by Thomas C. Sullivan | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog
The worldwide coronavirus outbreak, designated as COVID-19 by the World Health Organization, is having an immediate impact on businesses throughout the world. Companies should proactively take steps to minimize the economic impact from COVID-19, including evaluating...
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | May 22, 2020 | Blog
On March 30, 2020, Russia implemented a “non-working” period for Russia to slow the spread of COVID-19. On May 12, 2020, this was cancelled. Restrictions are being gradually lifted and each region of Russia is setting its own rules for resuming normal operations,...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | May 14, 2020 | 1782 Blog
The U.S. offers a very powerful litigation tool for participants in Russian court proceedings to obtain bank records, documents and witness testimony from sources within the U.S., even if such evidence is unobtainable through Russian court procedures. This...
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | Apr 28, 2020 | Blog
April 28, 2020 Derek Bloom Of Counsel, Marks & Sokolov, LLCPh: +1-202-230-9443Email: dbloom@mslegal.com These days, Russia is for Russians. Most foreigners are banned from traveling to Russia. Effective March 18, the Government of Russia banned the entry of most...
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | Apr 15, 2020 | Blog, M&S Updates
One of the measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic announced by President of the Russian Federation in his address to the nation made on March 25, 2020 is introduction of personal income tax in the form of interest on deposits and debt securities. This measure is...
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | Apr 15, 2020 | Blog, M&S Updates
One of the measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic announced by President of the Russian Federation in his address to the nation made on March 25, 2020 with regard to social-economic support for citizens, small and medium enterprises is the twofold decrease of...
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | Apr 6, 2020 | M&S in Press
April 6, 2020 After years of investigations and indictments, the United States Department of Justice on Monday said for the first time that representatives working for Russia and Qatar had bribed FIFA officials to secure hosting rights for the World Cup in men’s...
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | Apr 4, 2020 | M&S on Air
April 4, 2020 Bruce Marks gives interview on unequal battle between the United States and COVID: how coronavirus destroys the American dream. Watch the interview
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | Mar 27, 2020 | M&S in Press
March 27, 2020 President Vladimir Putin had previously proposed a 15% tax on dividend income transferred to the foreign accounts which would require to amend several double taxation agreements. The Russian Federation will withdraw from the agreements with those...
by Marks & Sokolov, LLC | Mar 2, 2020 | M&S Updates
A book by Marks&Sokolov senior associate Grigory Galkin “Protection of rights of a citizen during mortgage enforcement against residential property” has been published. The research focuses on civil law issues of protection of individuals in the procedure of...
