilya Nikiforov, the Managing Partner of the Saint Petersburg office of EPAM.
On 13 - 14 November 2008 the methodological conference on “Studying Alternative Dispute Resolution as Part of Higher Education and Supplementary Training” sponsored by EPAM, was held at the Law School of the Saint Petersburg State University.