Wednesday, 08 Sep 2010

Events

Russian Inhouse Forum 2009

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Summary : An event for Russian corporate counsel in Moscow.
 
In spring each year in-house counsel of Russian and CIS corporations, government officials, parliamentarians and academia get together in Moscow for a traditional forum, organised by C5, to discuss hot topics in law, legislation, and corporate policy.  

The profession of in-house counselling in the modern paradigm of the corporate world is probably the most diversified of all. On a daily basis, corporate lawyers solve a wide range of issues, be they financial, social, tax-related or administrative. Effective cooperation with senior management; various divisions within corporations, external consultants or state officials; litigation and pre-trial agreements; M&A deals’ legalisation; cooperation with external consultants and legal risks mitigation – all these and more vital topics will be discussed by leading industry experts.          

The ‘In-house Counsel’ conference is a unique event for professionals, and is your best opportunity to share views, exchange ideas with colleagues and experts, network with fellow professionals and build relationships.
Main topics:
  • Corporate Law:
    • All levels of shareholder rights protection;
    • In-house Counsel’s role in acquisitions at various levels of ‘hostility;
    • Judicial protection of assets;
    • Interrelations between major and minor shareholders and representation of their interests on Directors’ boards.   
  • Dealing with Legislation and Law enforcement:
    • Recent amendments to national Share Capital, Taxation, Anti-Trust (Anti-Monopoly) legislation;
    • Practice and expertise of leading corporations (some typical case examples);
    • Company interests protection in taxation;
    • Commentary on the most recent regulations on Securities, Competition, Corporate Law.
  • Managing legal relations with governmental authorities:
    • Dealing with tax and anti-trust authorities;
    • Arbitration courts.
    • Is lobbying possible in the CIS?
    • Relations between business and governmental, public, and social institutions.
    • Litigation practice versus various levels of statutory structures.      
  • Protecting Copyright and IP:
    • Publicity and branding;
    • Protecting intellectual property in legal and pre-trial resolution form.
  • Compliance, Due Diligence
  • Legal Department:
    • Principles for optimum corporate organisation;
    • Balanced scorecard for Legal Departments;
    • Legal outsourcing – friend or foe;
    • Arranging corporate strategies for external consultancy.

For more information: Contact our registration hotline on +44 (0)20 7878 6888