Morgan Lewis (JD Supra Russia)

The first quarter of 2021 was relatively slow in respect of Russian legislative developments. And yet we saw development of a number of important legislative frameworks, particularly with a focus to the emerging global energy transition, with draft legislation being developed in respect of greenhouse emission reduction and LNG production in Russia. Please see full Publication below for more...

The still evolving US sanctions (as well as the EU and now also separate UK sanctions) continue to challenge Russia-related business. The sanctions frameworks are complex, changing, and, at times, inconsistent as well as overlapping. Navigating this complex global framework is made even more difficult by the ongoing unpredictable and reactionary geopolitical environment as the Biden...

Expectations for positive turns in many spheres of life, both commercial and social, have sprung at the arrival of COVID-19 vaccination. One of the popular questions is whether vaccination could change the current preference for working remotely (even as we see gradual easing of the remote work requirement in Russia) or whether it would be…

The still evolving US sanctions (as well as the EU and now also separate UK sanctions) continue to challenge Russia-related business. The sanctions frameworks are complex, changing, and, at times, inconsistent as well as overlapping. Navigating this complex global framework is made even more difficult by the ongoing unpredictable and reactionary geopolitical environment as the Biden...

От нашей команды - Наша команда хотела бы поздравить Вас и Ваших близких с наступившим Новым годом! Позвольте нам воспользоваться этой возможностью, чтобы пожелать Вам счастья, здоровья и благополучия в Новом 2021 году! Please see full Publication below for more information.

Happy New Year from our team to you and yours. We would like to take this moment to wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2021. Morgan Lewis Spark is a quarterly update highlighting new and amended Russian legislation of importance to companies operating in the Russian energy and mining sectors. We hope it provides you with a useful tool to navigate these developments. Please see full...

As governments and businesses (including many oil and gas majors) around the world turn their increasingly acute attention to energy transition, the potential commercialization of the use of hydrogen technologies could play a key role in the global clean energy agenda. Recently, Russia has produced its own hydrogen roadmap.

As governments and businesses (including many oil and gas majors) around the world turn their increasingly acute attention to energy transition, the potential commercialization of the use of hydrogen technologies could play a key role in the global clean energy agenda. Recently, Russia has produced its own hydrogen roadmap.

As Russia and countries around the world continue to deal with the repercussions of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to hope that you and your family are safe and healthy as you receive this update. Please know that, through all of this, our team remains focused, connected, and ready to support you and your colleagues in any way that we can. And we hope that this quarterly update...

As Russia and countries around the world continue to grapple with the fallout from the current COVID-19 pandemic, guiding this review, we continue to hope that you and your loved ones are doing well. Please keep in mind that throughout this time our team remains in touch, does not lose focus and is ready to support you and your colleagues in any possible way. That said, we hope that our quarterly

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Vladimir Putin authorized the heads of Russian regions to determine the lockdown rules depending on the epidemiological situation in a particular territory. In this alert we address the most recent restrictions introduced by the Mayor of Moscow, including new reporting requirements.

Reopening procedures for retailers in Russia focus on employee scheduling, social distancing and sanitary plans, and medical screening protocols.

This presentation, an update to our April 2020 presentation, highlights the most recent developments and then provides a detailed overview of the relevant frameworks and their possible implications—including a focus on the energy sector—as of 28 July 2020. Please see full Publication below for more information.

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES LEGISLATION - SECOND QUARTER 2020 - Below we provide a brief overview of some key changes and additions to the Russian legislation introduced in the second quarter 2020 that may be of interest for energy and mining companies, operating in Russia. Please see full Publication below for more information.

From our team to yours- As both Russia and countries around the world are beginning the process of reopening, we hope that you and your family are safe and healthy as you receive this update. Please know that, through all of this, our team remains focused, connected, and ready to support you and your colleagues in any way that we can. In these unprecedented times, we are seeing the uncertainty

By President Putin’s signature on 8 June 2020, Russia has enacted a jarring new Law by which, as written, in a significant range of circumstances Russian individuals and companies (and foreign companies) that have been sanctioned under the US, EU (and other) anti-Russia sanctions programs may now...

As Russian regions are lifting pandemic-related workplace restrictions, employers must start considering how best to cope with a vast array of issues, including restarting operations, reintegrating remote-working employees, implementing new and existing requirements, and protecting the safety of employees and customers.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Russia has changed its bankruptcy laws to provide for a moratorium on bankruptcies and a freeze on certain transactions.

Russian courts introduced certain measures to prevent the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread. Affected parties should take these measures into consideration when developing their litigation strategies.

From our team to yours - First and foremost, we hope that you and your family are safe and healthy as you receive this update. We are certainly living in unprecedented times— which create greater uncertainty, instability, and anxiety for all of us. This is not the first time for the energy and mining sectors or for Russia to be facing a crisis, but it may be the first time that it effects...

President Vladimir Putin signed a package of laws (informally referred to as the Investment Code) on 1 April to encourage further investment in Russia. The primary tool that the new legislation offers to investors is an individual investment regime that includes tax, customs, and regulatory benefits and is available to eligible projects for a term…

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Russia has introduced non-work days through 30 April 2020 to keep people at home. The non-work days are mandatory for all employers with limited exemptions.

Russia’s state support for Russian businesses amid the unprecedented consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been so far focused primarily on small and mid-sized businesses. This LawFlash examines the measures Russia is taking or considering to support larger businesses coping with COVID-19.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked people to stay at home and introduced non-working days, initially from 30 March to 3 April and recently extended to 30 April.

President Vladimir Putin called on people living in Russia to stay at home from 28 March-5 April and announced non-work days from 30 March-3 April in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Russian courts introduced certain measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Parties should take these measures into consideration when developing their litigation strategies.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has urged the Russian authorities to take immediate steps to respond to the pandemic. The rules apply to every employer in Russia, whether a governmental agency or a company, or a branch or representative office of a company, including foreign companies.

The Russian parliament urgently passed a new law on 14 March that amends the Federal Law on Joint Stock Companies (the JSC Law) to allow shareholder meetings in 2020 to be conducted by absentee voting if the agenda includes certain items.

A new law that comes into effect in Russia on March 12, 2020, introduces antitrust compliance into Russian law. Among other things, this new law could serve as a legitimate basis for Russian subsidiaries of multinational companies to comply with global antitrust policies.

Following adoption of the law on the preinstallation of Russian software on electronic devices in December 2019, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has developed draft guidelines to determine the types of electronic devices that will be subject to the new regulations, as well as the deadlines and procedures for the preinstallation of domestic software.