Lidings’ bankruptcy and restricting practice partner, head of the dispute resolution practice, Alexander Popelyuk, will take part in the conference Bankruptcy, Restructuring, Corporate Conflicts: Landmark Cases and Lawsuits in Modern Russia. The event organized by Forbes Congress will take place on 16 April, 2021 at the Marriott Royal Aurora.

During a lengthy five-year bankruptcy of the pharmaceutical distributor Grama LLC, the bankruptcy manager challenged transactions with suppliers - large international pharmaceutical companies. Worst-hit was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals obliged to return the bankrupt distributor 266 million rubles. Lidings represents the company since 2019.

Lidings demonstrates new achievements and takes advanced positions in the rating of the leading legal advisors in Russia based on the analytical research held annually by the “Kommersant” newspaper. Results of the new research published in a special supplement to Kommersant as of March 17, 2021.

Lidings’ dispute resolution practice partner Alexander Popelyuk will take part in the 7th Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) Conference.

Partner of the bankruptcy and restructuring practice at Lidings Alexander Popelyuk will speak at the FinLEGAL-2020 Conference: Challenging Transactions and Bankruptcy, organized by the Banking Review Magazine.

During the COVID-19 crisis, Russian regulators implemented a package of emergency legislation including measures referring to the insolvency law. The law was published on 1 April 2020, and on 3 April the Government exercised its right to introduce a 6-month moratorium on initiating bankruptcy proceedings for certain categories of debtors. 

Best Lawyers, an international legal directory annually identifying the most prominent lawyers around the world by analyzing their professional skills and achievements during the year, once again lists Lidings’ experts among the best lawyers in Russia.

April 15th 2020 the new edition of The Legal 500 EMEA, international ranking for the best law firms and individual lawyers from over 150 jurisdictions, is launched.

Partner of the dispute resolution practice at Lidings Alexander Popelyuk will run a special online master class dedicated to Corporate Disputes: Practice of Russian Courts. The event is organized by the PRO.Education Center at Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL), a student organization established on the basis of the Department of Practical Jurisprudence at MSAL.