At the Congress, the leading experts and business figures will discuss the topical issues of the M&A market, modern trends and expectations of the business owners, prospects of the private equity and venture capital investments (PE&VC), and criteria for IPO and Pre-IPO success.

On June 20, 2025, the legal firm VERBA LEGAL successfully completed the legal support of the secondary public offering by Ozon Pharmaceuticals PJSC (the "Company"), a leading Russian pharmaceutical company by the volume of sales of pharmaceuticals and ranked first by the registered pharmaceuticals portfolio.

VERBA LEGAL's Intellectual Property Practice comprising Alexey Darkov, the Practice Head, Counsel and Attorney, and Maria Moish, Senior Associate and registered Russian patent attorney, provide clarifications on the new restrictions on the use foreign words in public-facing notices. The legislation was passed by the State Duma on June 17, 2025, in the third reading. The law is expected to take effect on March 1, 2026, and will affect consumer information and names of real estate projects.

Experts will provide a detailed analysis of the current developments in the international sanctions policy, paying a special attention to the 17th package of the EU sanctions against Russia and the counter-measures adopted by the latter. Additionally, the experts will discuss potential developments relating to the anticipated imposition of the 18th package of sanctions.

Pravo.ru released the results of its major survey of the corporate law market, having reviewed 2,692 projects of the total value of RUB 97.9 trillion advised by 94 law firms nationwide.

One of the thorny issues in disputes between legal entities and their executives is a possibility for a company to bring a claim against its general director for recovery of damages.

In the United Kingdom, the number of anti-suit injunction (ASI) cases involving Russian persons has increased five times over the last three years. 74 percent of cases heard over the last five years were triggered by the sanctions against Russia.

On June 3, 2025, i.e. two weeks after the adoption of the 17th package of the EU and UK sanctions against Russia, the Swiss Confederation Federal Council decided to implement the restrictive measures imposed by the EU.

On June 03, 2025, VERBA LEGAL held a business breakfast on the topic of “Closed-End Investment and Personal Funds in the Era of Private Capital Transformation" where the panelists (lawyers, representatives of management companies and the specialized depositary) had an opportunity to discuss legal and practical matters associated with using closed-end investment funds (CEIFs) and personal funds.

Raising debt finance and its subsequent servicing or restructuring involves a considerable number of tax issues. Proper structuring of debt obligations allows to procure tax efficiency and avoid tax risks. At the same time, one should take account of a great number of unobvious nuances and hidden dangers.