News

20August2014

Pepeliaev Group announces that a new partner has been elected

Pepeliaev Group announces that Nikolay Solodovnikov, Head of Corporate Law Practice, has been elected as a partner of the firm.

04August2014

Pepeliaev Group represented Korea Exchange Bank in establishing and licensing of a Russian banking subsidiary

Pepeliaev Group, acting as Russian counsel in cooperation with the Seoul office of Shin & Kim, represented one of the largest Korean financial institutions in establishing and licensing of a Russian banking subsidiary of Korea Exchange Bank.

22July2014

New sanctions which affect businesses’ rights and interests in Russia

On 16 July 2014 the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury extended its Specially Designated Nationals List (the “SDN List”) with respect to the Ukrainian crisis. Additions have been made both to the general and to the sectoral parts.

21July2014

How investment projects have evolved - lawyers' views

After the economic boom years form 2005 and 2008, lean times and a shortage of cash have hit the economy across the board. Only the most decisive and best resourced investors have carried on with their projects or even begun new ones. There were investors who, before the crisis, were receiving returns thanks to stock exchange bubbles and short-term speculation. Now, most of these have lost the bulk of their funds (securities are worth more or less the cost of the paper they are printed on). This has once again led us to believe that it will be much safer and more promising to invest money in tangible assets and the real economy. Readers, we are certain, will agree that modernising by creating new high-tech advanced industries is a desperately needed and unavoidable stage in the development of modern Russia. How prudent and safe is it now to invest in Russia, to launch and develop a true, creative business?

16July2014

Pepeliaev Group Impresses in the IFLR 1000 Ratings

The annual international IFLR 1000 ratings have named Pepeliaev Group among the top firms for legal support on restructuring and bankruptcy projects (Tier 3) and in the energy sector (Tier 4).

28June2014

Pepeliaev Group held an antimonopoly compliance ‘aperitif’ at the St Petersburg International Legal Forum

Pepeliaev Group and Legal Insight magazine together held an ‘aperitif’ devoted to: “Antimonopoly Compliance: an innovative system for managing antimonopoly risks and reducing the extent of liability.” The event took place on 20 June in the context of the St Petersburg International Legal Forum.