New licensing regulations are intended to make the licensing regime more systematized and transparent, significantly reducing the number of licensable activities and clearly outlining the process of acquiring a license and licensing control.

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies internationally and can encroach on the national laws of non-EU countries.

Tax issues are major aspects of complex investment transactions involving the acquisition of an active business to expand one's own business, portfolio investments intended to grow shareholder value...

On 1 July 2021 a new law requiring online businesses to obey the national laws and register with the Russian authorities took effect. By the end of 2021, internet companies must open offices in Russia.

Shareholders’ agreements are a tool for the contractual regulation of relations between shareholders/participants of companies and are widely used in jurisdictions of the Anglo-Saxon legal system.

The articles in this Newsletter address the recent changes or proposed changes in Russian legislation that may have a significant impact on the way Russian companies are audited, distribute their profits and deal with situations where the amount of a company charter capital needs to be reduced.

On 25 December 2018 the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ("Plenum") has adopted recommendations for the court practice on the execution and interpretation of agreements.

You can’t pick up the newspapers these days without reading about the difficulty that Russian companies are facing in raising capital. Commercial loans are hard to get and extremely expensive; some lenders charge 20% or more. Similarly, raising capital both within Russia and internationally has become much more difficult and expensive.

The Russian Federal Law on Mediation entered into force on 1 January 2011, and the first case was quick to follow. Last Friday, the Omsk District Commercial Court approved the first mediation agreement in a corporate dispute, breaking fresh ground in the annals of the Russian dispute resolution system.

On 14 March 2022, a law came into force reviving the SPIC 1.0 mechanism for new investment projects, and allowing extending the terms of contracts already concluded due to foreign sanctions.

International arbitration is a highly popular instrument of the dispute resolution, and, therefore, the actual recovery of debts is a matter of high importance.

According to Article 401 of the RCC, unless otherwise provided by law or the contract, a person shall not be liable for non-performance or undue performance of its obligations assumed in the...

Attracting additional private investments to the Russian economy and ensuring that state property is used effectively are the two main tasks to be solved at the current stage of the economic reforms being implemented in the country.

Foreign countries have different approaches to the issue of establishing the content of foreign law and the distribution of the burden of proof.

Russian Arbitration Center at the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration has published the digest of arbitration news for the last month.

Federal law # 312-FZ (the "new law"), which was signed by the President of the Russian Federation on 30 December 2008, significantly changed the way limited liability companies are regulated in Russia by introducing amendments to the Russian Civil Code...

The Newsletter for this month contains several articles commenting on new legislation that has been or will be adopted by the Russian Parliament.

Yes, there is a legal requirement to register certain IP licenses in Russia. More specifically, the grant of a license concerning registered IP subject matter (e.g., invention, trademark, design, etc.) must be registered...

Foreign companies that have suspended or exited the Russian market face a critical challenge: their registered trademarks risk cancellation after three years of non-use, opening the door to bad-faith registrations and loss of valuable brand assets.