Economic restructuring: new legal realities, trends, insights, and recommendations

Birch International invites you to participate in a joint webinar with the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) on investment funds in the AIFC and how they compare with similar instruments in Hong Kong and the UAE.

BIRCH invites you to attend our event dedicated to the current issues stemming from advertising marketing and promotion issues, relevant regulations and law enforcement practice.

Recently, personal funds have been rapidly gaining popularity. Since the entry into force of the new regulatory revisions in September 2024, the number of registered personal funds has grown by a factor of 10.

The lawyers of BIRCH’s corporate practice are holding their first webinar on venture capital investment during which they will dive into the details of such projects as well as share their recommendations and experience in structuring VC transactions in Russia.

We will discuss how to identify a company’s current customs and legal risks

BIRCH’s real estate practice continues its series of webinars covering the most pressing problems related to the use of land plots and structuring of real estate transactions.

In the webinar we will discuss the key features and advantages of using Investment Fund and Foundation structures in four leading financial jurisdictions, which have recently become the most popular among Russian businesses for international structuring: UAE (ADGM, DIFC), Qatar (QFC), Hong Kong, Kazakhstan (AIFC)

During the webinar, we will discuss the current legal requirements and key considerations that lawyers need to keep in mind when handling the distribution and payment of dividends for Russian companies in 2025.

In the webinar, we will discuss how to prevent conflicts, avoid going to court, and how to decisively resolve conflicts in court. We will share our experience in providing support in corporate disputes.

In our webinar we will discuss how this will affect the activities of IT companies as well as who first and foremost needs to prepare for a tax audit.

The recent changes in the Russian regulatory environment have made it difficult to use foreign companies and structures as holding vehicles for Russian assets, which prompts increased use of Russian instruments, vehicles and structures.

In our webinar, we will analyze numerous risks and problems frequently encountered by lawyers supporting M&A transactions involving individuals as well as discuss whether this way of structuring transactions will be relevant after the changes to the tax code come into effect.

During the webinar, we will provide an overview of the most pressing issues that arise today when complying with the CTD regulations in practice.

Tax disputes are becoming increasingly more complex, and the requirements on transparency and economic justification are becoming stricter as well as more intricate.

Since mid-2023, laws on personal data have been regularly amended to ensure the security of personal data.

In this webinar, we share practical strategies for maintaining one’s business reputation.

BIRCH LEGAL associates will talk about all the emerging trends

The bankruptcy of foreign companies is one of the brightest examples of modern judicial lawmaking.

During the webinar, our experts will review the latest positions and trends in judicial practice, as well as share their own experience in resolving the most pressing issues in the protection of intellectual property rights.

The Sultanate of Oman is actively improving its investment climate and offers unique conditions and benefits to international investors.

The last few years have been full of disputes related to the regulation of labor relations. During the webinar our colleagues will give recommendations that can be implemented in order to protect the company’s management.

The lawyers at BIRCH LEGAL have picked out today's most pressing problems in the sector and are ready to share the solutions they've refined throughout their practice.

Obtaining such approval is a relatively straightforward procedure that is, however, complicated by a myriad of normative and recommendatory documents surrounding it.

Today, implementing business initiatives in the Middle East is no longer limited to the United Arab Emirates, and this has compelled us to consider the region more broadly.

In August 2023, the FTS of Russia started to investigate the inclusion of dividends into the customs value of imported goods.

BIRCH LEGAL and consulting company Environ Consult CIS, which specializes in assessing the effects certain activities have on the environment, will share their experience on dealing with ecological law.

During the webinar, BIRCH LEGAL’s lawyers will share their experience in conducting legal due diligence as well as highlight the main aspects and risks that can be difficult to address after the transaction. 

BIRCH LEGAL's tax and customs practices are happy to present you with the key changes in tax regulation that are essential to conducting your business in Russia in 2024 both successfully and securely.

Our team at BIRCH LEGAL handled various and sundry disputes concerning sanctions/countersanctions, and we would be delighted to share our thoughts, observations and the procedural tricks we developed throughout our experience.

At the webinar, our experts are going to discuss the latest changes in personal data legislation, key trends evident from the latest audits and cases reviewed by Roskomnadzor, as well as unevident risks that could be faced by any company working with personal data.

At the webinar, Andrey Grachev and Anton Borisichev will discuss the current trends in court practice related to the adjustment of the customs value of goods as well as the main customs risks that companies engaged in foreign economic activities may face.

During the webinar, our experts will tell how suspension of international tax treaties impact business structuring and what decisions in Gulf countries would work in the new reality.

Our experts will highlight the current issues surrounding IP law such as what changes have taken place and what to expect in the near future.

Our experts will share their knowledge about the main corporate tax institutions affecting companies in FEZs, as well as business structuring and M&A in the region.

Our experts will discuss various product liability and regulatory issues.

This event is an exclusive public talk with a Counsel of the HKIAC, where Russian clients can learn first-hand about all the issues of interest in the Hong Kong arbitration proceedings.

Our experts will share their knowledge on the basic criteria for structuring businesses in Middle Eastern economic zones and delve into the intricacies of registering and operating companies in these zones.

Our experts will summarize the most important practices and review specific cases related to the exit of foreign businesses.

Our experts will analyze the emerging complexities and discuss the prospects involved in establishing an IT company under the current circumstances.

Our experts will review the main changes in regulatory, contractual and litigation practice that should be considered in IP management.

A joint webinar of BIRCH LEGAL and the Association of International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.

BIRCH LEGAL continues the series of webinars that update the legal and tax aspects of doing business under the new circumstances.

Our experts will highlight the advantages of working through Qatar together with our guest, Oleg Chizh, who knows all the nuances of doing business in Qatar.

Our experts will share our vision of the legal problems most significant for business in the past weeks, as well as the experience we have gained in solving them.

Existing Russian practice and possible application to the current situation.