In light of the sanctions imposed, ALRUD experts have prepared an Overview of Russian Counter-Sanctions measures that have been taken in response to the actions of unfriendly countries since 24 February 2022.
The new issue of Legal Insight magazine contains an article by Aleksandr Artemenko, ALRUD Senior Attorney, and Anastasiya Yarygina, ALRUD Attorney, dedicated to the analysis of the possibility and necessity of applying the rules on the abuse of a dominant position when acting for the benefit of companies belonging to a single group of persons with the 'violator'.
ALRUD Law Firm and the international research, analysis and news agency Mergermarket conducted an Exclusive Survey of the M&A market in Russia and the CIS in late 2021 to coincide with ALRUD’s 30th anniversary and presented the results of the survey at a separate webinar.
Please be informed that new laws, introducing major reform of Russian data protection and information regulation, have been passed by the Russian parliament and signed by the President of the Russian Federation, in July 2022.
A significant, temporary measure for 2022 has been introduced into the Russian merger control procedure, which may affect the regulatory approval process, in many M&A transactions, and might be specifically relevant for Management Buyouts.
Please be informed that new Federal Law No. 332-FZ (“Law”) was passed on 14 July 2022 allowing the landlords to claim from the tenant the average monthly rent or to terminate the lease if the tenant's commercial activities are suspended.