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Senior Partner, Head of St. Petersburg Office
Partner, Head of Far East Office
Head of Practice, Criminal Law Defence of Business
Head of Land, Real Estate and Construction Practice (St Petersburg)
Head of Employment and Migration Law Practice
Head of Special Projects Practice
Head of Antitrust Practice
Head of Siberian Office
Head of the Representative Office in the Republic of Tatarstan
Head of Group, Tax Practice
Head of Group, Administrative Law Defence of Business
Head of Ecology Group, Krasnoyarsk
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Head of Translation Department
Director for Marketing and Client Development
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Leading Associate
Senior Associate
Senior Marketing Manager
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Senior Associate
Senior Associate
Coordinator of Information Projects
Counselor, Associate (Korean Desk)
Marketing Specialist
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Legal GR and defence against illegal takeovers

Legal GR and defence against illegal takeovers

Legal GR. Liaising with institutions for the protection of business

 WHEN CAN THIS BE RELEVANT?

  • When state authorities significantly violate a company’s rights.

  • When there is a risk of criminal prosecution of a company’s officers.

  • When state authorities become involved in competition

OUR SERVICES

  • Developing a ‘road map’ of measures to resolve a conflict situation that has taken shape.

  • Selecting the most effective tools for the protection of companies’ rights.

  • Drafting appeals, motions and personalised letters in the interests of the client.

  • Providing legal support when an appeal is considered.

  • Organising an independent expert review, attracting the attention of the mass media and initiating a public discussion to achieve the best results.

  • Liaising with the competent state authorities to develop measures to respond to an appeal and achieve a favourable resolution of the situation.


Providing support in changing the regulatory environment for the client’s benefit

WHEN CAN THIS BE RELEVANT?

  • When there is a difficult legal regulation entailing risks of an administrative, corruption or criminal law impact on good-faith market players

  • When there is a possibility of adverse changes in legislation or of the adoption of discriminatory subordinate legislative acts

  • When players understand the long-standing need to enhance the legislation affecting a particular sector

OUR SERVICES

  • Developing a legal position to provide rationale for the client’s request and analysing legal instruments required for the goal of the project to be attained

  • Forming a pool of industry players that have similar interests in changing the current regulation

  • Offering a systemic solution including preparing a corresponding draft law

  • Working with public, private and state-owned institutions for the support of business, including business associations

  • Liaising with expert platforms to form a well-grounded position on the matter at hand, and holding round tables and discussions

  • Providing PR support for the project

Projects

YouTube in the CIS: When “Outside Russia” Does Not Mean “Risk-Free”
The team from the antitrust practice at Pepeliaev Group conducted a comprehensive analysis of the client’s structure of placing advertising on YouTube in the CIS and prepared practical recommendations for mitigating the risks.
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Analysed and optimised documents relating to the promotion of pharmaceutical products
Further to the client’s request, the lawyers of the practice area analysed a vast volume of various documents on services involving the promotion of pharmaceutical products on the Russian market and compared their content with the court practice and position of the tax authorities on whether such services are subject to VAT.
Other projects