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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...

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...

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...

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...