Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully represented global pharmaceutical corporation Novartis before the FAS in an unfair competition dispute with a Nativa distributor.
EPAM Successful for Novartis in Unfair Competition Dispute
BCLP, Kosta Legal, and Legate Advise on Sberbank’s Sale of Akhangarancement Shares
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, working with Uzbekistan-based co-counsel Kosta Legal, has advised Sberbank on its sale of 84.2% of the shares in JSC Akhangarancement. Legate and, reportedly, EPAM advised the unidentified buyer.
EPAM Advises Milltronics Manufacturing Company on Russian Distribution Agreement
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised the US-based tool manufacturer Milltronics Manufacturing Company on its entrance into a distribution agreement with an undisclosed Russian counterparty.
EPAM Successful for Rosgosstrakh Before Federal Antimonopoly Service
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully represented insurance company Rosgosstrakh in a case in which Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service considered an agreement between the company and another undisclosed insurance company as anti-competitive.
EPAM Advises 3M on Personal Data Processing in Russia
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised US-based chemical corporation 3M on Russian legal aspects of personal data processing and website cookies.
Pavel Sadovsky Promoted to Partner at EPAM
Pavel Sadovsky, Head of the IP/TMT practice in the Moscow office of Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has been promoted to Partner.
EPAM Announces New Partner and Practice with Addition of Rosgeologia Head of Legal
EPAM has announced it is launching a new Natural Resources practice, to be headed by returning Partner Mikhail Kazantsev, the former Rosgeologia Deputy Director General and Head of Legal (as reported by CEE In-House Matters on June 25, 2021).
Olga Tsvetkova Returns to EPAM as Co-Head of International Arbitration Group
Former Deputy Director of the Department of International Law of Russia’s Ministry of Justice Olga Tsvetkova has returned to Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners as Co-Head of the firm’s International Arbitration group.
EPAM Advises PPG Industries on Russian Aspects of Tikkurila Acquisition
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised PPG Industries on Russian legal aspects of its tender offer for the shares of Finnish paint manufacturer Tikkurila.
EPAM Represents Companies in Yandex Antimonopoly Case
Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners is representing a coalition of Avito, IVI, CIAN, Profi.ru, Tutu.ru, Drom.ru, 2GIS, and Zoon in a abuse-of-dominant-position case against Yandex initiated by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia.
EPAM Defends Magnit Against Cartel Conspiracy Claim in Russia
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully represented Magnit in an antimonopoly case initiated by Chelyabinsk OFAS Russia against Spar and Magnit involving an alleged cartel conspiracy.
EPAM Successful for Gett and CityMobil Taxi Services Before Russian Antimonopoly Agency
Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners has persuaded Russia's antimonopoly agency to approve the partnership between Gett and CityMobil taxi aggregator services.
EPAM Helps Samolet Group Secure Trademark Recognition in Russia
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has helped the Samolet Group register the trademark of the group’s brand with Russia’s Federal Service for Intellectual Property, or "Rospatent."
EPAM Advises Lenta on Re-domiciliation Process in Russia
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised Russian retailer Lenta on its re-domiciliation from Cyprus to Russia.
Legal Regulation of Cryptocurrencies in Belarus
In 2018, Decree of the President of Belarus No. 8 “On Development of Digital Economy” entered into force, which, inter alia, legally recognized cryptocurrencies in Belarus. In this article we briefly summarize the main aspects of the Belarusian regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, along with significant risks and perspectives.
Maria Kobanenko Makes Partner at Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners
Russian lawyer Maria Kobanenko has been promoted to Partner at Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners.
EPAM Successful for ZMK 1520 in Dispute with New Forwarding Company
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully represented ZMK 1520 in a dispute with New Forwarding Company over the replacement supply of railway wagons heard by the Supreme Court of Russia.
EPAM Advises TA Associates on Investment in Netwrix
Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners, working alongside lead counsel Goodwin Procter, has advised TA Associates on an unspecified investment in Netwrix Corporation.
EPAM at a Glance
Founded in 1993, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners is the leading full-service law firm in the CIS with offices in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus and associated offices in the UK, the USA and Cyprus.
We handle some of the largest and most complex and demanding transactions. We advise our clients in many areas of law, including: dispute resolution in Russia and abroad, International Arbitration and Litigation, M&A and Corporate, antitrust issues, criminal law, intellectual property, restructurings and insolvencies, international trade and customs, tax, real estate and construction, banking and finance, energy and natural resources, environmental and technical regulation, marine and transport law, pharmaceuticals and healthcare and others.
We combine high academic qualifications, internationally acknowledged moral and ethical values, senior partners' professional experience and practical abilities with the vigour and knowledge of younger attorneys, providing clients with reliable, first-class service according to both Russian and western standards through a flexible structure.
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