The leading Russian firm Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (EPAP) is reported to acquire 100-lawyer pan-Commonwealth of Independent States practice Magisters. The merger of the two firms will create the largest-ever law firm merger.
The combined firm will work under the banner of EPAP and will comprise of 27 partners and more than 300 lawyers.
The combined firm is reported to emerge as one step ahead of any national or international law firm in size, market penetration and regional coverage in Russia and the CIS.
It is highly notable that EPAP is established in Moscow, Russia and Magisters originally in Ukraine in 1997 wherein after it expanded aggressively throughout the Confederation of the Independent States.

REPORT BY BIKRAM SINGH RANA