Press Releases

June 1-5, 2026, London International Disputes Week #LIDW26 will take place. Under the theme "Tradition, trust and transformation in international dispute resolution", the event will gather leading legal experts worldwide to discuss the evolution of cross-border litigation and dispute resolution ...

ALRUD Private Clients Practice has conducted a new study of personal foundations in Russia. The study follows the initial report published in April 2025 and includes an analysis of data on foundations established between March 2022 and early April 2026. The firm’s lawyers analyzed the annual dynamics of personal foundation usage along with ALRUD survey results from stakeholders involved in their establishment and administration ...

On April 15, 2026, German Zakharov, Partner within ALRUD Competition/Antitrust, Foreign Direct Investments, Crisis Management, Economic sanctions and Compliance practices, was elected as a new Finance and Investments Committee Chair at the Association of European Businesses (AEB). The decision was taken by the members of the Working Group Committee by vote and approved by the AEB Board ...

Russia's regulatory environment maintained the rapid pace of its evolution throughout Q3–Q4 2025, with a wave of legislative changes coming into effect across various key industries. We are pleased to share ALRUD Regulatory Guide for the second half of 2025 ...

On April 9, a formal awards ceremony for the nominees of the annual Market Leaders in Legal Services rating by Kommersant Publishing House was held in Moscow. Following an assessment of key projects and professional achievements of legal services providers over the past year, ALRUD has once again been recognized among the top law firms, securing leading positions across 39 categories. The firm has maintained its place among market leaders for the second consecutive year ...

On April 8, Pravo.ru released its second study on the legal support provided to Russian businesses in the Middle East. As in 2024, the analysts aimed to identify the law firms operating in the Arabian Peninsula, analyze the services they provide, and compile an up-to-date overview of such market participants. The criteria considered included the range and value of the projects engaged in, and the caliber both of the clients and of what the lawyers accomplished ...

On March 26, 2026, Margarita Egiazarova, Partner and Head of the Labour Law Practice at ALRUD, PhD in Law, took part in the annual HR-conference of the Association of European Businesses (AEB) “Human Resources in 2025: Challenges we accept”. Margarita spoke on the topic “Termination Practice for No-Fault Grounds: Voluntary Resignation and Mutual Agreement” ...

On March 20, 2026, Margarita Egiazarova, Partner and Head of the Labour Law Practice at ALRUD, PhD in Law, moderated a session at the conference “Labour Disputes in Russia” organized by Business Way Forum. In addition to moderation, Margarita spoke on the topic “Labour Aspects in Case of Employer Bankruptcy: Payment Issues” ...

At the annual Pravo.ru Conference “Labour Law and Labour Disputes – 2026” Margarita Egiazarova, Partner and Head of the Labour Law Practice at ALRUD, PhD in Law, moderated the session on compliance in labour relations (covering legal, anti-corruption, and ethical aspects) ...

On March 5, 2026 ALRUD and Simmons & Simmons LLP held the fourth webinar "Russia sanctions Litigation – recent developments and future risks". The agenda explored the landscape of sanctions-related lawsuits, and provided insights into key trends in sanctions litigation and enforcement of Russian judgments outside Russia, which had been updated since our third webinar in September 2025. You can find recordings of webinars here ...

On February 25, 2026, the Russian legal rating Pravo-300 released its annual lawyers’ individual ratings, in which 51 of ALRUD’s experts were endorsed in 35 categories. Pravo-300’s methodology involves an analysis of law firms' questionnaires for the period from September 2024 to September 2025 ...

Polina Perova, Advocate, MCIArb, took part in the winter conference "Escaping the Whiteout: Dealing with Off-Piste Risk Factors in Corporate/M&A and Corporate Litigation" of International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), held from January 14 to 17, 2026, at the foot of Mont Blanc – in Courmayeur, Italy ...

Pravo.ru has published the "Corporate Digest for December – January: Change of Domodedovo Owner and New Rules for Participatory Shares", where experts from law firms commented on high-profile cases and provided their recommendations ...

Margarita Egiazarova, PhD in Law, Partner and Head of the Labour Practice at ALRUD, has published an analytical article in the journal Labour Disputes, focusing on current judicial trends in disputes related to employee-initiated termination. The article examines the latest approaches of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to assessing whether an employee’s resignation was genuinely voluntary ...

ALRUD is announcing the appointment of Andrei Murygin as Partner and Head of the Finance practice (Banking, Projects and Structured Finance and Capital Markets) effective from February 1, 2026 ...

The team at ALRUD's labor practice, led by Partner Margarita Egiazarova, took charge of a comprehensive project for the Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck — the total overhaul of its business model. The goal of the project was to maintain continuity of presence in the Russian market throughout a complete transformation of the company's operational and organizational structure ...

On December 16, the results of the Russian national rating “Experts on law. Top legal advisors” for the year 2024, which was held for the second time, were announced. This year total number of participants in the rating increased from 52 to 57 firms. The total number of the rating categories increased from 12 to 20. Sanctions, Countersanctions, Antitrust law, Real estate and construction, Land and subsurface management were allocated to separate rating categories this year ...

On December 4, a ceremony was held to award the leaders of the Pravo-300 rating, the largest study of the Russian legal market. This year, the law firm ALRUD took part in the Pravo-300 study for the third time already. The team strengthened its presence and took leading positions in 36 areas of the federal rating ...

ALRUD Law Firm has confirmed its status of one of the market leaders having attained Band 2 in the Russian law firms ranking for International Arbitration published by Kommersant Publishing House. The research was devoted to an in-depth analysis of transformation of arbitration practice during a period of geopolitical changes. In its review Kommersant notes that since 2022 international arbitration with Russian participation has been undergoing a radical paradigm shift ...

On November 12, 2025, ALRUD experts held an informational webinar “Practical aspects of making export transactions with Russian importers” for Japan Association for Trade with Russia – ROTOBO ...

On 17 September 2025, the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce (AHK) held its annual personnel management conference in Moscow. One of the central sessions – the panel discussion “Labour law in the era of instability: risks that are often underestimated” – was moderated by Margarita Egiazarova, PhD in Law, Partner and Head of the Labour Law Practice at ALRUD ...

ALRUD Law Firm is pleased to announce the appointment of Sergey Artemiev as Partner, effective September 1, 2025. This strengthens ALRUD's Tax Practice team with a second Partner. Sergey will make an even greater contribution to the firm's development and strengthen ALRUD's position in the fields of tax law and comprehensive structuring. Sergey's appointment as Partner is the natural progression of his career in the firm ...

ALRUD Law Firm is pleased to announce the appointment of Sergey Artemiev as Partner, effective September 1, 2025. This strengthens ALRUD's Tax Practice team with a second Partner. Sergey will make an even greater contribution to the firm's development and strengthen ALRUD's position in the fields of tax law and comprehensive structuring. Sergey's appointment as Partner is the natural progression of his career in the firm ...

ALRUD Law Firm and Simmons & Simmons LLP are honoured to invite you to the webinar "Russia sanctions litigation – recent developments and future risks". The webinar will be held on September 23, 2025 at 12:00-13:00 (London time), at 14:00-15:00 (Moscow time) in English on the ON24 platform. There have been several important developments since our last webinar on Russia sanctions litigation in March 2025 ...

ALRUD Law Firm and Simmons & Simmons LLP are honoured to invite you to the webinar "Russia sanctions litigation – recent developments and future risks". The webinar will be held on September 23, 2025 at 12:00-13:00 (London time), at 14:00-15:00 (Moscow time) in English on the ON24 platform. There have been several important developments since our last webinar on Russia sanctions litigation in March 2025 ...