Practices

Industries

IT/TMT

Boris Malakhov
Partner
Our dedicated IT/TMT team provides expert legal advice and solutions tailored to the specific needs of the industry
WE PROVIDE CLEAR ADVICE ON ISSUES BIG AND SMALL

What we do

Comprehensive legal advice on entering the Russian market
Legal support to research and development in IT and electronics in Russia and the CIS
Development of documentation for applications in the AppStore, Google Play Market, and AppGallery
Advising on the development and distribution of software products
Advising on compliance with regulatory requirements and licensing conditions, due diligence of the client’s IP assets, legal support and protection of intellectual property owners
Risk management, insurance, and tax planning within the framework of support to projects in information technology
Drafting product sharing, licensing and distribution agreements, service contracts
Project financing in information technology and electronics
Support to mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures in IT and electronics
Representing clients in their relations with government authorities of the Russian Federation
Comprehensive legal defense and court representation
Training employees of companies to work with personal data, developing informational materials for internal use
HANDLE CHALLENGING AND COMPLEX MATTERS

Matters

Advising English media company Telegraph Media Group in relation to staff changes in its Moscow reporter station

Advising a leading operator of commercial data centers IXcellerate on structuring labour relations with an employee taking a senior managerial role in the company

Advising one of the subsidiaries of the largest Chinese cloud computing companies in the process of opening multi-currency bank accounts in Russia

Representing Vademecum, major Russian pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry magazine, in challenging a decision by the Russian government watchdog organizations to block the website

Advising a Chinese IT corporation in managing its trademark portfolio in Russia and EEU, including various issues of the brand protection in customs authorities

Representing interests of a large Russian media holding in court, protection of the company’s reputation and recovery of compensation

Advising an American internationaal data management company Veritas on staff reduction issues as part of the corporate restructuring

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