There’s a palpable sense of pride among the lawyers from Russia and other former Soviet republics now gathered at the third CIS Local Counsel Forum in St Petersburg. Not only has the region achieved remarkable economic growth but the Russian soccer team has made it to the semi-finals of the European Championships.
“Today, Russia can say that it has one of the leading football teams in the world to go with one of the fastest growing economies,” said Irina Paliashvili from Ukrainian firm RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group.
