The work discusses key legal aspects of establishing business presence in Russia, providing an overview of existing forms of doing business, as well as specific recommendations on choosing of optimal form of entity, issues of corporate governance and ongoing management, foreign investment, thin capitalization, migration issues of employing expatriates and currency control regulation issues. Authors of the guide emphasize the latest amendments of the Civil legislation of the Russian Federation, particularly regulations on legal entities. This material may be of practical interest for businessmen of all levels, planning to enter the Russian market, as it contains answers on key questions the potential investors may have in the course of choosing a legal form for doing business in Russia.

The publication was prepared by members of Lidings’ corporate and M&A team as part of a joint project initiated by the International Lawyers Network.

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Federal law No. 115-FZ of 07.04.2020 (as amended by Federal law No. 297-FZ of 31.07.2020) (“Law”) sets out the specifics for holding General Meetings of LLC and JSC shareholders in 2020.

The new review of the most notable patents disputes in Life Sciences in EAEU, CIS and Eastern Europe.

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Starting from August 11, 2020, amendments to the Federal law “On the procedure for foreign investment in economic companies of strategic importance for national defense and state security” (“Law”) have come into force, strengthening state control over transactions of foreign investors or a group of persons in respect of shares of companies of strategic importance for national defense and state security (“Company”).

August 27th, 2020 Lidings Managing Partner Andrey Zelenin and Associate Julia Kuzmenko will run a special master class dedicated to Legal Advice to Life Sciences Companies: Lawyer’s Knowledge and Capabilities as a part of the two-day educational programme of the Lomonosov Moscow State University entitled Summer Masters’ School (SMS). Becoming traditional this summer students’ event is scheduled on August 27–28 and this year will run in a Zoom format.

International Financial Law Review 1000 (IFLR1000) once again notes Lidings for its expertise in Restructuring and Insolvency practice area.

Federal law No. 476-FZ of December 27, 2019, introduced several amendments to the Federal law “On electronic signature” (“Law”). Changes to the Law come into force gradually.

Published on July 31, 2020 the Federal Law "On Experimental Legal Regimes in the Field of Digital Innovation" will enter into force in January 2021.

The coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) served as a trigger for a targeted effort to assess and manage the possible effects of it. The Russian Government continues to update the measures taken or introduce new ones, trying to act ahead of the possible adverse consequences. Our lawyers are closely monitoring the situation, watching out for the new measures introduced in relation to the coronavirus.
We offer overview of key legislative changes and recommendations for business in the current pandemic.

The Constitutional Court and Supreme court continue to clarify the novels in procedural codes on professional judicial representatives. Recall that earlier, in June, the Supreme Court in the Review of Judicial Practice No. 1 dated 06/10/2020 indicated that the law degree requirements do not relate to representatives in bankruptcy cases. Recently, the Constitutional Court in its decision ruled that the interests of legal entities can be represented by employees, founders (shareholders) and other persons without a law degree.