Antimonopoly regulation

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.

Pepeliaev Group secures top ratings in The Legal 500 – 2020 Law firm Pepeliaev Group has demonstrated exceptional results in The Legal 500, the independent international ratings directory. 

Permissible non-competition By incorporating a non-competition clause into an agreement, the parties to it usually seek to prevent any of them from enjoying an advantage. However, this tool, which is essentially aimed at safeguarding competition, may be used unfairly, for example, with a view to forming a cartel. In the Russian Federation, the legislative regulation of non-competition clauses still lacks clarity; therefore, it would be wise to address the experience of the European Union and, before using such tool, to request the relevant assessment from the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service.

Elena Sokolovskaya spoke at the Antimonopoly Forum held by the Russian Corporate Counsel Association On 13 March, the Non-profit Partnership Corporate Counsel Association held its annual Antimonopoly Forum supported by the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (“FAS”). The experts discussed the most topical issues of antimonopoly legislation and the development of competition.

Pepeliaev Group has demonstrated exceptional results in the Chambers Europe 2020 ratings

Our Tax and Employment Law Practices continue to be named in Band 1. In the individual ratings, the reviewers have given prominent placings to Managing Partner Sergey Pepeliaev (Eminent Practitioner), Partner Julia Borozdna (Band 1) and Head of the IP Practice Valentina Orlova (Band 1). 

The Antimonopoly Club focuses on the anti-cartel package On 27 February 2020 another session of the Antimonopoly Club organised by the Competition and Law journal took place. 

The FAS is closing in on cartels

The antimonopoly service (the “FAS”) has launched a counter-offensive, in terms of both law and methodology, against anticompetitive agreements which are increasingly permeating the state’s strategic and vital spheres, causing enormous damage to the country’s economy.

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’s Antimonopoly Club Meets to Discuss Antitrust Offences in the Digital Sector On 20 November, a new meeting of the Antimonopoly Club was held under the auspices of 'Competition and Law' journal, at which participants discussed antimonopoly offences in the digital sector. 

Elena Sokolovskaya debated antitrust compliance at a conference organised by Vedomosti Elena Sokolovskaya, Head of Pepeliaev Group’s Antitrust Practice, took part in the annual conference “Antimonopoly Regulation in Russia” organised by the newspaper Vedomosti on 25 October 2019 in Moscow.

Elena Sokolovskaya is a new partner in Pepeliaev Group

Elena Sokolovskaya is a new partner in Pepeliaev Group.

Pepeliaev Group has been recognised as Law Firm of the Year in tax law according to Best Lawyers™ 2020