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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.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised PPG Industries on Russian legal aspects of its tender offer for the shares of Finnish paint manufacturer Tikkurila.
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.
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.
Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners has persuaded Russia's antimonopoly agency to approve the partnership between Gett and CityMobil taxi aggregator services.
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."
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised Russian retailer Lenta on its re-domiciliation from Cyprus to Russia.
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.
Russian lawyer Maria Kobanenko has been promoted to Partner at Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners.
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.
Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners, working alongside lead counsel Goodwin Procter, has advised TA Associates on an unspecified investment in Netwrix Corporation.
White & Case has advised VTB Capital as the sole global coordinator and bookrunner on PJSC Aeroflot's fundraising of more than USD 1 billion. Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners advised Aeroflot on the deal.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully defended Ilya Averyanov, the former owner of the Menshevik Confectionary in South-Eastern Moscow, in a trial involving charges that he murdered a guard at the factory.
Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Partners has helped aluminum producer Rusal register as a new resident of the Special Administrative Region on Oktyabrsky Island in the Kaliningrad region of Russia.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised US-based Clemco International, a manufacturer of air-powered abrasive blasting equipment, on IP, corporate, customs, and regulatory matters in Russia.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has provided BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity Belgium with a red flag analysis of contracts for the provision of freight forwarding and customs representative services and storage.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has advised DynaEnergetics on the sale of its subsidiary in the Tyumen region of Russia, representing its exit from the Russian market.
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners and Eversheds Sutherland have successfully protected the patent rights of Bayer in appellate proceedings before the Intellectual Property Court in Russia.
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.
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