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IFLR 1000, an influential international rating made according to the results of opinions given by clients of leading law firms in the financial and corporate sphere, recommended specialists of the Law Firm "YUST" in the areas “M&A Transactions” and “Bankruptcy (insolvency)”.

The Moscow section of “Bulwark of Russia” together with the “Professional Arena” company and with the support from the “Small business of Moscow” Agency of the Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship Department of the city of Moscow held on October 8 the All-Russian Business Forum “Protection of Business Interests”. Advocate Maxim Rovinskiy, Head of the Tax and Customs Law Practice of the Law Firm "YUST", represented the Firm at the event.

The sale of the Arkhangelsk trawl fleet (ATF), the holder of the largest quotas for fishing cod and haddock, may be contested. One of the claimants to the company filed a suit against the Government of the Russian Federation with the Higher Court of Arbitration (HCA), demanding that the criteria of selection of the potential purchaser be ruled invalid. Lawyers believe that, as a result, the sale of the ATF may be delayed indefinitely or cancelled completely. Partner of the Law Firm "YUST" Evgeny Zhilin commented on the situation for the “Kommersant” newspaper.

If the WTO rules Russia wrong on the matter of scrap due and if our country does not revoke the existing regime, sanctions by the EU are in order. For example, raised tariffs on the exports to that region, which is the largest commercial partner of the Russian Federation. Partner of the Law Firm "YUST" Alexander Bolomatov commented on the situation for RIA Novosti.

The “Tax Planning in Practice” magazine published a series of ideas that may help companies to save on taxes and contributions. Public officials, experts and practitioners expressed their views regarding the safety of those ideas. Advocate Maxim Rovinskiy, Head of Tax and Customs Law Practice, represented the Law Firm "YUST".

The session of the Committee on legal support of business protection of the Managers’ Association of Russia took place at the Moscow International Business Center “Moskva-City”. Representatives of the Moscow Court of Private Arbitration, of the MIEL-Novostroyki Investment and Realtor Company, of Integra Developer Group, Russian law firms took part in the event. Specialists of the Law Firm "YUST", Senior Associate Alfiya Dausheva and Associate Ekaterina Motyvan, were invited to participate in the session.

The bidding for electing the new official agent for grain interventions was not held, but the United Grain Company will most likely do those. There are no other contenders. Acting Head of Antitrust law group Radmila Nikitina comments on the situation.

The third release of the “Legal Aspect” program, authored and co-anchored by Yury Pilipenko, Managing Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", was made by the Echo Moskvy radio station on October 4 of 2013. Together with the well-known journalist, anchor Yana Morozova, and the guests of the program – Tamara Morschakova, a retired Judge of the Constitutional Court of Russia, and Victor Zvagelsky, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on economic policy, innovative development and entrepreneurship, they discussed the idea of the amnesty in the light of the future decisions by the leaders of the country.

The XII International Investment Forum is a modern platform for a constructive dialogue between business and the power. It was successfully held in Sochi in late September. Senior Partner, Advocate Alexey Popov and Partner, Advocate, Doctor-at-Law Anna Kotova-Smolenskaya represented the Law Firm "YUST" at the event.

As per tradition, the Russian-Swiss Forum organized the Russian Lawgal Week in Zurich in September. Representatives of the public authorities from Europe and Russia, large Russian and international law firms, corporate lawyers and patent attorneys took part in the event. Advocate Denis Shumskiy, Associates Andrey Astanin, Yuliya Karpova, Igor Kostennikov and Ekaterina Motyvan represented the Law Firm "YUST".