According to the CEE Legal Matters CEE By The Numbers report, between 2019 and 2021, Ukraine saw a large decrease in the number of ranked law firms and lawyers at ranked firms. While in 2019 the number of Ukrainian law firms ranked by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 was 95, in 2021 the same number decreased to 69. Similarly, the number of ranked-firm lawyers decreased from 1,579 in 2019 to 1,338 in 2021. The decreasing trend is particularly visible in comparison to other CEE countries.
EPAM Advises A4 Agri and S.A. Christensen & Co on International Business Divestment
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, working with Kromann Reumert, has advised A4 Agri and S.A. Christensen & Co on the sale of shares of SAC’s Russian subsidiary to American dairy manufacturer BouMatic.
Currency Legislation in Belarus – What’s New?
On July 9, 2021, substantial amendments to Belarusian currency legislation entered into force. We will briefly review the key amendments.
Andrey Bastrakov and Alexander Mandzhiev Make Partner at EPAM
Andrey Bastrakov and Alexander Mandzhiev have been promoted to Partner at Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners.
Allen & Overy and EPAM Advise on Veon's Sale of Mobile Network Towers in Russia
Allen & Overy has advised Veon and VimpelCom on their RUB 70.65 billion sale of mobile network towers in Russia to Service-Telecom. Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners supported Service-Telecom in obtaining FAS clearance for the transaction, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer reportedly advised Service-Telecom on the deal.
EPAM Advises HTS Tentiq on Currency Control Issues
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has provided legal support to Germany's HTS Tentiq on contractual and currency control issues in Russia.
Radovanovic Stojanovic & Partners, Cerha Hempel, and Noerr Advise on Sberbank CEE Sale
Radovanovic Stojanovic & Partners and Cerha Hempel have advised AIK Banka, Gorenjska Banka, and Agri Europe Cyprus on their acquisition of Sberbank Europe’s shares in six CEE banks. Noerr advised the buyers on Hungarian law, while Maric & Co, Zuric and Partners, Tos & Partners, and Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners reportedly advised the buyers on Bosnian, Croatian, Slovenian, and Russian matters, respectively.
EPAM Successful for LabQuestTechnology in Corporate Dispute
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully represented LabQuestTechnology in a joint-venture-related corporate dispute.
EPAM Successful for Novartis in Unfair Competition Dispute
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners has successfully represented global pharmaceutical corporation Novartis before the FAS in an unfair competition dispute with a Nativa distributor.
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.