http://events.thelawyer.com/russia/

On September 7th in London The Lawyer, important British legal publication, supported by CIS Leading Counsel Network http://www.cislcn.com will welcome the legal market leaders from the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) economic region. The event will offer unique local insight and legal advice on doing business in key jurisdictions across the CIS region.

Speakers will deliver reports covering foreign investment and dealing with local government issues with special focus on M&A market. They will answer questions on how to avoid traps and pitfalls and safeguard investments in Russia and the CIS region. The discussion will also coverlatest developments in the legal and business environment in the region.

Panel includes:
• Dimitry Afanasiev, Chairman, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (Russia),
• Trevor Barton (Chair), Member of RBCC Board Russo-British Chamber of Commerce (United Kingdom),
• Irina Paliashvili, President & Senior Counsel, RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group (Ukraine),
• Charlie Geffen, Senior Partner, Ashurst (United Kingdom),
• Tatyana V. Suleyeva, Partner, Aequitas (Kazakhstan).

Managing partners of other CIS Leading Counsel Network (LCN) member-firms will activelyparticipate in the discussion and will be available to answer questions on their jurisdictions.

The audience will include leading in-house counsel and representatives from UK andinternational law firms with an interest in this vital economic region.

The audience members will receive several joint LCN publications: second edition of the Comparative Summary of Anticorruption Laws in the CIS Economic Region, CIS Antitrust Guideand CIS TaxCompass.