Month: January 2011

January 17, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 17, 2011

Below is the first installment of what we are hoping will become a regular feature on this blog, courtesy of our Moscow-based law office.  This brief summary of legal news from the Russian media is intended as a resource for practicing lawyer...
January 17, 2011

The Jasmine Revolution Likely Not a Trend

What has been termed as the first successful toppling of a president by Twitter, or, alternatively, the first government to collapse as a result of Wikileaks, the events in Tunisia were given a new name over the weekend:  The Jasmine Revoluti...
January 17, 2011

Huda Seif: The Toppling of Tunisia

The following article on the situation in Tunisia was contributed to this blog by the academic Huda Seif. As the international community watches carefully the intense events of political upheavals and public appraisal that are currently unfolding ...
January 17, 2011

Energy Blast – Jan 17, 2011

Commenting on the controversial news of BP and Rosneft’s deal, UK opposition leader Ed Miliband says that, in the wake of the Deepwater disaster, energy companies should focus on alternative energy rather than drilling, but Rosneft says that...
January 17, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Jan 17, 2011

Vimpelcom has given its final approval to a revised bid for the telecoms assets of Naguib Sawiris, but Telenor, its key shareholder, continues to oppose the sale.  In line with President Dmitry Medvedev’s decree, the federal government ...
January 17, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 17, 2011

TODAY: Peaceful rally held to mark football fan’s death; Nemtsov released from jail, attacked with butterfly net, fails to attend small support rally; swine flu, HIV and crime on the rise; EU unlikely to lift visa restrictions; Melnikov hous...
January 16, 2011

In BP’s Russia Crisis, Cui Bono?

Another item from the blog archives, originally published June 5, 2008. It may have been Deepthroat’s sage advice to “follow the money” that led Woodward and Bernstein to take down the Nixon administration, but for those seeking ...
January 16, 2011

BP’s Russian Prisoners

More from the blog archives relating to BP’s Russia experience.  The following was originally posted on March 19, 2008.  Last we heard, the brothers were convicted of espionage – their current status (in detention? suspended ...
January 16, 2011

Learning from BP in Russia

In light of the recent BP-Rosneft share swap and Arctic joint venture, we’re combing through our archives to re-publish some of the more interesting moments throughout BP’s tumultuous experience doing business in Russia.  The foll...