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Pepeliaev Group is number one for tax advice in Russia

The International Tax Review journal has hailed Pepeliaev Group’s tax practice as Russia’s best in the area of tax advice and tax law in 2011.

Pepeliaev Group is the top law firm for motivating staff

Pepeliaev Group has been hailed as the top firm in the “Staff Incentivisation” category in the Successful Personnel Management Awards organized by Legal Insight magazine.

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.