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Irina Akimova

Partner, Attorney, Member of the General Council of the Antimonopoly Experts Association – Competition Law
irina.akimova@bgplaw.com
Irina has been specialising in advising and representing Russian and international businesses on complex antitrust law enforcement issues for over 20 years. She handles matters involving abuse of dominant position, unfair competition, economic concentration transactions, failure to comply with trade, advertising and procurement laws.

Irina represents clients in connection with antitrust audits, investigations, administrative proceedings and lawsuits. She is an expert in antitrust audits and setting up antitrust compliance systems.

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Letters of commendation from the administration of the FAS for achievements in ensuring freedom of competition, effectively protecting entrepreneurship, making major contributions to scientific and organisational aspects of antitrust authority activities
Certificate of Appreciation from the Chairman of the State Duma Safeguarding Competition Committee for cooperating in rule-making and contributing to shaping law enforcement practices aimed at protecting competition
Past Experience
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Before joining BGP Litigation, Irina headed the antitrust functions at Capital Legal Services and ART DE LEX. She served on the Federal Antimonopoly Service for more than eight years.
Legislative, Scientific Activities and Membership in Associations
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  • Chairman of the General Council of the Antimonopoly Experts Association in 2021–2023
  • Member of the General Council of the Antimonopoly Experts Association
  • Associate Professor of the Russian FAS Main Department, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
  • Member of the Public Council, FAS Russia
  • Member of several expert councils, FAS Russia
Education
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Faculty of Law, Moscow State University of Psychology and Social Sciences
Languages
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Russian, English

Irina advised:

a transnational automotive group

in a dispute involving the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service on charges of unfair competition due to a ban preventing a parallel importer from importing products bearing the client's trademarks into Russia

a major German car manufacturer

in connection with performance and termination of dealer agreements, with additional services included in the price of cars available for sale, imposition of penalties for alleged failure by dealers to comply with inhouse regulations (including due diligence) and collaboration with the antimonopoly authority

a Japanese automotive corporation

during an audit by the antimonopoly authority to check its product sale arrangements and pricing on the automobile market

Ruslan-1

a major company engaged in road construction and maintenance and improvement of new buildings and courtyards, in connection with antitrust proceedings initiated due to alleged performance of an anticompetitive agreement with a government authority

an international provider of intelligent solutions for SMEs

in appealing against an antitrust decision issued by the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service to the Russian Supreme Court

a French automotive corporation

on proceedings initiated in connection with signs of unfair competition, more specifically, a ban on independent importers delivering lawfully purchased spare parts and car components to Russia (parallel import)

a fishing company

in a legal dispute involving the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service appealing against its opinion recognising the company being under the control of a foreign investor before applying for quotas for extracting/catching aquatic biological resources

a federal educational institution

involved in implementation of a national goal set determined in the Russian Presidential Decree on National Development Goals 2030 in connection with the client’s actions being challenged by bidders in a tender held for awarding a training material supply contract, including development of a unique, first-of-its-kind defence strategy, preparation of a statement of defence and participation in meetings of the Russian FAS committee

a major telecom operator

in antitrust proceedings over abuse of dominant position due to monopolistically high prices being set at the request of Top 4 telecom operators, including development of a new pricing model factoring in the client’s interests and meeting Russian FAS requirements

a major medical equipment manufacturer

in connection with developing a strategy for implementing a citation issued by the Russian FAS ordering a halt to actions showing signs of unfair competition consisting in cancellation of the client’s warranty for use of its equipment with consumables made by other manufacturers, including an attorney investigation and legal analysis

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