ALRUD and Link Community hold a risk club meeting

On May 15, 2025, ALRUD Law Firm, in cooperation with Link Community, held a risk club meeting on “Compliance and inspections: Strategies for Success in the New Realities”. Participants discussed key challenges of the year 2025, including lifting the moratorium on unscheduled inspections and increasing requirements for corporate compliance systems.

During the meeting two major blocks were discussed:

Compliance function evolution: automation, ethics, and effective risk management

Section Moderator — German Zakharov, ALRUD Partner.

Speakers:

• Leida Lukianova, Vice-President on Business Ethics and Compliance, MTS.

• Irina Grekova, Managing Director on Compliance and Business Ethics, Moscow Exchange.

The participants considered the best practices in the sphere of compliance processes automation, as well as methods for compliance culture formation via training of staff. Special emphasis was placed on building the systems of early detection of violations and implementing ethical standards into the companies’ day-to-day operations.

Inspections without panic: strategies for preparation and interaction with regulators

The experts stressed the necessity of building the systematic work with regulatory authorities and proactive preparing for inspections. Finally, the participants formulated recommendations for mitigation of risks and successful passing inspections given the shifting supervisory landscape.

Speakers from ALRUD included Margarita Egiazarova, Partner, PhD in Law, Alexander Mikhailov, Senior Associate, Daniil Lozovsky, Senior Associate, and Victoria Shvetsova, Associate.

The event became a platform for sharing practical cases and strategies adapted to the new regulatory requirements

Link is a community of legal team leaders and lawyers, established in 2023 by the graduates of the Higher School of Jurisprudence and Administration of National Research University Higher School of Economics. It includes more than 250 heads of legal departments and law firm partners. Link’s mission is to transform the legal profession in Russia. There are 7 community-based industry clubs, including those focusing on litigation, contracts, risks, and well-being. The community co-founders are Yulia Kuzmicheva and Aleksey Nikiforov.