We run a seminar in Moscow for IT businesses and business incubators and accelerators. We have covered the legal aspects of investments in IT start-ups and our guest speaker Maria Liberman covered the practical and commercial issues.

Svetlana London presented on the CFC rules at the conference held in Luxembourg for private bankers, tax lawyers, compliance officers, fiduciaries, life insurers, independent wealth managers and trust specialists. Svetlana briefly described recent trends and discussed the practical issues. She also acted as the moderator for the conference.

Svetlana London took part in a web conference that was organised by Cordery. The webinar covered the scope of sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia. Svetlana gave the Russian perspective on the sanctions and also provided the participants with a brief overview of the Russian sanctions against other countries.

Svetlana London presented at the Anti-Corruption Statutes Panel organised by the New York State Bar Association at the International section’s seasonal meeting “Rebuilding the Transatlantic Marketplace: Austria and Central Europe as Catalysts for Entrepreneurship and Innovation”.

In 2014 The Legal 500 for the second year recognised CIS London & Partners LLP as a Tier 1 Foreign Law Firm in London for Russia. The Legal 500 in their UK edition referred to our firm as follows:

… ‘outstanding’ team provides advice on M&A, joint ventures and other cross-border transactions with a Russian element. The office also handles multi-jurisdictional disputes and advises on compliance and regulatory issues. The highly regarded Svetlana London and Victoria Truffaut are recommended.’.

Svetlana London participated in discussion jointly organised by Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Law Society and Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers on SRA’s Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme and the opportunities it provides for Russian and CIS Lawyers.

Svetlana London gave a talk on QLTS examination within the “Introduction to legal services in the UK” program that the Law Society of England and Wales organised and held for the delegation of Russian lawyers. Svetlana has shared her experience of becoming an English solicitor via the QLTS route.

On 22 September we are running a seminar for private bankers, family offices, trust companies, real estate agents and accountants that will cover tax, property, marital agreements and other relationship issues, inheritance and trusts from both English and Russian law perspective.

For more information about this seminar please email Anna Plotnikova or call 020 7242 0484.