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Gaps of the Russian bankruptcy legislation leave the creditors without protection from the ill-faith debtors, who withdraw their assets prior to the bankruptcy. Even when the procedure is already initiated, money flows to the affiliated creditors, and the courts take the simplest position, which is formally legal, but is against the very essence of the law. Advocate Artem Kukin, Doctor at Law, Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", told Prime Agency of Economic Information of these and other offences frequently committed in Russia in the course of bankruptcy as well as of the ways to fight them in an interview.

Corporate Lawyers Forum “100 Steps Forward: Business and the State”, with the participation of RAPSI and the Corporate Lawyer magazine was held at the International Multimedia Press Center of RIA Novosti on October 3 and 4 of 2012. Yury Pilipenko, Managing Partner, Partners Artem Kukin and Arthur Rokhlin represented the Law Firm "YUST".

Alexander Petrov, Advocate of the Law Firm "YUST", gave Ptavo.Ru an expert’s commentary on why the amendments to the Penal Code and the Penal Procedural Code by the Ministry of Economic Development will not help businessmen.

On October 04, 2012, the Moscow City Court dismissed the appeal by Victor Halapurdin, a football agent, on the case of exaction of the agent’s remuneration from Yury Zhirkov, player of the Russian national team and Anji FC, in the total amount of 110 million roubles. Lawyers of the Law Firm "YUST" represented the sportsman’s interests.

Advocate Alexander Bolomatov, Associated Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", provided Gazeta.RU Information Portal with an expert’s commentary on the company’s ability to attract clients after being declared bankrupt.

The Law Firm "YUST" unquestionably wins the yearly international competition The Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2012 in the nomination Competition Law Firm of the Year, Russia (Antitrust Law, Russia).

Lawyers Open 2012, an open golf tournament, was held at the Moscow City Golf Club.

The Law Firm "YUST" successfully represented the interests of Sergey Skorevich, Head Couch of the Russian national mini-football team, in the dispute with Sinara MFC.

Yury Pilipenko, Managing Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", First Vice President of the FCA of Russia, gave RAPSI an expert’s commentary on the draft changes of the Advocate’s Code of Professional Ethics.

Denis Shumskiy, Advocate of the Law Firm "YUST", gave RAPSI an expert’s commentary on whether “piracy” is really on a rampage in Russia