Russian authorities continue fighting against the consequences of the spread of coronavirus by taking various anti-crisis measures. On March 31, 2020 the State Duma approved in the third and final reading a bill amending certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation on prevention and response to emergencies.

This is to remind you that there is very little time left to hold annual general meetings of shareholders.

Last week, Kommersant published an article about the problematic legal regulation of director and company officer liability which is a challenging issue in modern-day Russia. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, shared his opinion on this topic in an interview with Kommersant.

The results of the main Russian rating of law firms, Pravo.ru-300, were announced last Wednesday.  According to this rating, Forte Tax & Law is among the best law firms of the country in several areas of law.

Anna Yakovleva, Senior Associate at Forte Tax & Law, spoke last Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at an event organized by the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce and dedicated to questions of compliance and director liability.

Companies often do not pay enough attention to issues related to the holding and documenting of annual general meetings. This, in turn, gives rise to unnecessary risks and errors associated with internal control, relations with business partners and compliance with Russian law