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press releases
03 / 09 / 2025
Denuo strengthens Corporate offering with hire of Andrei Sheetkin as partner and head of Venture Capital practice
Denuo announces that Andrei Sheetkin has joined the firm as a partner and head of the Venture Capital practice. Andrei specialises in venture capital, mergers and acquisition, and private equity.
legal updates
15 / 08 / 2025
Bank of Russia introduces amendments to C-type accounts regime
On 31 July 2025, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Russia made a decision to amend the decision of 21 November 2022 which established a special rouble C-type account regime (“Decision”). The Decision amended the grounds for debiting funds from a C-type bank account opened for a non-resident.
legal updates
24 / 07 / 2025
EU adopts 18th package of sanctions against Russia
On 19 July 2025, legal acts formalising the 18th package of European Union restrictive measures (sanctions) were published.
legal updates
18 / 07 / 2025
New rules of financing loan participations
In early July 2025, the State Duma adopted in the third reading a draft law amending the Law on Syndicated Loans related to sub-participation in a syndicated loan.
events
15 / 07 / 2512:00 msk
Frozen assets release: best practices and strategies
legal updates
03 / 07 / 2025
Adoption of Presidential Decree on additional guarantees for foreign investors
On 1 July 2025, the President of the Russian Federation signed Decree No. 436 “On Additional Guarantees for Rights of Foreign Investors,” allowing foreign investors to invest in the Russian Federation without observing certain counter-sanction restrictions.
legal updates
27 / 06 / 2025
Trademark troll alert: protect your brand in Russia
The year 2025 marks three years since many international brands exited the Russian market. Under Russian law, trademarks that have not been actively used for three consecutive years become vulnerable to cancellation, giving interested parties the opportunity to initiate legal actions to terminate their protection. While some businesses may be quietly exploring how to rebuild bridges, trademark trolls are already lurking beneath these bridges, ready to capitalise on trademarks that appear unused.
legal updates
05 / 06 / 2025
Draft law on the right to deny foreign investors who have left the market the option of repurchasing assets
The Draft Law proposes amendments to Federal Law No. 160-FZ “On Foreign Investment in the Russian Federation” dated 9 July 1999.
legal updates
02 / 06 / 2025
New EU and UK sanctions against Russia
On 20 May 2025, the European Union (“EU”) and the United Kingdom (“UK”) announced new coordinated sanctions targeting Russia. Among the key sectors of the economy affected by the sanctions are the energy and military sectors. Our team summarises the main new introductions of the 17th EU sanctions package and UK sanctions in this legal update.
press releases
21 / 05 / 2025
Denuo advises Samolet on sale of Domyland proptech platform to Yandex
Denuo has advised Samolet, one of the largest proptech and real estate development corporations in Russia, on the sale of Domyland, a technology solutions platform for real estate developers and management companies, to Yandex.
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