Falk Tischendorf

Publications

Publications:

Section on "Introduction to German International Private Law" in "Sammelband zum deutschen Recht in russischer Sprache (Volume on German Law in Russian Language)" issue no. 3 (June 2018) (editor: Deutsch-Russischen Juristenvereinigung e.V.) with Rainer Wedde;

Section on "VAT Treatment of Digital Services Under German and European Law" in "Sammelband zum deutschen Recht in russischer Sprache (Volume on German Law in Russian Language)" issue no. 3 (June 2018) (editor: Deutsch-Russischen Juristenvereinigung e.V.) with Anna Lesova;

Interview - 100 Questions and answers to Business in Russia, Impuls December 2017;

Interview: Investments With Legal Certainty in the Growth Market Russia, – Compliance in Russia, June 2017;

Section on "Russian Federation" in "Handbuch des Vertriebsrechts" 4. edition 2016 (Editor: Martinek, Semler, Flohr), co-authored by Bilgeis Mamedova;

Quotation: The Experts on Russia – How the Wismar Ostinstitut Exercises Influence on the Relations with Moscow, – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, August 2016;

From Chaos to Structure, with Anna Klimova, – Compliance Manager, June 2016;

An Overview of Russia - Current Legal Environment for the Automotive and Component Supplier Industry, with Mamedova Bilgeis, – Handelsblatt Journal, May 2016;

Legislation in the Russian Automotive Industry, with Bilgeis Mamedova - Recht Automobil Wirtschaft, RAW, March 2016;

Interview - 100 Questions and answers to Business in Russia, Impuls 11/2014;

Comments on the topic Compliance in Russia - Compliance Manager, 10/2014;

Joint editor and author "Handbook on Russian Business Law ", publication date: autumn 2014;

Chapter dedicated to the Russian Federation in "Handbook on Legal Norms Regulating Sales Issues ", 3rd and 4th editions; (Publishers: Martinek, Semler, Habermeier, Flohr);

Compliance Handbook: Country Report - Russia - Compliance Handbook (Publishing House Deutscher Fachverlag), May 2014;

Integration of Crimea in Russia's Legal System – Newsletter, April 2014;

Russia: Staying Calm at a Time of Crisis – Newsletter, March 2014;

Compliance in Procurements and Sales – Information of the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, February 2014;

Organization of Risks – Compliance in Russia– Business Guide Russia, November 2013;

Russian Civil Law is Modernizing – Law of the International Economy, RIW, June 2013;

Middle Class in Russia: What Specifics Should be Taken into Consideration? – Market and the Middle Class, July 2013;

Winning the Case in Russia – Newsletter Hauptstadt Insider, March 2013;

Regulatory compliance in Russia: No is not an option!, – ModernRussia.com, January 2013;

Interview " Investments in Compliance Make it Easier to be Successful ", - GIZ, October/2012;

Liability without Borders? – Specifics of Russian Law of Obligations and Tort Law for German Manufacturers, co-author with Alexander Bezborodov, -   Economic Partners in Europe: Germany and Russia, Issue 12/2012;

Interview "European Investments in Russia", - "Odnako", May/2012;

Practical recommendations on how to set up a business in Russia, co-author with Bilgeis Mamedova,- AEB: How to invest in Russia, April/2012;

WTO: Russia at the Gates, co-author with Dr. Rainer Wedde, - Coface, February/2012;

Compliance in daily Russian business practices, - "Economic Partners in Europe: Germany and Russia", Issue 11, December 2011;

Compliance in daily Russian business practices, - Brochure of the CFO Forum, October/2011;

Actions in the area of manufacturer liability and the protection of consumer rights in accordance with Russian law, - OWC Guide "Investments in Russia", October/2011;

Having rights and protecting them in Russia, - Information Bulletin of the German-Russian Forum, October 2011;

Product liability and consumer protection claims under Russian law", - Association of European Businesses: How to invest in Russia, March 2011;

Legal guarantees in daily business practices: from the conclusion of a contract to the successful filing of statements of claim, Product liability of a German manufacturer under Russian law, co-author with Alexander Bezborodov, - Business Guide Germany-Russia 2011;

New Russian legislation in the area of mortgage law, - eastlex No. 5, 2010;

Claim management and legal guarantees in Russia, - Business Guide Germany-Russia 2010;

Chapter on the Russian Federation, - "Handbook on legislation on sales and distribution" (Martinek, Semler, Habermeier, Flohr) 3rd edition, 2010;

Legal Guarantees in Russian Investments: Topic Number One, - Economic Partners in Europe: Germany and Russia, Issue 9/2010;

State system for the distribution of public procurements: Olympia 2014, - Business Guide Germany-Russia 2009;

Russian Public Procurement Law, co-author with Kamil Karibov and Ekaterina Soboleva, - Getting the deal through 2009. Effective Claim Management in Russia. Invest in Russia, AEB 2009;

Effective Claim Management, - eastlex October 2009;

Fundamentals of Russian Public Procurement Law, co-author with Kamil Karibov, - Business Guide Germany-Russia 2008;

Russian Public Procurement Law, co-author with Kamil Karibov, - Getting the deal through 2008;

Leasing in Russia in: Finances, - special supplement of the Moscow German Newspaper for Euro Finance Week 2007 in Frankfurt;

Compensation Agreements: Panacea or Myth? co-author with Ekaterina Budak, - Finances and Business in Russia, November 2007;

Investments on the Russian Real Estate Market, - Business Guide Germany-Russia 2007;

Certain aspects of Russian law in the area of real estate, co-author with Anna Minaeva, - Information of the Eastern Committee, November 2006;

Acquisition of a City Land Plot, co-author with Anna Minaeva, - Corporate Lawyer, No. 11, 2006;

German Investment Companies on the Russian Real Estate Market?, - Financial Markets in Russia, special supplement of the Moscow German newspaper for Euro Finance Week 2005 in Frankfurt;

Legal protection in Russia in: "So you are coming to Russia” – Guide for Medium-Sized Enterprises", Munich 2003;

Establishment of a Joint Stock Company or Limited Liability Company? Comparison, - So you are coming to Russia – Guide for Medium-Sized Enterprises, Munich 2003.

Lectures/Seminars:

Eastern Europe Forum by Hannover Messe – Russia Consulting, Hannover, 16. April 2015;

Current problems for automotive producers in Russia - 13. EUROFORUM - Annual conference of the automobile sub-supply industry - Euroforum, Stuttgart, 13 -15 April 2015;

Moderation of round table discussion:  "Business conditions in Russia from the perspective of German enterprises, which have been working together with Russian companies in Russia for many years: experience, issues and finding solutions" – "New direction. There is no time to lose", Moscow Economic Forum, Moscow, 25-26 March 2015;

Panel discussion: “Financing and Law” – Conference. “Market. Modernization. Small and medium-sized businesses”, The Russian-German Chamber of Commerce (AHK), Berlin, 27 February 2015;

"Russian-German Cooperation in the new environment: Economic consequences and ways of preserving partnership relations" – Conference, Moscow Economic Forum, Moscow, 26 January 2015;

"Review, conclusion and execution of a contract in challenging times: the impact of EU sanctions, and also Russia's reaction to existing and new contractual relations with Russian partners " – Seminar, LEG Thueringen, Erfurt, 20 January 2015;

"Development of existing and new business relations with Russian partners against the backdrop of existing sanctions" – 5th meeting of the German-Russian Economic Roundtable " - Сhamber of Commerce & Industry, Leipzig, Leipzig, 27 November 2014;

"Countering Corruption, Compliance, Corporate Governance & Liability of Management in Russia" – Seminar of Austria’s International Chamber of Commerce, Vienna, 26 November 2014;

"Contract Execution with Due Account of Existing Sanctions" - Seminar of Austria’s International Chamber of Commerce, Vienna, 25 November 2014;

"Specific issues to be considered when executing old contracts and concluding new contracts, with due account of existing EU sanctions " – Open Day of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce (AHK), Moscow, 25 November 2014;

"Compliance and Sanctions" - Compliance-Conference, the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce (AHK), Moscow, 19 November 2014;

"Cooperation of Russian and German business in the new environment: economic consequences and ways of preserving partnership relations" - Strategy and Concepts of Social Economic Development for CIS, Central and Eastern European Countries. 2014 Reality. 2015 Prospects. Broadening Cooperation Boarders, IE RAN, St. Petersburg, 13 November 2014;

"Legal, customs and financial issues in challenging times" - Day of the Russian Economy в GlobalConnect, Сhamber of Commerce & Industry, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 5 November 2014;

"Protection of rights and reality: the actions of the Russian state courts from the perspective of foreign investors" - Modernization of the legal system at a time of international integration: problems and prospects, Friedrich Ebert Foundation 17-21 Oсtober 2014;

"Existing economic sanctions and their impact on the execution of contractual relations with Russian business partners" – Economic sanctions in Russian business– Successful export management in challenging times  - The Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, Frankfurt, 13 Oсtober 2014;

"Reduction in liability risks through compliance: actions in standard situations in Russian business " – Negotiations between German and Russian entrepreneurs, The Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, Baden-Baden, 10-11 Oсtober 2014;

"Framework conditions for the middle class in Germany and Russia" – Role of the middle class in Russia and Germany–Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Moscow, 9 Oсtober 2014;

Workshop: Access to the market and development of the market in Russia and in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - Business Day: Russia in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock-Wismar, 30 September-1 Oсtober 2014;

"Speech on the situation regarding the provisions of the EU embargo against the Russian Federation and Ukraine, and also the provisions of the Russian embargo against the EU and other countries outside the EU " - Meeting of forum experts on customs and imports, International Chamber of Commerce of Hannover, Hannover, 24 September 2014;

"The correct way of concluding a contract, executing a contract and effective contract management in transactions with Russian partners" – International Chamber of Commerce of Leipzig, Leipzig, 4 September 2014;

"Negotiations on concluding contracts with Russian business partners" –  International Chamber of Commerce of Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, 3 September 2014;

"Russian legal guarantees during the sanctions" – State Development Corporation of Thuringia, Erfurt, 2 September 2014;

"Updating framework terms and conditions and the legal aspects of the crisis" – "Handling sanctions, executing contracts, guarantees" – Information event. Informed handling of the crisis – International Chamber of Commerce of Leipzig, 16 July 2014;

"Russia: Legal specifics for automobile subsuppliers in Russia " – Legal aspects of the automobile subsupply industry - Euroforum, Stuttgart, 23-25 June 2014;

"Freedom of contract and imperative norms – new judicial practice of the Supreme Commercial Court" – 4th Economic and Political Discussions of the Wismar Eastern Institute - Wismar Eastern Institute, Berlin, 20 June 2014;

"Conversation between young science and work practice" – "The crisis in Ukraine and relations with Russia: crucial tasks in the area of security policies" - Chemnitz University of Technology, 13 June 2014;

"Sanctions against Russia – pressing problems of contract and receivables management" - The Eastern Europe Business Association of Germany, Frankfurt, 11 June 2014;

"Requirements on legal risk management in Russia in the current crisis" - General Consulate in Bonn, Bonn, 6 June 2014;

"Russia: Informed handling of the crisis" - International Chamber of Commerce of Hannover, Hannover, 22 May 2014;

"Doing business in Russia: handling current risks when doing business in Russia" -  International Chamber of Commerce of Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, 15 May 2014;

"The crisis in the Crimea and its impact on current and new projects in Russia and Ukraine" - International Chamber of Commerce of Austria, Vienna, 29 April 2014;

"Consequences for your business in Russia and Ukraine" – The crisis in the Crimea – Impact and consequences for business in Russia and Ukraine - IСС International Chamber of Commerce of Austria, Vienna, 7 April 2014;

"Cooperation during the crisis: the German economy and Russia" – jointly with The Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations and the Wismar Eastern Institute, Berlin, 3 April 2014;

Roundtable "Cooperation between Russian and German business in the non-energy economy" – Russia’s non-energy future, - Moscow Economic Forum, Moscow, 27 March 2014;

"Legal Risk Management in Russia: organization of corporate structures responsible for execution and control functions" - Business Breakfast together with Russia Consulting und Control Risks, Frankfurt, 14 February 2014;

"Procurements and sales: cross-border and domestic contracts, compliance and legal guarantees: Dos & Don´ts"  - Russia Automotive Supplier Conference, FORUM RUSSLAND RUSSIA, Esslingen, 19-20 November 2013;

"Law and legal guarantees in Russia; human resource management and labor law =" - Update Russlandpraxis, - Euroforum, Berlin, 18-20 November 2013;

"Negotiations on concluding and executing a contract and contract management in Russia- International Chamber of Commerce of Austria, Vienna, 12 November 2013;

"Risk management and risk prevention" – Creating an effective compliance system in Russia: Concentrating on what is most important – International Chamber of Commerce of Austria, Vienna, 11 November 2013;

27th meeting of the working group of Studio of the Future on the topic: Russian migrants in Germany: Their role in "building bridges" between the East and West – The successful models of the German middle class – a chance for the Russian economy? - St. Petersburg Dialog, Kassel, 24 Oсtober 2013;

"Reparation of damages, liability and warranty obligations in Russia" - Management Circle, Frankfurt, 24-25 June 2013;

Specialized seminar "Compliance in Russia", OMV The Eastern Europe Business Association of Germany, Hamburg, 18 June 2013;

"Changes taking place at your subsidiaries!"- Das neue Gesellschaftsrecht in Russland, New corporate law in Russia - Management Circle, Munich, 24 April 2013;

"Innovations in Russian commercial and corporate law" - 12. Legal conference, The Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, Frankfurt, 15 April 2014;

Seminar: "Russia – negotiations on concluding and executing a contract and contract management" - International Chamber of Commerce of Austria, Vienna, 3-4 April 2013;

"From a direct supply contract to the creation of production facilities" – 11th annual meeting "Legal aspects of the automobile sub-supply industry " - Euroforum, Stuttgart, 
13-15 March 2013;

"Logistical entry into the Russian market" - Economy Day "Investment in Smolensk"- Wegweiser, Berlin, 21 February 2013;

German-Russian meeting of family-owned enterprises – RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Moscow, 26 November 2012;

Intensive Seminar on the Topic “Russia – Discussing Contracts, Drafting and Enforcing Them”, - Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vienna, November 2012;

"Specifics of the Russian Legal System", - TOP Management Program of Bavarian State Chancellery – Information trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Bavarian State Chancellery and Hans Siedel Foundation, Moscow, October 2012;

"Compliance: Doing Business in Corrupt Environments", - 5th CFO Summit, Finance, Vienna, October 2012;

"Compliance and Risk Management in Daily Business Practice", - German-Russian Negotiations of Entrepreneurs, Bonn, June 2012;

"Reciprocal action as a solution? How business can and should influence law and how law can guarantee business development", - II St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, St. Petersburg, May 2012;

"Legal Reliability and Compliance", - Russian Forum – Opportunities for Medium-Sized Businesses in North-West Russia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hamburg, May 2012;

"Legal issues related to business activities in Russia: Russian law – is it a support or a hindrance? Opening of a legal entity in Russia – sales representative, distributor, representative office or subsidiary;

Interaction with the authorities, bureaucracy and corruption", - Seminar "Organization of a Business in Russia ", LEG Thüringen, Erfurt, May 2012;

"Effective Prevention of Risks in Daily Business Practice. Drafting and Enforcing Contracts", - Intensive Seminar on the Topic “Business Practice in Russia: Risk Management in Russian Business ”, Dusseldorf Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dusseldorf, April 2012;

"Drafting and Enforcing Contracts", - Russian seminar “Drafting Contracts in Russia, Securing Claims for Exports and Imports”, Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vienna, April 2012;

"Topical General Economic and Political Conditions", - 8th Annual Russia Conference of the Handelsblatt newspaper, Mainz, March 2012;

"Drafting of Contracts in Russia", - practical forum on Russia, Management Circle, Frankfurt am Main, February 2012;

"German and Russian Culture of Doing Business in Development", - Russian-German Meeting of Family Enterprises, Embassy of the Russian Federation, Berlin, November 2011;

"Dangerous Potential of Offenses in the Russian Federation: Analysis of Issues based on the Examples", - German-Russian Conference “Compliance – Minimization of Risks”, Russian-German Foreign Trade Chamber, Moscow, November 2011;

"What You Should Do If Things Aren’t Going Smoothly", - The Correct Approach to Issues of Debt, Warranty Obligations and Manufacturer Liability in Russia, XII Day of the Russian Economy, Rhein-Neckar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mannheim, November 2011;

"Legal Security and Compliance", - Eastern Europe Forum of the Federal State  North Rhine-Westphalia: “Sales and Distribution”, Association for Economic Cooperation with Countries of Eastern and Central Europe, Duisburg, November 2011;

"Is Everything Prohibited? Confrontation with Corruption and its Transformation Based on a Specific Example: Guide for Action in Russia", - Russian seminar “Business without Corruption – Risk Management and Prevention of corruption in Export Transactions”, Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vienna, November 2011;

"Legal Security. Contract and Commercial Law", – Drafting of Contracts with Russian Partners and Buyers, First Russian Days of the German Water Partnership, Moscow, German Water Partnership, October 2011;

"Establishment of a Legal State: Having Rights and Protecting Them" - Highs and Lows of the Great Russian Transformation, German-Russian Forum, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, September 2011;

Intensive Seminar on the Topic “Compliance in Russia”, - Dusseldorf Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dusseldorf, July 2011;

"Having Rights and Protecting Them – Legal Protection in Daily Business", - German-Russian Dialog on the topic of security and the future “Future German-Russian Policy in the Area of Power, Security and Foreign Policy”, Dresden, June 2011;

"Effective Legal Protection: Successful and Reliable Drafting of Contracts and Conclusion of Transactions in Russia”, - conference “Opportunities and Risks – the Activities of German Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Russia”, Go East Generationen e.V., Berlin, May 2011;

"Automobile Industry/Machine-Building in Russia", - conference “90 years of German-Russian Trading Relations: Areas of Growth and Innovation until 2020”, Wegweiser, Berlin, May 2011;

"Investments in Penza Region", - conference “Investment Appeal of Penza Region”, Wegweiser, Dusseldorf, March 2011;

"Management of Contracts and Accounts Receivable and presentation", - 7th Annual Russia Conference of the Handelsblatt newspaper, Berlin, March 2011;

"Legal Framework and Selected Examples of Project Implementation", - event of the Bavarian Association of Enterprises in the Metallurgical and Power Industry “Open Your Own Sales and Distribution Market in Russia”, Nuremberg, March 2011;

"From Initial Steps to the Establishment of an Enterprise: How to Avoid Pitfalls at the Initial State of the Development of Business in Russia", - Russian Economy Day, Center for Business Cooperation with Countries of Eastern Europe, Federal State Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz, February 2011;

"Compliance in Russian Business", - Economic Conference “Russia 2011: Will the Crisis be replaced by Modernization?” Dusseldorf Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dusseldorf, January 2011;

"Drafting of Contracts", - Effective Methods for Securing Credits in the Russian Legal System, Russia seminar, Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vienna, April 2010;

"Legal Security in Russia – Methods for Securing Credits in Daily Business Practice", - 6th Annual Conference of the Handelsblatt Newspaper: “Russia: Collapse and Recovery”, April 2010;

"Legal Security in Daily Business Practice: from the Conclusion of the Contract to the Successful Implementation of Requirements", - conference “Law in Russia”, Wegweiser, Berlin 2010;

"Legal Specifics of Investments in Russia and Penza Region", - investment conference “Investment Potential of Penza Region”, Wegweiser, November 2010;

"Relevant Legal Framework for Investments in Russia", - management training “Opening a Business in Russia”, Dusseldorf Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dusseldorf 2010;

“RUSSIA – Crisis Strategies", - Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vienna, June 2009.

Memberships

• Association of European Businesses
• International Advisory Board of the Journal "World of Transformation" of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft (German Committee on Eastern European Relations)
• Parliamentary Forum Central and Eastern Europe
• Rotary Club Moscow Metropol
• World Responsible Leaders Forum
• Charity “Plan” (Plan International)

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