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CIS Local Counsel Forum
In 2006, our firm successfully organized the first ever wide-scale meeting of the international legal community with the best Local Counsel law firms from the CIS economic region. The first CIS Local Counsel Forum was held in Kiev in June 2006 hosted by our firm, the second meeting - in Baku, Azerbaijan, in June 2007 hosted by Fina LLP, the third - in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 25-27, 2008, hosted by Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, and the fourth - in Kiev on 24-26 June 2009 again hosted by our firm.
The fifth anniversary meeting was held on June 23-25, 2010 in Minsk, hosted by Vlasova Mikhel & Partners.
The sixth Forum was held on 22-24 June 2011 in Almaty, hosted by Aequitas Law Firm.
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Leading Counsel Network (LCN)
In September 2009, our firm became a founding member and first rotating Chair of the CIS Leading Counsel Network (LCN), a professional network of nine leading law firms across the CIS economic region offering clients integrated multijurisdictional legal advice. The network brings together law firms in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and aims to combine highest international professional standards with a unique local insight in the regions, which are increasingly attracting international investments. The alliance enhances the cross-border capabilities of member firms in the CIS region and offers clients integrated teams, unparalleled resource base and access to the best local knowledge in each country.
We are very pleased that LCN was shortlisted for the European Law Firm Network of the Year Award by the prestigious The Lawyer European Awards 2011, which will be held on 28 September 2011 in Geneva.
Please view the announcement and the shortlist. You may also read about it on the LCN in the Media section of our Web site.
We are very active as a network and have worked together on several large cross-border projects for major multinational companies, including the CIS-wide merger of Danone with Russian dairy giant Unimilk. This deal was managed under the leadership of our Russian member – Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners and for this deal LCN jointly won the prestigious 2010 IFLR “M&A deal of the Year” Award.
Please click here for the details
and for the press coverage
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Workshop on Legal Compliance with Anticorruption Laws
We are pleased to announce that the joint Workshop on Legal Compliance with Anticorruption Laws was successfully held on 22 November 2011 in Opera Hotel, Kiev, Ukraine by RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group and Ernst & Young
The workshop was focused on the new Ukrainian Anticorruption Law and practice of its implementation, as well as compliance procedures. Besides, a summary of UK Bribery Act ("UKBA") and US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") and their extraterritorial application in Ukraine to the management of Ukrainian and foreign companies were discussed.
Our special guests were Mr. Volodymyr Russkov, the Senior Prosecutor of the General Prosecutor Office, Department for Supervision of Law Observance in the Sphere of Corruption Prevention and Mr. Dmytro Kotliar, Projects Advisor to the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION WAS COVERED BY:
- Dr. Irina Paliashvili, President and Senior Counsel at RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group (Washington, D.C.)
- Ms. Xenia Eremenko, Senior Counsel at RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group (Kiev)
- Ms. Olga Nevmerzhytska, Senior Counsel at RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group (Kiev)
UK AND US LAWS WERE COVERED BY:
- Ms. Olena Isayeva, Manager at Ernst & Young (Kiev)
- Mr. Igor Lebedev, Senior Manager at Ernst & Young (Moscow)
The Workshop’s Agenda in
English
and
Ukrainian
is available for download.
You may download selected presentations here:
- Brief introduction and Extraterritorial Application in Ukraine of UK Bribery Act (2011)
- Overview to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") and Dodd frank Act (2010) and its implementation in Ukraine;
By Mr. Igor Lebedev, Senior Manager (Moscow) and Ms. Olena Isayeva, Manager at Ernst & Young (Kiev)
Introduction to the Ukrainian Anticorruption Legislation: Main Definitions. Overview of Ukrainian State Control Authorities in Sphere of Anticorruption.
By Ms. Xenia Eremenko, Senior Counsel at RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group (Kiev)
Sanctions Applied Under Ukrainian Law for Breach of Anticorruption Legislation
By Ms. Olga Nevmerzhytska, Senior Counsel at RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group (Kiev)
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