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Pepeliaev Group and Kaspersky Laboratory have entered into an agreement to work together in the field of automating the prevention of compliance risks Law firm Pepeliaev Group and Kaspersky Laboratory have entered into a partnership agreement aimed at implementing information technologies in the field of compliance within legal departments, identifying the signs of a conflict of interests, monitoring contracting parties, and controlling compliance in commercial and state-funded organisations.

Natalia Prisekina has been appointed a special invited mediator for international commercial disputes at the Intermediate People's Court of Qingdao Municipality Natalia Prisekina, partner and head of Pepeliaev Group’s Far East Office has been appointed a special invited mediator for international commercial disputes at the Intermediate People's Court of Qingdao Municipality, Shandong Province, the People’s Republic of China.

The course remains set on import substitution

The import substitution policy has been actively implemented as a way to address the sanctions since 2014. From then on, the state procurement area has been changed repeatedly, as its legal regulation allows for various restrictive and prohibitive tools to be used as a flexible system of incentives for Russian suppliers. Owing to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic it has again become a priority to support domestic manufacturers.

Natalia Prisekina has been appointed an arbitrator of the Xiamen Arbitration Commission, People's Republic of China Natalia Prisekina, Head of the Far East Office of Pepeliaev Group and a Partner in the firm, has been appointed an arbitrator of the Xiamen Arbitration Commission, People’s Republic of China.

Pepeliaev Group has been again recognised as Law Firm of the Year for Tax Law according to Best Lawyers™ 2021* Pepeliaev Group has been again recognised as Law Firm of the Year for Tax Law in Russia according to the major legal ratings directory Best Lawyers™ 2021. Moreover, senior partner and head of Pepeliaev Group's St Petersburg office Sergey Spasennov (M&A) and partner Alexander Kosov (customs law) from the Moscow office were acknowledged as lawyers of the year. 44 lawyers from Pepeliaev Group have been listed in the Best Lawyers rankings™, with eight of them making their debuts.

Antimonopoly rehabilitation

The crisis has made sharper the need for a more efficient use of antimonopoly measures in cases where violations have been committed in socially important spheres such as pharmaceuticals and healthcare. The bad-faith conduct of actors in these markets has become an especially sensitive matter against the backdrop of the severe situation with the coronavirus epidemic. The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service is closely watching such violations caused by a soaring need for specific categories of goods and services.