On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the coronavirus COVID-19 as a pandemic. Capital Legal Services lawyers prepared materials with answers to what a pandemic is and what rules workers and employers should follow in connection with the coronavirus.

Capital Legal Services has become a member of ISFIN (Emerging Markets Advisors), a worldwide platform for professional firms advising on investments to and from the Islamic world.

Chambers & Partners have once again ranked Capital Legal Services among the best companies on the Russian legal market.

Starting March 1, 2020 the head of the Corporate practice at Capital Legal Services Dmitry Churin is promoted to the position of Partner of the firm. Dmitry’s experience in law is over 20 years of, of which he worked at Capital Legal Services.

Capital Legal Services has been noted in the rating Leaders of the Legal Services Market 2020 by the Kommersant business newspaper.

The international media World Trademark Review reiterated Capital Legal Services in the ranking of leading Russian experts of intellectual property. The company is declared as one of the best in “Prosecution and strategy”.

Castrén & Snellman Attorneys is closing its offices in Russia and will continue to support its clients on the Russian market by deepening cooperation with law firm Capital Legal Services (CLS). The teams of C&S Russian offices will join CLS and will provide support to clients together.

In mid-December, in the Krasnodar Krai and Moscow Region, comprehensive training programs organized by the PPP Institute with the support of the National PPP Center were held.

Elena Berger, head of the Intellectual Property practice at Capital Legal Services, was one of the experts at the event about business and for business, a practically oriented conference organized by the KADIS information center.