EDITORIAL: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE CIS

Who’s Who Legal
Jan 15 2010

Our research identifies 34 outstanding intellectual property lawyers.

Baker & McKenzie has three lawyers listed. In Azerbaijan Gunduz
Karimov is "brilliant" while in Moscow Denis Khabarov practises in IP
enforcement, arbitration and litigation. Eugene Arievich is "one of
the best" and heads the CIS IP practice group in Russia specialising in
litigation and enforcement in trademark, patent and copyright matters.

Elena Beliaeva, Nina Vasilieva & Partners Ltd is represented in this
chapter by three lawyers in Minsk. Ludmila Sapega is "certainly
a leader" and Nina Vasilieva provides "highly reputable" counsel
with over 30 years of experience in IP. Serj Beliaev is also highly
regarded.

Our research identifies a further seven leading lawyers in Russia. At
Nikiforov Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, Ilya Nikiforov
"deserves inclusion" on our list. Ekaterina Tilling from Goltsblat
BLP is a dispute resolution expert successfully representing clients
in patent, trademark and copyright protection disputes. She is also
the deputy chairperson of the IP subcommittee of the association of
European businesses in Russia. At Salans, Denis Voevodin is head
of the IP practice in Moscow and has been involved in a number of
trademark and copyright litigation matters including anti-counterfeit
activity. The "fantastic" Vladimir Biriulin at Gorodissky & Partners
litigates and advises clients on a range of matters including Russian
and foreign IP legislation, international IP treaties, technology
transfer and licensing, unfair competition, and copyright. The "very
intelligent" Julianna Tabastajewa from Hogan & Hartson LLP represents
major Russian and international companies in highly complex copyright,
trademark patent, and domain disputes. From Innotec Tatyana Vakhnina
is a "great lawyer", while at Lovells LLP Natalia Gulyaeva heads the
firm’s IP, media and technology practice in Russia.

In Ukraine Pakharenko & Partners has two lawyers listed: Oleksandr
Pakharenko is a "fine lawyer" and Antonina Pakharenko is "fantastic".

Igor Darmogray at Arzinger is highly regarded, while managing partner
Michael Doubinsky at Doubinsky and Osharova provides "outstanding"
counsel. Founding partner and director Dmitri Grischenko of Grischenko
& Partners has extensive experience and Sergei Sozanovsky of Konnov &
Sozanovsky is a "very talented" lawyer. Taras Kyslyy at Magisters is
also recommended.

In Armenia David Sargsyan from Ameria Legal Practice is a "first rate"
lawyer. At R Kalashyan & Partners LLC, the director Ruben Kalashyan
is a "pioneer" and has been involved in the establishment of the
Armenian Patent Office, drafting national legislation on IP rights
and the accession of the country to the World Trade Organization.

Two lawyers based in Kazakhstan are listed. The "very established"
Tolesh Kaudyrov heads the IP department at Grata Law Firm and
previously served as head of the National Patent Office of Kazakhstan.

>>From McGuireWoods LLP Yuri Bolotov has 14 years of experience
advising and litigating for major international corporations on
the prosecution and enforcement of trademarks, patents, inventions,
utility models and industrial designs and copyrights.

>>From Belarus we list four further lawyers. At PAG-EPAG Alexander
Muraviev is "one of the best" while Sergey Vinogradov is a "first rate"
lawyer. At Magisters Dennis Turovets has extensive experience in the
registration and protection of intellectual property rights in Belarus
while Tatiana Emelianova at Vlasova Mikhel & Partners is "superb".

In Azerbaijan, MGB Law Offices has two lawyers listed. Aygun
Janmammadov is a "highly respectable" lawyer while Ismail Askerov
provides "expert counsel" on local matters. At Salans Ophelia
Abdullayeva is an "expert" and she assisted the world’s third-largest
international tobacco company with trademark registration and
protection of IP in Azerbaijan.

Kalikova & Associates has two lawyers listed in Kyrgysztan. Aisulu
Chubarova is a "highly knowledgeable" lawyer while Omurgul Balpanova
is a "star".

In Moldova, Alexei Buruiana of Buruiana & Partners represents
clients from the oil, gas and energy, telecommunications and banking
industries.

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