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ALRUD participated in the rating "Experts on Law. Top Legal Councels", which was held this year for the first time for law firms and was organized by the rating agency Expert RA JSC and the analytical company Expert Business Solutions JSC with the support of the State Development Corporation VEB.RF and informational support from Expert magazine.
The rating focuses on offering a comprehensive assessment of the legal consultancy companies involved in supporting ****development projects****, i.e
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ALRUD has successfully defended the interests of a ****global leader in entertainment software and gaming equipment****. Users of the latter’s gaming platform had brought a class action following the suspension of paid transactions in certain countries.
The class action, seeking the restoration of access to the software, compensation for moral damages, and the recovery of penalties, was brought in defence of a group initially consisting of 28 users
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On November 7 Vassily Rudomino, Senior Partner of ALRUD Law Firm, Member of the Ethics and Standards Committee of the Russian Federal Bar Association, Advocate of the Moscow Bar Association, was awarded a medal “For Professionalism”. The awarding has become particularly remarkable as the year 2024 is the 160th anniversary of establishment of the Federal Bar Association
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On December 4, 2024, ALRUD hosted its winter session of the HR Club, dedicated to the topic ****“From Indexation to Long-Term Incentive Programs: Key Challenges and Trends”****.
The discussion featured ALRUD experts: Margarita Egiazarova, Partner of the Labor Law Practice, PhD in Law, Olga Pimanova, Counsel of the Labor Law Practice, Elena Novikova, Counsel of the Tax Practice, and Ekaterina Bronitsyna, Senior Associate of the Labor Law Practice
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****On December 5****, a ceremony was held to award the leaders of the ****Pravo-300**** rating, the largest study of the Russian legal market.
This year, the law firm ALRUD took part in the Pravo-300 study for the second time and took leading positions in ****32 areas**** of the federal rating, and also received a special ****“Art-Pravo”**** award for the project to restore the activities of the “Nashe Nasledie” magazine
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On November 27, ALRUD held ****a seminar at its office, jointly organized by the Labour and Tax Practices, to explore key legal and organizational aspects of managing employees working remotely from abroad****.
Opening the event, Margarita Egiazarova, Partner of the Labour Practice and Ph.D. in Law, remarked: "Remote work abroad is not just a modern trend but a multifaceted challenge for businesses, encompassing legal, tax, and organizational complexities
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On November 19, ALRUD’s office hosted the workshop ****"Innovations of 2024 for Private clients in reflecting the art of the Wanderers"****, during which experts discussed changes in legislation related to private clients
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The conference took place on November 14 at Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow Hotel and gathered leading experts in economics and law to discuss M&A market trends in Russia in the new context.
Alexander Zharskiy, ALRUD Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A Practice, co-chaired the conference and addressed the participants with a welcoming speech
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The results of the first unique joint study by Russian legal firms on M&A transactions from 2022 to 2024 were unveiled at the Mergers and Acquisitions in Russia 2024 conference, held on November 14.
The study was conducted collaboratively by ALRUD, Nikolskaya Consulting, Orion, Stonebridge Legal, Mansors, Melling, Voitishkin & Partners, and KKMP
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On 7 November AEB IT & Telecom Committee, Compliance & Ethics Committee and Labour Law Sub-Committee held an open event “Personal data 2024: in search of balance”.
Maria Ostashenko, AEB IT-Telecom Committee Chairperson, ALRUD Partner, co-chaired the conference
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On 24 October Anastasia Petrova, Of Counsel of ALRUD Data Protection and Cybersecurity Practice, spoke at the Conference “Keep everything safe: information security”, arranged by the group of companies “Garda”. Anastasia spoke during the session “Don’t trample the tracks. Incidents investigation – red flags and hidden evidence”
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On October 31, 2024, ALRUD’s new office hosted the conference "Labour Patterns: Trends, Perspectives, Solutions", organized by ALRUD’s Labour Law Practice with support from the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce and Legal Insight magazine. The event brought together business leaders from diverse industries, including senior executives, legal professionals, and HR specialists, to discuss key trends in labor law
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ALRUD Data Protection and Cybersecurity practice experts, Maria Ostashenko, Partner, and Anastasia Petrova, Of councel, prepared a chapter about ****Cookies & Similar Technologies**** in Russia for the international collection One Trust Data Guidance, dedicated to data protection in the financial sector.
This article refers to:
Cookies are considered personal data in Russia.
Third-party cookies require specific legal basis.
Data processing agreements are mandatory
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On October 8, 2024 ALRUD and Simmons & Simmons LLP held the webinar ****"Russia Sanctions Litigation: combatting litigation and mitigating risk"****
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ALRUD, one of Russia's leading law firms, started operations in its new office at the White Gardens business center on Lesnaya Street as of September 1. After 26 years in its previous office on Skakovaya Street, the company has now relocated to a new space.
ALRUD has consistently grown throughout its 33-year history. Today, its legal team is one of the largest and most experienced in Russia, with a deep understanding of both the Russian and international markets
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Margarita Egiazarova, Partner of the Labor Law Practice at ALRUD and Deputy Chair of the AEB Labor Law Subcommittee, PhD in Law, on October 21, 2024, spoke at the business event, organized by the Compensation & Benefits Sub-Committee jointly with Labour Law Sub-Committee of the AEB HR Committee. The event was held in a webinar format on the topic: «Employees Retention Tools in the Context of Staff Shortage»
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Margarita Egiazarova, PhD in Law and Partner in ALRUD's Labour Law Practice, participated in the international Crossing Bridges: Annual Labour Law Conference // Corporate and M&A Commission Seminar held in Istanbul, Turkey. During the event, Margarita spoke as a panelist in the session “****Restrictive Covenants Further Restricted****”, which focused on the latest issues surrounding the use of restrictive covenants in employment relationships
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On 1 October 2024, the AEB Machine Building & Engineering Committee began working under the same name, but with a new set of members that it included and combined from the AEB Commercial Vehicles Committee, AEB Auto Suppliers Committee, and its Working Group on Tire Manufacturers.
AEB Finance and Investments Committee Chair and ALRUD Partner Andrey Zharskiy and ALRUD Partner Ekaterina Boeva were invited to join the spin-off of the joint committee
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ALRUD Law Firm Partner Margarita Egiazarova shared in an interview with RBC Industries insights on protecting business interests in modern conditions and effective employee motivation.
Key points from the interview:
One of the significant trends is the increase in labor disputes, which is a natural result of economic changes
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ALRUD Law Firm is pleased to announce the strengthening of its labour practice team with the appointment of Margarita Egiazarova as Partner, effective September 1, 2024. With this promotion, the total number of equity partners at ALRUD has now reached 15.
Margarita’s elevation to Partner is a natural progression in her career and highlights the success of ALRUD’s partnership model, which has been in place for 17 years
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Margarita Egiazarova, Senior Associate in ALRUD Labour and Employment Practice, PhD in Law, prepared a commentary for the professional magazine “Trudovye Spory” on ****“The evidence that helps win disputes with resourceful employees”****.
The expert shared a case study where prompt evidence collection helped win a dispute with an employee. All open resources can become evidence: publications, files, groups in social media, web pages where the employee posted data compromising the company
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The ALRUD team advised the buyer in a transaction to acquire a controlling stake in ****Kaluga Turbine Works**** Public Joint-Stock Company.
Kaluga Turbine Works is a power engineering company that specializes in the production of steam turbines and turbogenerators. It is one of the largest manufacturers of power industry equipment in Russia.
The ALRUD team provided comprehensive legal support to the buyer during all stages of the transaction
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ALRUD team advised Hugo Boss on the sale of the Russian business to the major retailer of branded clothes Stockmann JSC.
ALRUD team provided comprehensive legal support to the seller including deal structuring on corporate issues, drafting of legally binding documents, transaction closing, as well as advised on regulatory and counter-sanctions issues. Besides, ALRUD supported to negotiate the distribution agreement
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On 29 July 2024 the Russia’s HR Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce ****(AmCham)**** met to discuss topical issues of the labour law.
Anastasia Petrova, Of Counsel in ALRUD Labour and Employment Practice, and Maria Nevezhina, Senior Associate in ALRUD Labour and Employment Practice, spoke on the topic: ****“Labor & employment compliance issues after the enactment of recent EU and US sanctions”****
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On 18 July Irina Anyukhina, Partner, Head of ALRUD Labour and Employment Practice, will speak at ECOPSY offline conference ****“Smart strategies at the tight labour market”****. During her presentation, Irina will talk about the outstaffing pitfalls: regulation, execution of documents, risks.
This year, manpower shortage has become the major problem for enterprises and a serious threat to the economy
