We are thrilled to announce that GRATA Beijing is a winner of China Business Law Journal’s Deals of the Year Award 2024 for its role in representing CITIC Construction on a high-speed road construction related bank guarantee dispute. China Business Law Journal’s Deals…

We are delighted to announce that Nicolas and De Vega Law Offices has joined GRATA International as an associate office in the Philippines. Based in Metro Manila, the firm is known for its full-service approach, offering legal expertise across a wide range…

The results of the prestigious Legal 500 EMEA 2025 ranking have been released, confirming GRATA International’s position as a leading law firm with a strong presence in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, China and Uzbekistan. This year, Armenia joins the ranks of countries…

Introduction to Notional Interest Deduction (NID) The Notional Interest Deduction (NID) is a tax incentive introduced by Cyprus in 2015 to encourage businesses to finance operations through equity rather than debt. It allows companies to claim a notional deduction on taxable profits…

Artificial intelligence has experienced significant developments in the past decade, thanks to the massive amount of available data, improved computer performance, and the development of new architecture based on deep learning. In contrast to a classic computer program which represents a simple…

In Kazakhstan, the main regulatory act related to artificial intelligence (AI) is the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan, ‘On Informatisation’, dated November 24, 2015. This Law provides for many concepts related to the use of information and communication technologies, systems and…

1. Maxim, please share your professional journey. How did you enter the field of corporate law? I began my legal career in a smaller legal research firm where I focused on basic corporate registrations and regulatory filings. Early on, I realized that…