Ksenia Stepanishcheva Spoke at the “Pharmaceuticals-2025: Legal Issues” Conference

On April 10, 2025, Pravo.ru held its annual conference “Pharmaceuticals-2025: Legal Issues” at the Baltschug Kempinski Hotel in Moscow. The event brought together leading experts from the pharmaceutical and legal communities to discuss key regulatory developments and law enforcement trends affecting the industry.

Ksenia Stepanishcheva, Counsel, Attorney, and Head of Practice at Kovalev, Tugushi & Partners, delivered a presentation during the Operational Excellence session, focusing on antitrust compliance. Ksenia highlighted current risks for pharmaceutical companies under antitrust scrutiny, commented on recent regulatory updates, and outlined practical approaches to managing compliance-related risks.

The session was moderated by Natalia Totakhevage (Counsel, Attorney, Lidings). The panel also featured:

• Lyudmila Atnagulova, Legal Director, EGIS
• Maria Yastrebova, Legal, Ethics & Business Conduct Manager, AKRIKHIN
• Andrey Zinkovetsky, CEO, AEROKLUB TOUR
• Vladimir Altergot, COO, VALENTA PHARM
• Alexander Gavrilov, Counsel, BIRCH LEGAL
• Alexey Stanchin, Head of Tax Practice, Tax Compliance
• Magomed Rakhmatulaev, Attorney, Aronov & Partners

The presentations covered a wide range of topics—from enhancing legal departments' operational efficiency to upcoming tax changes, compliance trends, and interaction with healthcare regulators.

Kovalev, Tugushi & Partners’ active involvement in leading industry forums reaffirms our strong market position and deep expertise in the legal support of the pharmaceutical sector.

More about the conference: https://event.pravo.ru/event/132/