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Pepeliaev Group lawyer becomes a Customs Union expert Galina Balandina, a Pepeliaev Group partner and Head of the firm’s Customs Law and Foreign Trade Regulation Practice, has been named as a member of the Council of Experts of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Russia's tax strategy at the turn of the decade On 14 December 2010, the 6th All-Russian Tax Forum, dedicated to ‘Russia’s tax strategy at the turn of the decade’, took place in Moscow. The Russian Chamber of Commerce organised the event with the support of the law firm Pepeliaev Group. The journal Nalogoved was the general information partner.

Personal Lawyer Programme – legal first aid Pepeliaev Group has launched the “Personal Lawyer” legal support programme for private clients. This is a joint initiative with Alfa Bank, available to VIP clients of the bank as a part of its Maximum service package. The Personal Lawyer service allows them to receive qualified legal assistance on the spot in emergencies or complicated legal situations.

Pepeliaev Group listed in American Bar Association's Guide to Foreign Law Firms Moscow, Russian Federation – Pepeliaev Group has been selected to be included in the latest edition of the American Bar Association’s Guide to Foreign Law Firms, which was published in October with the cooperation of the ABA Section of International Law.

Choosing foreign law to govern contracts in Russia Russian contract law being pushed out of the real economy and contracts being entered into under foreign law were the themes of a round table held at Lomonosov MSU at the end of September.

Pepeliaev Group sells goltsblat.ru domain On 28 September 2010, Goltsblat BLP dropped its claim in the Moscow City Arbitration Court for the transfer of the domain.