The Russian Federal Service for Financial Markets issued an order (with effect from 17 February 2012) allowing the dissemination of information on securities designated for qualified investors.

Vladimir Komarov, Managing Partner of GRATA International St. Petersburg, shared his opinion with Business FM about the reasons that encourage entrepreneurs...

This article discusses liquidation of a legal entity, namely the features and procedure for the division of the property stock remaining after settlement with creditors between the founders

On 11 August 2016, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS Russia) imposed an administrative fine on Google Inc. in the amount of 438,067,400 roubles (6,760,299 US dollars...

Konstantin Kroll, a partner in Orrick's Corporate team in Moscow, spoke with Business Russia about Orrick's Moscow practice and trends in the Russian market.

Some important legal changes have taken place regarding the procedure for state accreditation of branches and representative offices of foreign legal entities in Russia.

Beneficial Ownership Concept New Interpretation From The Russian Federal Tax Service.

The Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 735, dated 1 August 2016, amended the terms of implementation of the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1517...

Russia amended its Anti-Money Laundering law to require the disclosure of beneficial owners of legal entities. The law came into effect in December 2016 and requires legal entities to identify their beneficial owners, hold information on them and to renew the records at least on an annual basis. Our local expert explains.

Directors and officers face new liability under draft legislation introduced to Parliament.

Since 2015, employers have been able to motivate employees by transferring them a part of shares or a stake in the authorized capital of an organization.

LLC "Metso Outotec" ("claimant") filed an application with the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast seeking refusal to recognize and enforce on the territory of the Russian Federation the Decision of the Economic Court of the Gomel Oblast of the Republic of Belarus.

A Russian telecommunications services company Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ("Mobile") agreed to settle SEC charges that it violated the anti-bribery, books ...

You might recall that the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act added Section 13(r) to the Exchange Act, which requires public reporting companies that knowingly engaged ...

Large-scale amendments to corporate legislation were signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 8th of August.