Bruce Marks Speaks at the Pravo.RU Conference

On 19 September, Bruce Marks, Founder and Managing Director of Marks & Sokolov, will speak at the session “Liability Under Control” during...

Sergei Sokolov speaks at the Forbes Federal Legal Forum 2025

On 18 September 2025, Forbes Russia will host the annual Federal Legal Forum in Moscow, a central event for the Russian legal community focusing on...

Marks & Sokolov Secures Another OFAC License for Release of Blocked Russian Client Funds

Marks & Sokolov is pleased to announce another success in our sanctions-related practice: we have obtained an OFAC license authorizing the...

​Updates on the recent Russian-related § 1782 applications – U.S. courts weigh discovery requests tied to sanctions, shareholder disputes, and asset battles.

Section 1782 of Title 28 of the U.S. Code allows parties to seek discovery in U.S. courts for use in foreign proceedings. In recent years, Russian...

American Lawyer Defending Russians for Nearly 30 Years: Interview with Bruce Marks

READ THE ARTICLE In the late 1990s, Bruce Marks became one of the co-founders of EPAM. In his first major case with the firm, he brought claims by...

Bruce Marks is invited to speak at the XIII St. Petersburg International Legal Forum held on May 19-21, 2025

Bruce Marks, Managing Member of Marks & Sokolov, LLC, is invited to speak at the XIII St. Petersburg International Legal Forum held on May...

Sergey Bespalov represents the relatives of the victims of the Sinai crash for 1.4 billion euros

by | Dec 21, 2017 | M&S in Press, M&S Updates

Sergei Bespalov, of counsel to Marks & Sokolov, LLC, was retained as lead counsel to represent families of victims of the tragic Metrojet Flight 9268 crash, which occurred on October 31, 2015.  The flight crashed in the Sinai, while en-route from Sharm El Sheikh to St. Petersburg, Russia.  All 217 passengers and seven crew members were killed.   The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of 149 plaintiffs  in the Zamoskvoretskiy court in Moscow, Russia, in October of 2017, seeks damages in excess of €1.4 billion.Сергей Беспалов, консультант компании Маркс и Соколов, ЛЛСи,  представляет интересы родственников погибших в результате трагической авиакатастрофы рейса 9268, авиакомпании “Когалымавиа” (бренд Metrojet). Самолет, летевший из египетского курорта Шарм-эш-Шейх в Санкт-Петербург, разбился на Синайском полуострове 31 октября 2015 года.  На борту самолета находились 217 пассажиров и семь членов экипажа. Иск был подан от имени 149 человек в Замоскворецкий суд г. Москвы в октябре 2017 года на общую сумму более 1,4 миллиарда евро.