Many people think that copyright operates somewhere rather remote – in the movies, literature, music or on TV. Well, maybe on the Internet too. But in fact, almost every employee of every company becomes a real author while doing their job, even if the only things they write are a marketing plan, business report, innovation proposal or safety instructions. All these things constitute intellectual assets of a company.

Pavel Karpunin, Partner at Capital Legal Services and Head of the PPP and Project Financing practice participated in the open discussion on “Models to attract private investors in the port infrastructure of Russia” at the Forum “Transport Infrastructure of Russia.”

Capital Legal Services held a business breakfast for members of the Leaders Club on September 14, 2018. 

Mikhail Dikopolski has joined the Capital Legal Services team as Of Counsel of the Corporate practice. Mikhail specializes in Corporate and Commercial law, providing support for M&A transactions, creation of joint ventures and business restructuring.

Irina Onikienko, Partner of Capital Legal Services received the Lawyer of the Year award in Arbitration and Mediation in St. Petersburg, Managing Partner Vladislav Zabrodin and Partner Pavel Karpunin took the leading positions in key legal practice areas: Corporate Law, M&A, Real Estate & Construction, Arbitration and Mediation, and Litigation.

INTA’s 140th Annual Meeting, a most important event for the IP community, ended several days ago. 

On May 15 and 16, 2018, Capital Legal Services together with TaxTeam held seminars on "Responsibility of business and beneficiaries in situations of international tax planning and structuring." 

Elena Berger, the Head of IP practice, made a speech on doing Business in Russia at the conference held by Prolight + Sound International Fair in Frankfurt am Main.

The Legal 500, one of the world’s most reputable analytical agencies, published the results of comprehensive independent research on the Russian legal market. Once again, Capital Legal Services solidified its position as a leading law firm in Russia and received recognition in five legal practice areas.

The election at the Executive Committee is held every two years and this year Irina Onikienko, a CLS Partner and member of the Council of the Federal Bar Association, was nominated for the position.