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Alexey Konevsky has received an official message of thanks from the World Bank for his participation in preparing the overview Doing Business 2020 Alexey Konevsky, partner at Pepeliaev Group, has received an official message of thanks from the World Bank for his participation in preparing the overview Doing Business 2020. The research was published in October 2019. Alexey Konevsky has been cooperating with The World Bank Group for more than five years, channelling to it data concerning the regulation of the construction industry in Russia for the purposes of the overview.

Valentina Orlova has received an official message of thanks from the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) WIPO’s Director General Francis Gurry has expressed his personal gratitude to Valentina Orlova, Head of the Intellectual Property and Trademarks Practice at Pepeliaev Group, for her participation in organising the intellectual property round table held on 21 October. 

Nine of Pepeliaev Group’s practice and sector groups have entered Pravo.ru’s Tier 1 Nine of Pepeliaev Group’s practice and sector groups have entered Tier 1 of the Pravo.ru rating. This is the first time that we have been included in Tier 1 of the Compliance (Tier 1) and Environmental Law (Tier 1) categories. In the Digital Economy section, in which we also feature for the first time, Pepeliaev Group has been placed in Tier 2. 

Pepeliaev Group strengthens its business connections with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade The corresponding agreement has been signed within the framework of the International Commercial and Legal Cooperation Forum in Changsha, China.

Pepeliaev Group presents a global M&A review prepared by TerraLex with a chapter dedicated to Russia The lawyers from Pepeliaev Group’s Corporate Practice have prepared the Russian part of the global M&A review: TerraLex Cross-Border Merger & Acquisition Guide 2019. The Russian part of the review was prepared by Sergey Shorin, Head of Group, M&A and Private Equity, and Artem Gurkin, Associate, Corporate Practice. 

Pepeliaev Group presents TerraLex’s global labour law review The lawyers from Pepeliaev Group’s Employment and Migration Law Practice have taken part in preparing the Russian part of the global labour law review TerraLex Cross-Border Labor & Employment Guidance 2019. The Russian part of the review was prepared by, among others, Julia Borozdna, a Partner at Pepeliaev Group, and Nikita Gryaznov, a Junior Associate in the Employment and Migration Law Practice.