On 16 July, Svetlana London, Managing Partner of CIS London, and Daria Dergunova, founder of U DIG Project, delivered presentations on sustainable consumption as part of the meeting held by Women Who Inspire, a network for women in business. 

In her speech Svetlana focused on sustainability of the services sector and shared her thoughts on implementing sustainability principles on a day-to-day basis. 

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The Law Society of England and Wales in collaboration with the Bar Council ran an online English Law Day in Ekaterinburg. Svetlana London participated in Session Four on the legal aspects for private clients in which the panellists discussed tax, immigration and asset protection. Svetlana provided a brief overview of cross border issues for private clients moving to the UK and relocating their families.

On 3 March 2021 Svetlana London delivered a presentation on running a legal services business in London at the Russian Business Week online forum. The conference is organised annually by the Russian Business & Culture Society of London School of Economics Students' Union.

On 2 February the winner of ZIMA StartUp 2020 took place. This year’s winner is SegmentStream, a marketing data intelligence platform. Svetlana London as a member of the judging panel revealed that the judges were guided by the market demand, the business model, uniqueness as well as further development prospects of each project. The experts also prised Stroodles, a start-up offering biodegradable pasta straws seeking to solve the problem of single-use plastics. 

We offer our sincere congratulations to the winner! The Zima Startup contest final is available to watch here (In Russian).

On 2 February 4pm GMT the final of the ZIMA StartUp contest will take place. The judging panel, including Svetlana London, will sum up the results of the contest and announce the winner. The best projects will be presented during the online ceremony. In addition, judges and investors will share some advice with young entrepreneurs. Please follow the link to register.

ZIMA Startup is a contest for the UK startups founded by entrepreneurs from Russia and the CIS region. CIS London & Partners are delighted to announce that this year the ZIMA StartUp contest is taking place with the support of our company. As part of the prize, our company will offer an individual legal consultation to the winner. For more information about the contest, please follow the link. 

On 19th November, ZIMA MAGAZINE held a webinar for startups on ways to find investment during the coronavirus pandemic. Svetlana London, CIS LONDON Managing Partner, took part in the discussion along with two experts: Alexander Turkot and Demyan Kudryavtsev.  

Please follow the link for more information on the webinar (in Russian). 

On 4th November, Women Who Inspire with support of CIS London & Partners held a business meeting for female entrepreneurs ‘What Is the New Reality?’. The club members came together to discuss the challenges and opportunities for business during the pandemic.  

Svetlana London, Managing Partner of CIS LONDON, spoke on the legal and economic aspects of the current situation, while CIS LONDON HR Director, Ekaterina Swoboda, focused on the HR issues.

CIS London & Partners are delighted to announce that this year the ZIMA StartUp contest is taking place with the support of our company. This is a competition for the UK startups founded by entrepreneurs from Russia and the CIS region. 

Our Managing Partner, Svetlana London, has been appointed a judge of the contest. As part of the prize, our company will offer an individual legal consultation to the winner.

We would like to wish the contestants the best of success. The entry deadline is 1st November.