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Ex-lawyer for Russian woman charged with treason suspected of misconduct

The Moscow Bar Association has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the defense attorney of Svetlana Davydova, the mother of seven children currently charged with treason.

17:28 05.02.2015

Dismissal of Pussy Riot member's suit against her former attorneys upheld

The Moscow City Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorneys Mark Feygin, Nikolai Polozov and Violetta Volkova.

17:14 19.12.2014

Consolidation transactions most numerous on Russian M&A market

Corporate consolidation transactions are the most numerous on the Russian M&A (mergers and aquisitions) market, Dmitry Sedov, Co-Head of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs (Russia), said at an IBA conference in Moscow on Thursday.

15:04 04.12.2014

Russian lawyers to be provided with professional requirements rules

The Federal Chamber of Lawyers of Russia is going to submit by December to the Justice Ministry a bill providing professional licensing rules for lawyers.

14:38 27.10.2014

Attorney in notorious Orekhovo gang case, his wife killed in Moscow Region

Vitaly Moiseyev, attorney who represented aggrieved party in a criminal case against members of Orekhovo criminal gang, his wife were shot dead in Moscow Region on Friday.

12:34 24.10.2014

Russian lawyers propose amendments to Criminal Code to protect their lives

Russian lawyers are proposing an amendment to the Criminal Code in the aftermath of the killing of a prominent lawyer Tatyana Akimtseva in central Moscow.

17:26 18.09.2014

Poroshenko signs 'justice enforcement bill' for southeastern Ukraine

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a 'justice enforcement bill' into law which allows cases pending in courts in separatist southeastern regions to be transferred to other Ukrainian regions.

16:41 18.08.2014

Open call for General Counsel/Heads of Legal: CEE Corporate Counsel Best Practices Survey

CEE Legal Matters, a print and online legal publication dedicated to Central Eastern Europe, in cooperation with RAPSI is powering the 2014 GC Best Practices survey.

18:03 25.07.2014

US court has jurisdiction over alleged Russian hacker – prosecutors

A court in Guam has personal jurisdiction over Russian national Roman Seleznev who was arrested and brought to the US to stand trial in cash register systems hacking case, according to the memorandum filed by prosecutors with the court and obtained by RAPSI.

18:04 24.07.2014

Arzinger associate appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Tuesday appointed Anton Yanchuk, Dr. jur., Associate of Arzinger, Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine for European Integration, Arzinger reports on its website.

17:42 09.07.2014

Pussy Riot member loses another lawsuit against attorneys

The Khamovnichesky District Court in Moscow rejected a lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorneys Mark Feygin, Nikolai Polozov and Violetta Volkova, lawyer Nikolai Polozov told RAPSI.

10:56 02.07.2014

Attorneys allowed to visit clients in prison hospitals despite quarantine

The Supreme Court has supported the complaint of three inmates of a Yekaterinburg prison who claim that their attorneys were not allowed into the prison hospital, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Friday.

17:03 06.06.2014

Dismissal of Pussy Riot member's $87k defamation claim against attorney upheld

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich demanding 3 million rubles ($86,983) in compensation from her former defense lawyer Nikolai Polozov, attorney himself told RAPSI.

14:14 29.05.2014

Legal counseling office for Ukraine conflict victims opened in Moscow

Law Against Fascism, an association of non-governmental organizations for the international legal remedy of rights of Ukrainian civilians affected by the punitive action of the Kiev officials, opened a counseling office in Moscow, with more offices to open in other regions on the Russian-Ukrainian border.

14:04 27.05.2014

Upward trend continues in US law firm combinations

During the first quarter of 2014, 22 law firm mergers and acquisitions were announced in the US, demonstrating that law firm combinations are still on the rise, legal consulting firm Altman Weil, Inc. revealed Wednesday.

13:00 07.04.2014

Former Pussy Riot lawyers cleared

The qualifications commission of the Moscow Bar Association has rejected Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich's request to disbar her former attorneys Mark Feygin and Nikolai Polozov.

10:31 13.03.2014

Politkovskaya murder trial attorney's brother detained in UAE - report

United Arab Emirates police are investigating the robbery of a jewelry store in Dubai in which Muslim Musayev, the brother of prominent Moscow attorney Murad Musayev, is a defendant.

11:05 05.02.2014

Attorneys' rights violated in detention facilities – Federal Chamber of Lawyers

Yevgeny Semenyako, President of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers, has addressed the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecutor General's Office regarding the violation of lawyers' rights in a number of detention facilities in the Yaroslavl and Irkutsk regions and Udmurtia, according to a statement on the chamber's website.

18:05 31.01.2014

Pussy Riot member's $85k defamation claim against attorney rejected

The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow on Friday rejected the defamation lawsuit filed by Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich against her former attorney Nikolai Polozov.

11:28 31.01.2014

About 100 lawyers to defend Politkovskaya murder trial defense attorney

Attorney Murad Musayev, who represents the accused in the high-profile murder cases of journalist Anna Politkovskaya and retired Colonel Yuri Budanov, will be defended in court by 93 lawyers from different regions of Russia.

10:59 22.01.2014