Hogan Lovells’ Moscow office spun out to create new independent firm
Level Legal Services launched this month alongside relocations and 'some' expected redundancies | 3mos
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Bortkevicha & Partners set to open on 1 May alongside 'small number’ of redundancies | 4mos
Ukraine foreign minister and two former British prime ministers among signatories of Justice for Ukraine | 6mos
First western firm to open in Moscow becomes one of the last to announce departure in face of Ukraine invasion | 6mos
Law firm exodus from Russia nears completion as DLA Piper and CMS also resolve to hive off operations | 6mos
White & Case, Dechert, Debevoise & Plimpton and Baker Botts also join roster of firms shutting down their operations | 6mos
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Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance join ever-expanding roster of exiting firms; Winston chair cites ‘sense of solidarity with the Ukrainian people’ | 6mos
String of announcements sees international legal community step up response to Russian invasion of Ukraine | 6mos
Russia exits gather pace as Gowling WLG also announces closure of Moscow arm | 6mos
International giant will wind down Russia operations 'as quickly as we can' and donate profits from ongoing work | 6mos
Lawyers from McDermott's trade and sanctions team give an update on the UK’s most recent measures against Russia | 6mos
Magic Circle giant is latest firm to call time on Russian presence in response to Ukraine invasion, winding down 70-lawyer operation | 6mos
International giant known for strength of Eastern European network becomes third law firm to place future of Moscow arm in the spotlight | 6mos
Instructions have included award-winning work on $50bn Yukos arbitration and cases relating to annexation of Crimea | 6mos
Operations in Russia suspended 'with immediate effect' as firm concedes international trade has not ensured peace | 6mos
UK Magic Circle firm condemns ‘unlawful invasion’ and also says it will ‘stop work that goes against our values’ | 6mos
Gerard Pecht publishes statement from leadership team expressing ‘unequivocal’ opposition to Russian invasion | 6mos
Decision to pull out of Russia taken last autumn; Linklaters and White & Case latest to confirm reviews of client rosters | 6mos
Ex-Clifford Chance and Jones Day lawyers say they are no longer working for Ivanyan and Partners' clients | 6mos
Victor Biryukov to relocate from Moscow to Amsterdam to succeed veteran GC Scott Dresser 1 January | 9mos
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