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.

Elena Berger, Head of IP practice, and Anastasya Kuzmina, Head of Tax group, gave a presentation on "Legal ways to combat ‘gray’ import" at SPIBA. 

The Federal Chamber of Lawyers in cooperation with Capital Legal Services and Microsoft held a round table on the topic of “Lawyers and Information Technology: status quo or transformation?” in Moscow on March 28, 2018.

On March 22, 2018, an event took place at the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce (FRCC) in Helsinki, dedicated to discussing the practical aspects of financing subsidiaries in Russia. Kyle Davis, of counsel of the corporate practice, was an invited guest.

On March 18-23, 2018, the 10th International Trade Fair for lighting and building services technology, organized by Messe Frankfurt, took place on Frankfurt am Main.