08.07.2014

On 7 July 2014, the AEB Legal Committee held its Business Meeting “Ukraine-related challenges for business: what to know and how to respond?”

The event served as a special platform for in-house lawyers, consultants and other representatives of AEB member-companies to analyze the impact of EU and US sanctions on the economic activities of companies operating in the Russian Federation, discuss problems the companies have to face when carrying out their economic activities in Crimea, share their experiences and concerns and get practical advice from experts.

Special discussion points were US and EU economic sanctions, difficulties of the new legal environment, impact on current business structures, contracts, customs issues, taxation, distribution and logistics problems. The following presentations are available for download:

• Alexander Bychkov
• Helge Masannek

L-R: Taras Derkatch, Senior Associate, BEITEN BURKHARDT Moscow; Helge Masannek, Director Taxes & Legal, RUSSIA CONSULTING; Sergey Krokhalev, Deputy Chairman of the AEB Legal Committee, Partner, Baker&McKenzie; Frank Schauff, AEB CEO.