Alexander
Sitnikov, VEGAS LEX Managing Partner, and Alexandra Vasyukhnova, Partner, Head
of Technology and Investment group, have discussed effective interaction
between business and government and anti-monopoly regulation of the digital
market at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2017.
On May 18, 2017, Alexander Sitnikov, VEGAS LEX
Managing Partner, participated in the RBC discussion, Lawmaking in the interests of business: cooperation
with a plus sign, devoted to the real progress made and problems of development
of business-government relations, new models for the development and
implementation of programs to protect business interests, and foreign experience
in this area.
Alexander Sitnikov emphasized the leading role of lawyers
in ensuring effective dialogue and interaction between the regulator and the
business.
On May 19, 2017, Alexandra Vasyukhnova, VEGAS
LEX Partner, Head of Technology and Investment group, spoke at the
FAS Russia discussion session named “Anti-monopoly regulation at
Digital Technology Market”. She discussed the Big Data market
regulation. Her presentation focused on the practice of
resolving disputes between foreign companies and antimonopoly authorities. “In
the future, the development of antimonopoly regulation in Big Data will be
determined by how its owners’ behavior affects the markets and the competitive
environment,” she said. “It is crucial to develop approaches that would promote
the development of technologies for rapid collection and speedy processing of
information and prevent potential violations of Russian antitrust laws (unfair
competition, abuse of dominant position, conclusion of competition-restricting
agreements).”
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