The agreements have been sealed in Dubai during the II International Legal Meeting, organized by the Russian Asian Legal Association
Antonio Ballester, Managing Partner of Tomarial, highlights the growing interest of Russian and Asian investors to do business in Spain
Tomarial Abogados y Asesores Tributarios has signed alliances with six international law firms in Russia, India, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh to advise its clients on investments made in Spain. The agreements have been sealed in Dubai, during the celebration of the II Legal Meeting organized by the RALA association, Russian Asian Legal Association, of which Tomarial is part as the only Spanish firm.
Antonio Ballester, Managing Partner of Tomarial, has headed the office's delegation at this summit and highlights “Spain’s enormous interest today among international investors who want to diversify their interests and focus on multiple sectors of our economy, not just in the real estate market, which is why the law firms of Russia and many Asian countries are looking for allies in Spain for the Advice to your customers. For our firm, having high-level international legal partners is the way to attract investments and opportunities. "
Tomarial has signed agreements with two offices in India that have different locations in the Asian giant: SK Singhi & Co and Vidhisastras Advocates & Solicitors. A collaboration that has also formalized with prestigious firms from four other countries: Russia House International Lawyers, of Russia; Almaazmi Advocates & Legal Consultancyfrom the United Arab Emirates; Nahar D. Al Dalbahi Attorneys and Counselors at Law, from Saudi Arabia and NB & Associates, from Bangladesh.
Antonio Ballester has participated as a speaker at one of the round tables of the legal meeting held last January 12 in Dubai and especially dedicated this year to international investments. In the company of Daniel Soltice, Director of International Relations of Tomarial, he has held multiple bilateral meetings with offices in other countries. In this event of the RALA association in Dubai, political representatives from Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union, integrated in the Commonwealth of Independent States, have gathered; responsible for the legal departments of large companies, both public and private, and partners
of the main legal firms that work in these countries. Also participating were ambassadors from Asia and the Middle East, lawyers from Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Bangladesh, Singapore and Malaysia, judges and jurists of the Russian Federation, deputies of the parliament of the Russian Federation, and parliamentarians of the Assembly of the Union of Russia and Belarus.
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On January 12, 2020, the II international legal summit «Investment and law in Asia and Russia» was held in Dubai (UAE), organized by the Russian Asian Legal Association (RALA).
More than 150 guests from 35 countries gathered at the Radisson Blu Waterfront hotel, including representatives of the largest law firms in Asia, international banks and investment companies, government agencies in Russia, Europe and the Middle East. The undiminished interest in cooperation with Russia and Asia was again demonstrated by the international legal community. The expansion of the number of participants, as well as the horizon of countries represented by them, in comparison with the first Summit is evidence of the fruitful work of the Association, which last year added 12 new members.
President of the Association Maxim Tafintsev made a welcome speech to the guests of the meeting. Noting the effectiveness and importance of legal cooperation between legal entities in Russia and Asia, Mr. Tafintsev highlighted the common economic and cultural interests that bind Asian States, and expressed hope for the equally fruitful development of multilateral contacts in the coming year 2020.
The Summit discussed issues of doing business in the Gulf countries, lobbying for products and services abroad, anti-dumping and customs barriers for exports from Asia to Russia and the Middle East. Successful examples demonstrated the possibility of protecting the interests of Russian exporters in the UAE arbitration courts. They also discussed investment projects in Russia, Asia and the middle East in the fields of gas production and oil refining, shipbuilding, energy, and infrastructure construction.
Invited experts, as well as legal practitioners, made reports on certain issues on the agenda. During the fruitful discussion, the participants exchanged views and experience on the most pressing issues of international law and Economics in the era of globalization.
Andrey Kozlov, managing partner of the law firm Russian Legal, a lawyer, made a report on problematic aspects of international trade in goods and the anti-dumping regime in Russia and the UAE.
With great attention, the audience listened to a master class by a representative of Brandpol-the leader in the market of artificial intelligence systems in the activities of lawyers. The company's products allow you to automate the process of filing lawsuits and pre-trial claims, as well as track copyright violations. Already today, it is used by such large companies as Bayer, Dupont, and KAMAZ.
The summit was attended by heads and representatives of the largest law firms in India, China, the UAE, Singapore, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Switzerland, Spain, Croatia, Serbia, as well as international consulting and law firms. Among the distinguished guests of the forum are Ms. Noura Almaazmi (UAE), Mr. Abdul Rahman and Mr. Randolph Khoo (Singapore), Mr. Gao (China), Mr. Sumes Dewan and Mr. Ashish Deep Verma (India), Mr. Alexander Lindemann (Switzerland), Mr. George Georgiou (Cyprus), Mr. Jurica Savic (Croatia), Mr. Nenad Vukovic (Serbia), and Mr. Darius Gibasiewicz (Poland), representing their own legal companies. The summit was also attended by well - known Russian lawyers, including Mr. Denis Fridman, international lawyer (AP of Krasnodar region), Andrey Kozlov and Temirlan Zhilov (AP of Moscow), Mr. Igor Vyshegorodtsev, arbitration Manager (Voronezh), Mr Dmitry Rozhdestvensky (Nizhny Novgorod) and Natalia Nepeivoda (Novosibirsk).
For the first time, the Summit was attended by a representative of Saudi Arabia, a lawyer, and Vice-President of the Russian-Asian Association of Lawyers, Mr. Nahar al-Dalbahi. He expressed deep satisfaction with the work of the first Russian-Saudi law firm, founded during the Russian President's visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2019.
A good tradition of the Summit was the presentation of the award of the Russian-Asian Association of Lawyers - The LM Gudoshnikov medal of Honor. The name of this outstanding Russian jurist, honored scientist of the Russian Federation, specialist in modern history and law of China is forever inscribed in the history of Russian jurisprudence. The Gudoshnikov medal is awarded By the President of the Republic of ARMENIA for outstanding achievements in the development of international legal cooperation. In 2020, it was awarded to Mr. SK Singhi, founder and managing partner of one of the largest law firms in India, SK SINGHI & CO, LLP., For his work in international arbitration and the development of relations between the Russian and Indian bar associations.
