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Preventing tax evasion – drafting legislation An open All-Russian Contest for Draft Laws Against Tax Evasion has been launched. The contest has been initiated by Pepeliaev Group and is supported by the Russian Ministry of Finance.

Pepeliaev Group appoints a new head of its intellectual property and trademark practice

The new head of Pepeliaev Group’s intellectual property and trademark practice is Valentina Orlova. Prior to joining the firm, she was the head of the Legal Department in the Patents Office (Rospatent). She is also a member of Rospatent’s Scientific and Technical Council, professor, doctor of law, and academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

Pepeliaev Group adds Lead Associates to key practice groups

In March 2011, Pepeliaev Group has strengthened two of its key practice areas by appointing Lead Associates. Yulia Litovtseva is a Lead Associate in the Dispute Resolution and Mediation Practice, having previously worked as a Judge in the Kaluga Region Arbitration Court. Ilya Mazurov a Lead Associate in the Land Law, Real Estate and Construction Practice. He was previously an associate with CMS International B.V.

Current trends of the Russian real estate market at MIPIM 2011 “A significant growth in asset and property transactions compared with transactions with shares or participation interest against a backdrop of more severe judicial and administrative decisions,” – this is how Pepeliaev Group Partner Vladimir Sokov characterised the most recent trends in the market at the annual international real estate investment convention MIPIM-2011.

Improving corporate law is a prerequisite for creating an international financial centre in Russia Sergey Pepeliaev, managing partner of Pepeliaev Group, took part in a meeting hosted by the Russian President to discuss the new version of the Russian Civil Code drafted by the Russian President’s Council for the Codification of Civil Law.

Pepeliaev Group is an expert of Tax Policy Group of the Russian Government Vadim Zaripov, Head of Analytical Department of Pepeliaev Group has become member of the Russian Government’s Tax Policy expert group. Expert groups are formed by the Russian Government in various areas and aim to revise Russia’s social and economic development strategy for the period up to 2020.