The Legal 500

Partner and Head of Pharmaceutical Industry practice at Lidings Andrey Zelenin was named the best lawyer in the sphere of Life Sciences in Russia by the leading international legal directory Who is Who Legal.

Lidings, the leading Russian law firm dedicated to advising foreign companies on all aspects of Russian law has announced Sergey Tufar joining its Moscow office as senior associate. Mr. Tufar, a seasoned legal professional in the sphere of corporate and litigation law, will become a valuable addition to the firm's Corporate and M&A and Litigation practices.

The first assignment within the framework of cooperation will be representation of DuPont’s interests in the International Commercial Arbitration Court in an action brought by one of the largest chemical enterprises in Russia against a company belonging to DuPont group.

Andrey Zelenin, Head of Dispute Resolution practice at Lidings, spoke at a seminar dedicated to efficient organization of claim-related work at the enterprises of fuel and energy sector. The seminar, held at the Moscow Institute of Modern Business (MMBI), took place on 13 – 15 March.

Lidings, the leading Russian law firm, dedicated to advising foreign companies on all aspects of Russian law uses its expertise to develop strong aviation practice oriented to support international airlines in Russia.

Lidings, the leading Russian law firm, dedicated to advising foreign companies on all aspects of Russian law has announced Stepan Guzey joining the Moscow office as Counsel.

Lidings, a leading Russian law firm advising foreign business, continues to strengthen its market position by entering into the list of twenty best players of the top 50 law firms in Russia, according to a study prepared by web portal "Pravo.Ru" in collaboration with "Vedomosti" and "Ernst & Young".    

Partner and Head of Turkish Desk at Lidings Ugur Boyacioglu has been elected a member of the disciplinary board of the largest business network of the two countries - the Russian-Turkish Businessmen Association (RTIB).

Lidings, a law firm dedicated to providing legal support to foreign business in Russia, advised JTI, a major Japanese tobacco products manufacturer, in its privatization project of a large land plot under the “Liggett- Ducat” tobacco factory in Moscow.

According to the research conducted by Martindale-Hubbell in July 2011, Lidings took second place and has become one of the three leading Russian law firms in terms of visibility.

Lidings participated in the research conducted by Doing Business Project dedicated to analyzing the effectiveness of reforms in the sphere of regulating entrepreneurial activity in Russia.

Lidings has become one of two national firms that have been included in the Q1 2011 league table of legal advisers to M&A in Russia and has been ranked 13th by value and 14th by total number of accomplished deals.

Lidings has developed and introduced remuneration policy for senior associates including a new bonus and reward package.

Leading independent Russian law firm Lidings continues to strengthen its business advisory practice, having advised ISS, one of the world’s largest providers of facility services, on optimizing business procedures at its Russian subsidiary Facility Services Rus.

Lidings supports Turkish Boydak Holding in EUR12 million factory acquisition from Fabryki Mebli Forte SA

Leading independent Russian law firm Lidings has further strengthened its Turkish credentials, advising Turkish manufacturer Boydak Holding in its acquisition of a Vladimir furniture factory Fabryk Mebli Forte SA (Forte SA), Poland.

ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has appointed Lidings,theleading independent Russian law firm, as its strategic legal counsel on its operations throughout the Russian Federation.

Lidings - the leading Russian law firm, dedicated to advising foreign companies on all aspects of Russian law announces the start of cooperation with the world famous packaging solutions company Tetra Pak.

Lidings, the leading Russian law firm, has been named Foreign Business Advisory Law Firm of the Year in Russia at the ACQ Country Awards 2010