Maxim Ali has taken part in a conference 'IT-outsourcing: Problems and Prospects'

On 13 September 2017, Senior Associate at Maxima Legal and specialist in intellectual property and information technology, Maxim Ali took part in the conference 'IT-outsourcing: Problems and Prospects' in Moscow. As part of the conference, organised by the website TAdviser which reports on and supplies IT technology, questions were raised and…


Maxim Ali has provided comments on protecting trademarks

Project SPARK has published an article which considered current issues of protecting trademarks. Maxim Ali, Senior Associate and IP/IT specialist at Maxima Legal, has provided his expert opinions and comments for the article. Any unauthorised use of a trademark can lead to either the recovery of damages or a demand for compensation as defined by…


Maxim Ali has given a presentation at the LAUNCHPAD 2017 conference

Maxim Ali, Senior Associate and specialist of the IP/IT Practice at Maxima Legal, has given a presentation at the international conference for young entrepreneurs and start-ups LAUNCHPAD 2017, organised by the St Petersburg Higher School of Economics together with GIBRelations. As part of the session on ‘Ideas for small and medium-sized…


Vladimir Kilinkarov has joined the project group on PPP for the European Economic Commission of the UN

Vladimir Kilinkarov has joined the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) Project Group on General Framework of Legal Conditions for PPPs. The UNECE was established in 1947 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).  The founding objective of the UNECE is to facilitate European economic integration.  The…


Maxim Ali has given a presentation at a business breakfast titled ‘Digital marketing: new tools for promoting real estate’

On 7 July at a restaurant in central St Petersburg called Arka a business breakfast titled ‘Digital marketing: new tools for promoting real estate’ took place as part of a set of business meetings arranged by business club Meeting!, for which Maxima Legal is the legal partner. Owners of businesses in the real estate sector, heads of advertising…


Konstantin Boytsov took part in Meeting! on the topic of ‘New St Petersburg. Architect and developer: the balance between mass demand and city aesthetics

On 17 May an event organised by Meeting! on the topic of ‘New St Petersburg. Architect and developer: the balance between mass demand and city aesthetics’ took place.  Maxima Legal is the legal partner of Meeting!’s events.  Architects, developers and marketing personnel discussed how to satisfy consumer demand for new housing and at the same time…


A simplification of the documentation required when establishing a legal entity

Since 1 January 2017 an entry on the register of companies and entrepreneurs is now the only document required to confirm the registration of a company or entrepreneur. The registers containing such records in Russia are the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE) and the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs (USRIE). Under…