Crimea and Sevastopol became integral parts of the Russian Federation as two separate new Russian regions.

Normally M&A transactions contain representations and warranties clauses.

A new regulation on opening and closing branches and representative offices of non-Russian companies shall come into force in Russia.

To successfully structure a cross-border transaction, it is important to do a careful antimonopoly law analysis at an early stage.

This article contains a brief description of corporate vehicles commonly used for doing business in Russia.

Business people often believe that the only consequence of a tax offence will be the claim for the outstanding (non-paid) taxes and administrative penalties.

The Russian Civil Code is the principal document establishing the Russian contract law framework. General contract law rules and principles are set out in Part I of the Civil Code.

In Russia, copyright issues are governed by Part IV of the Russian Civil Code that became effective on January 1, 2008.

There is not an established court guidance on most of the terms and conditions a reasonable non-Russian supplier seeks to include into the distribution agreement.

Author’s exclusive rights may be transferred either in full under an exclusive right transfer agreement or in part under a licensing agreement.

Under a construction contract, the contractor undertakes to construct a building or a structure or perform other constructions works in accordance with the instructions of the customer, and the customer undertakes to create necessary conditions for the performance of the works (i.e. to provide the land plot, to ensure transportation access to the site, to ensure electric power and water supply, etc.), accept the result and pay the price.

In July 2014 the Russian legislative authorities have adopted a set of amendments to Personal Data Law.

The Russian Securities Market law expressly sets specific requirement for the following actions in relation to securities of foreign issuers.

These are contracts used in the context of developing construction documentation.

Under a contractor's contract, the contractor undertakes to perform certain work in accordance with the customer's instructions.

Each separate stage of an M&A project has its specific mechanism of reduction legal counsel fees.

What regulates personal data protection?

Like other jurisdictions, Russia has a set of requirements which may impact upon persons considering investing or investing into Russian businesses.

The Russian Law "On the Protection of Competition" came into effect on October 26, 2006.

Below is a brief summary of the documents which establish the ownership rights of shareholders to the shares in a Russian joint stock company and other relevant issues.