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Geneva remains the essential meeting point for uncovering trends, networking, and advancing your recovery strategies among the world’s top fraud and asset recovery minds. Andrei Gusev, Senior Partner at Nordic Star Law Offices, will join the 20th annual C5 Group Inc. conference: Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery, taking place in Geneva. This is one of the […]

Why Business Owners Should Think About Estate Planning Estate planning in business is not about death and not about the formal distribution of property. It is about a managerial decision made during one’s lifetime: what exactly should happen to the business and key assets when the owner is no longer able to participate in management.

For the seventh consecutive year, Pravo.ru-300, alongside its law firm rankings, has published its list of Recommended Lawyers. This year, the ranking recommends 11 Nordic Star partners, practice heads, and lawyers (the highest number in the firm’s history) across 11 areas of law: Andrei Gusev Anna Zabrotskaya Artem Zhavoronkov Arina Dovzhenko Anton Borisyuk Lyubov Erigo

The 14th International IP Forum took place in Moscow last week. The main topic of this year’s business agenda was “IP — Technological Leadership.” The event brought together experts in intellectual property law. Daria Bitkina, an Associate ath the Intellectual Property and Information Technology practice and a participant in the Fashion Law Russia project, presented

International hotel operator: how to build legally sound cooperation? Arina Dovzhenko, Partner and Head of the Hotel Business, Hospitality, and Entertainment Practice at Nordic Star, will discuss this topic at Hotel Business Forum 2026. February 13–14, 2026 | Hilton Tashkent City, Tashkent 🗣 Session: “Legal Aspects of Interacting with International Hotel Operators”This presentation will cover

Why Businesses Increasingly Choose “Quiet” Jurisdictions The approach to international structuring has changed noticeably in recent years. While tax efficiency used to be the primary factor in choosing a jurisdiction, today the focus has shifted toward structural resilience, reputational reliability, and the ability to operate under enhanced compliance requirements. For owners and executives with business

The 17th Annual Legal Forum from Kommersant will take place in St. Petersburg on January 29. Leading legal advisers and legal experts will discuss current issues at the forum, including legislative developments in 2026, key tax and customs aspects, legal nuances of doing business in the current economic environment, and import/export management. Conference speakers include

German Azarov specializes in comprehensive corporate law consulting for Russian and foreign companies and supporting complex transactions. His expertise focuses on structuring and providing legal support for cross-border M&A transactions, commercial real estate transactions, as well as corporate reorganizations and ongoing corporate procedures. German’s extensive experience representing clients in arbitration courts and bankruptcy cases allows

Elena represents Russian and foreign clients in arbitration courts and courts of general jurisdiction, and also advises on interactions with government agencies. She participates in the preparation of legal opinions for foreign state courts, develops defense strategies in cross-border litigation, and supports clients at all stages of dispute resolution. Her experience encompasses the analysis of

We are pleased to announce the release of the second edition of our Nordic Star Arbitration Bulletin, dedicated to an in-depth analysis of the United Arab Emirates as an arbitration jurisdiction, with a particular focus on the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). In this issue, we explore the UAE’s evolving role as a regional arbitration