On April 13, 2018 the draft law (hereinafter — the “Draft law”) imposing measures (countermeasures) in response to the hostile acts of the USA and (or) other foreign countries has been introduced to State Duma by both State Duma’s chairman and parliamentary leaders.

Lidings’ Managing partner, Head of the pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry practice of the firm Andrey Zelenin will speak at the conference entitled Pharmaceuticals — 2018: Legal Aspects. The event organized by Pravo.ru will take place in Moscow on April 17th at the Metropol hotel.

A new ranking for the world’s best law firms and individual lawyers annually provided by The Legal 500 EMEA continues to rank Lidings among the strongest legal advisors in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and construction, and dispute resolution in Russia.

Lidings’ Dispute Resolution practice partners Stepan Guzey and Alexander Popelyuk together with the firm’s Managing Partner, head of the practice, Andrey Zelenin, will act as arbitrators in the International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition — 2018 that will take place within the 5th Moscow Legal Forum. The event is scheduled on 3-4 of April at the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL).

The results of the best law firms’ research annually conducted by Chambers and Partners Europe once again demonstrate Lidings’ top positions as the leading legal advisor in the areas of Dispute Resolution, Corporate and M&A, and Life Sciences in Russia.

Lidings law firm proudly announces the appointment of Alexander Popelyuk to the position of the Partner in Dispute Resolution practice of the firm, and Boris Malakhov to the position of the Partner in Intellectual Property practice.

Reflected by the Pravo.ru’s Sympathy Rating — 2017 identifying the most prominent legal advisors in Russia based on the feedback of peers Lidings recognized as a leading firm for its expertise in employment law and pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry practice area. Individual and moreover exclusive recognition as the only recommended lawyer in this sphere, for a remarkable work for advising pharmaceutical companies in Russia, is given to Lidings’ Managing Partner, Head of the firm’s Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare industry practice, Andrey Zelenin.

Lidings’ Managing Partner Andrey Zelenin will take part in Arbitration Debates — project run under umbrella of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) — an Oxford Debate-style discussion of the key trends and developments in arbitration, including international arbitration-related case law in Russia and practical approaches.

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.