EDITORIAL: MANAGEMENT, LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT IN THE CIS

Who’s Who Legal
Jan 15 2010

Our research identifies a total of 26 leading lawyers.

We feature two professionals from Aequitas in Kazakhstan. Yulia
Chumachenko has extensive experience in corporate and contract
relations while Semion Issyk is highly recommended for his work
advising international financial groups and institutions.

Russia contains a large pool of talent with 13 lawyers recognised by
our research. ALRUD Law Firm has two representatives listed. Irina
Anyukhina heads the labour law practice and is an "expert" while
Vassily Rudomino is "one of the best" in the region for dispute
resolution. At Baker & McKenzie, the "brilliant" Evgeny Reyzman is
head of the CIS labour and employment practice group and specialises
in advising major multinational corporations on Russian labour
law. At Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP we identify two lawyers:
Michael Schwartz is "one of the top guys" with over 10 years of
experience in the country, while Olga Chislova specialises in a range
of areas including disciplinary actions, employment termination and
employment by foreign companies and individuals. From Goltsblat BLP,
Anna-Stefaniya Chepik is a "leading lawyer" with a wide range of
experience in litigation and out-of-court settlements advising at
a senior management level as well as drafting recommendations for
domestic and foreign companies. At Linklaters LLP, Henry Rutstein is a
"great" lawyer while at Pepeliaev Goltsblat & Partners, Julia Borozdna
heads the employment law practice and has great experience as counsel
to Russian and multinational companies in litigation and out-of-court
settlements. From PricewaterhouseCoopers CIS Law Offices, Gennady
Odarich is highly rated while Marina Ryzhkova at Salans established
and heads the firm’s employment practice in Russia. At Salomons Anton
Klyachin is "superb" and Timur Beslangurov from Vista Foreign Business
Support provides "highly astute" counsel for foreign companies entering
the Russian market. From Beiten Burkhardt Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft
mbH, Elena Balashova is also highly recommended.

In Belarus, Denis Aleinikov from Law Group Argument is a "highly
skilful" lawyer and is general counsel of the CIS Economic Court. From
Magisters, Anna Rusetskaya has substantial experience in advising
domestic and international clients while at Vlasova Mikhel & Partners
senior partner Liliya Vlasova has a "renowned" practice. At Sorainen
Law Offices Kiryl Apanasevich is a "very prominent" lawyer and
from Stepanovski Papakul and Partners Ltd, Tatiana Ignatovskaya is
"outstanding".

In Ukraine Armen Khachaturyan at Asters is "world class" and advises
financial groups at a managerial level. Margarita Karpenko is a
managing partner of the Kiev offices of DLA Piper Ukraine LLP and
she advises clients in a range of industries including oil and gas,
media, financial services, consumer products and real estate. From
Volkov Koziakov & Partners, Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko is a "highly
impressive" lawyer while Oksana Voynarovska at Vasil Kisil & Partners
is "tremendous".

>>From Kalikova & Associates Omurgul Balpanova is based in Kazakhstan
and is "first rate". At Karakhanyan & Partners Law Office LLC in
Armenia senior partner Aram Karakhanyan has been highly recommended
and is a "very intelligent" lawyer.

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