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Open Event “Navigating through the Downturn: Restructuring and Bankruptcy Procedures” was held in Moscow on 13 October, 2009. The event was organized by the Legal Committee of the Association of European Businesses (AEB).

Mikhail Prokopets, a senior lawyer at the Law Firm “YUST”, has taken part as an expert in the Those in favor? teleshow recording on Zakon-TV (Law-TV) channel.

On 7 May, 2009, the Federal Arbitration Court for the Moscow Circuit affirmed the ruling of the Arbitration Court of Moscow and the order of the Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeals to hold the order issued by the tax authority invalid regarding ООО “PORSCHE RUSSLAND”. On 7 August, 2009, a due date expired to file a petition to the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation for reviewing the judicial acts.

By its order of 22 July, 2009, the Federal Arbitration Court for the Moscow Circuit affirmed the ruling of the Arbitration Court of Moscow issued on 3 February, 2009, and the order of the Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal issued on 16 April, 2009, where the decision made by the Tax Office No. 5 of the Federal Tax Service of Russia for Moscow city to hold OOO “Ernst & Young” liable to tax was found invalid.

By its order of 20 July, 2009, the Federal Arbitration Court for the Moscow Circuit affirmed the ruling of the Arbitration Court of Moscow issued on 3 February, 2009, and the order of the Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal issued on 27 April, 2009, where the decision made by the Tax Office No. 5 of the Federal Tax Service of Russia for Moscow city to hold ZAO “Ernst & Young Vneshaudit” liable to tax was found invalid.

Mikhail Prokopets, a senior lawyer at the Law Firm “YUST”, has launched a webcast dedicated to the sports law on one of the most visited runet websites www.sports.ru. The webcast’s name is Lex sportive and it has been established as a meeting-place to discuss the sports law related issues.

Workshop “Law Application Issues and Practices related to Physical Culture and Sports in the Russian Federation” was hosted by and held under the auspices of the Moscow State Law Academy, as well as under the auspices of the Ministry for Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation, the Russian Football Union, the Professional Football League, the Russian Lawyers’ Association, and the Law Firm “YUST” from 23.06.2009 till 26.06.2009.

The General Assembly of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of France in Russia (Club France) was held in Pushkin Museum in Moscow on 26 June, 2009. Election to the Administrative Board was held in the course of the General Assembly. Ms. Agnès Lalardrie, Counsellor to the Law Firm “YUST”, has been elected a member of the Administrative Board of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of France in Russia.

On 29 May, 2009, Tatiana Lvova, a lawyer at the Law Firm “YUST”, won the fourth all-Russian youth competition of educational institutions and scientific organizations for the best paper ”My Legislative Initiative”. The competition was organized by the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation jointly with National System “Integratsia”.

A reputable international publication Best Lawyers included Artem Kukin, Alexey Popov, and Arthur Rokhlin, advocates at the Law firm “YUST”, in the Best Lawyers list of solicitors for Russia in the specialty of Litigation .