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Lidings’ Senior Associate Boris Malakhov will take part in the 3rd International IP Moot Court Competition ran within the 6th International Intellectual Property Forum, as an expert of the Jury Panel. The event is scheduled to take place February 21st at Moscow State Law Academy named after O.E. Kutafin (MSLA).

On February 13, 2018, the Russian Constitutional Court issued the Ruling in which it checked validity of the regime of parallel import and related legal remedies.

Counsel of the bankruptcy and restructuring practice at Lidings Alexander Popelyuk and Senior Associate of corporate and M&A practice Anton Novoseltsev will speak at the First Belarusian Turnaround Management and Bankruptcy Forum scheduled to take place in Minsk on February 16th 2018.

On 8 November 2017 a draft bill¹ (“Bill”) adopting amendments to the EFRS (Unified Federal Register of Companies’ Information) has been introduced to the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Managing Partner, Head of dispute resolution practice at Lidings Andrey Zelenin will act as an expert at the 7th international conference International Disputes & Asset Recovery Involving Russian & CIS Parties scheduled to take place in London on 30 and 31 of January.

The World Trademark Review, professional publication annually identifying the most prominent lawyers around the world focused on trademark legal issues, lists Lidings’ Managing Partner Andrey Zelenin among the best lawyers in Russia.

Lidings’ Partner, Head of the Tax and Customs practice Stepan Guzey, will conduct a webinar dedicated to the Battle of Codes: How Customs and Importers Struggle to Find Consensus as part of a series of webinars led by experts from the leading law firms and heads of legal of large companies, organized by Pravo.ru.

On January 19, 2018 State Duma has passed in the first reading the introduced by Russian Government draft law (hereinafter — the “Draft law”) providing changes to the Federal law dated 12.04.2010 No. 61-FZ “On drugs (medicines) circulation” (hereinafter — “61-FZ”).

On November 28, 2017 Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (hereinafter — the “Supreme Court”) adopted the Resolution “On some issues arising when considering administrative liability cases under article 19.29 of the Russian Administrative Offences Code (hereinafter — the “Resolution”).