Latham & Watkins Moscow managing partner Mark Banovich is leaving the firm, to be replaced by M&A partner Christopher Allen. Banovich, a securities lawyer, will withdraw from the firm’s partnership at the end of the year and return to the US, where he has no plans to return to practice. “My plan is that I don’t have […]
Gide Loyrette Nouel has expanded its Moscow office by hiring an associate from Allen & Overy (A&O) and one from Hogan Lovells, and installing them as partners. Gide Loyrette Nouel has expanded its Moscow office by hiring an associate from Allen & Overy (A&O) and one from Hogan Lovells, and installing them as partners. Boris […]
Moscow newcomer Dechert has scored a coup by hiring Clifford Chance’s local head of litigation and arbitration. Ivan Marisin has joined Dechert’s four-strong dispute resolution team as a partner, bringing with him counsel Vasily Kuznetsov and associate Alexander Sidorov. Marisin had been at Clifford Chance in Moscow since 1992, where he represented domestic and international clients, most notably the Bank […]
White & Case is strengthening its Moscow office in a bid to make it a ’gateway to Asia’. Jan Matejcek, White & Case head of Central and Eastern Europe, told The Lawyer the firm planned to make Moscow a hub for an increased CIS operation. “The corporate sector’s growing, the work’s more international, the economies […]
London is now the city of choice for Russian oligarchs to pursue their business interests through the courts. Katy Dowell examines one such high-profile case being brought against Chelsea FC boss Roman Abramovich
Laura Brank reveals why she quit Chadbourne to launch Dechert’s Moscow office, and defends her new firm’s strategy in the region. Matt Byrne reports
CIS law firm Magisters has elected Andrew Mac as managing partner of its Kiev office.
The fourth CIS Local Counsel Forum in Ukraine saw more than 150 lawyers and academics, as well as various government representatives and one ambassador, meet in Kiev. The fourth CIS Local Counsel Forum in Ukraine saw more than 150 lawyers and academics, as well as various government representatives and one ambassador, meet in Kiev. With the country’s […]
Western companies operating in Russia have been beset by legal problems in recent years, with courts consistently ruling against them despite seemingly watertight cases. Western lawyers take note: if you get invited to Western Siberia to defend a client, packing a thick overcoat is essential. Travel books would also do well to advise that you […]
The vexed question of extradition between the UK and Russia (which has increasingly arisen in cases involving commercial and corporate issues) continues to engage the courts in this country and to stir controversy and debate. There is a common perception that extradition between the two countries is not legally possible. This is only half true. […]
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has boosted its Moscow-based international transactions practice with the addition of Allen & Overy partner Varun Gupta. Gupta joins as a US partner and head of the Russian capital markets practice and will focus on international capital markets transactions, cross-border M&A transactions and general corporate matters. He has been […]
King & Spalding has opened a base in Moscow after hiring a team of lawyers from Hogan Lovells and White & Case. The office is being driven by the firm’s energy practice and will have particular ties with King & Spalding’s lawyers in the Middle East, Singapore, Houston, London and New York. Of the new […]