Rybalkin Gortsunyan and Partners secures lawyers from regional firm Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners | 1yr

Helsinki-based Castrén ends 25-year presence in Russia, handing over Moscow and St Petersburg arms | 1yr

Graduates of Swiss Academy for International Law to defend rights of Russians, with sports law as a new area for training. | 2yrs

Norland Legal and NewLawyers announce merger under the new Lurye, Chumakov & partners brand. | 2yrs

Eversheds Sutherland Russia merges with domestic firm Tilling Peters, expanding its IP and dispute resolution offering. | 2yrs

The country may be accused of promoting fake news, but lawmakers are rolling out legislation on fake news and digital rights. | 2yrs

A lawyer and police officer sentenced 13 years for their role in organizing murders in St Petersburg. | 2yrs

State Duma has adopted the third and final reading of a bill reforming procedural legislation. | 2yrs

European Maritime lawyers meet in London Brexit, hot on the heels of IMO approving GHG programme and rejecting US last minute pitch. | 2yrs

Race is on but compariable regulatory extensions suggests UK regulation of the cryptocurrency market would take two years, says legal director. | 2yrs

EU financial markets regulator to examines ICOs to determine road aged for regulation. | 2yrs

Hans Albers of Juniper Networks is to lead the European in-house network, aims for growth. | 2yrs

Global Legal Post is at the Malta Maritime Summit 2018, officially opened by the Malta transport minister, who also held tripartite meeting. | 2yrs

Siding with applicants, ECHR tests limits of Russia's religious freedom and anti-extremism legislation, sees no justification for book ban. | 3yrs

International firms can use new laws to establish an offshore domicile and thereby bypass sanctions. | 3yrs

Following a CJEU order, the EU intellectual property office (EUIPO) needs to revisit a 16-year-old decision on the shape of KitKat bars. | 3yrs

Despite celebrity endorsement, reform of EU copyright reform voted down giving campaigning internet companies a big win. | 3yrs

Regulators are concerned cross-border investigations could be placed in jeopardy by GDPR requirements. | 3yrs

President Putin calls for caution over crypto and contradicts previous announcements in the financial sector. | 3yrs