Category Archives: FAS

As New Cold War Heats Up, Russia Preparing to Go It Alone?

Posted on September 24, 2016 by

There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before. – Sherlock Holmes (A Study in Scarlet) Brief History Lesson Leading up to the United States’ entry into World War II, Japan was reliant on trade with the … Continue reading →

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Strategic Sectors Law Update – First Commission Meeting of 2014

Posted on July 17, 2014 by

On June 26, 2014, PM Medvedev chaired the first 2014 meeting of the Commission on Foreign Investment. At the meeting, several deals were discussed/approved and amendments to the Strategic Sectors Law were discussed. According to public sources, the following deals … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Business and Economy, Dmitry Medvedev, economics, FAS, Foreign direct investment, foreign investment, Gazprombank, legal update, legislation, oil, pharma, russia, strategic industries

Strategic Sectors Law Update – Third Commission Meeting of 2012

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

On November 28, 2012, PM Medvedev chaired a session of the Commission on Foreign Investment, the third time the Commission has met this year. Changes to Russia’s Business Environment In his prepared remarks, Medvedev noted Russia’s recent improvement in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business and Economy, Dmitry Medvedev, duma, Economic development, FAS, federal laws, Foreign direct investment, foreign investment, Government of Russia, Law, legal update, legislation, offshore, Russian economy, strategic industries

Strategic Sectors Law Update – Second Commission Meeting of 2012

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

On July 30, 2012, PM Medvedev chaired a session of the Commission on Foreign Investment. This is the second Commission meeting of 2012, but the first chaired by Medvedev. In his remarks, Medvedev largely rehashed Putin’s presentation at his last … Continue reading →

Posted in Business and Economy, Dmitry Medvedev, economics, FAS, fish, Foreign direct investment, foreign investment, goskorporatsii, infrastructure, Law, legal update, Medvedev, offshore, oligarchs, russia, Russian economy, state corporations, strategic industries, Vedomosti

Strategic Industries Law Update – New Article and Coca-Cola Test

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

The amendments to Russia’s strategic sectors law – which I summarized in this post – have still not been made public, but here a few other developments. Article in International Lawyer I was fortunate enough to co-author the Russia section … Continue reading →

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Legal Update – Strategic Industries Law Amendments

Posted on June 4, 2010 by

I wanted to wait to discuss this until the draft law was out, but I am tired of waiting so here goes.  The last time we looked at the strategic industries law in March, I posted draft amendments from the … Continue reading →

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