Technology
Aleinikov & Partners is recognised to be one of the top firms, which are working in the technology sector. Our clients run the gamut of both international technology giants and world-changing startups, as well as private investors and venture funds that intend to invest in high tech.
Our firm collected extensive experience with a wide range of technologies in areas that include:
Aleinikov & Partners performed structuring a number of the industry’s most high-profile projects such as AIMATTER (acquired by Google), MSQRD (acquired by Facebook), Melesta Games (invested in by Wargaming), Mapdata (acquired by Mapbox), MAPS.ME (acquired by Mail.ru), Vizor Games (invested in by Playrix).
A rapid growth of technology business in Belarus is largely encouraged by the legal regime of the High Technologies Park (HTP). Aleinikov & Partners assisted numerous global technology enterprises in entering the Belarusian market and starting business through the HTP. These are IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT, USA), Evolution Gaming (STO: EVO, Sweden), Dinamica Generale (Italy), Marketcom Technology (Cyprus) and more.
We acted as legal counsel of the HTP and a string of IT companies in respect of drafting Presidential Decree No.8 On Development of Digital Economy. According to international experts, Decree No. 8 (called the creation of the HTP 2.0) has become the most successful Belarusian reform (hundreds of IT companies entered the HTP, and the export revenue of residents increased to $2.3 billion a year). Decree No.8 also became the most high-profile regulatory legal act abroad - in connection with its adoption, about 200 publications appeared in the media, including those posted by the largest media outlets: Bloomberg, Reuters, Emerging Europe and others that provoked an interest in Belarus from foreign business.
Being involved in building legal infrastructure to fuel the industry's sustainable growth, the team of Aleinikov & Partners garnered a deep understanding of its nature. Combined with the strongest legal expertise, that is what allows us to be assigned with a status of market leader.
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Oleg Rogovenko
Founder of Awem Games
Aleinikov&Partners proved as the team of high-skilled and experienced professionals who can quickly come up with a decision on any legal matters concerning the activity of HTP's resident and growth IT company. Their best quality is the systematic approach to the solution of the assigned tasks. They are trying not only to solve the current issue but anticipate the result of the situation. Exceptional specialists moving the company forward. It's a real pleasure to cooperate with them.
Andrey Yarantsev
Top Manager of Wargaming & Melsoft
We have been cooperating with Aleinikov&Partners law firm on various issues for several years. The representatives of this company are friendly, decent as well as always attentive to the issues in question. Especially I would like to emphasize their deep understanding of the specifics how start-ups work and the nuances of companies which entire into the cross-border market. In my opinion, Aleinikov&Partners is the absolute leader in the number of top-level transactions in the IT-field and the Game Industry in our country.
Natalya Litvinova
Marketing director of «Syabar Brewery»
Together with high quality of legal services we would like to mention efficiency, high involvement in the process and ability to foresee how things will turn out.
Aleinikov&Partners supported a renown Finnish manufacturer of paints and lacquers in entering the Belarusian market.
Aleinikov&Partners Law Firm finalized the M&A transaction on acquisition of Belarusian startup AIMATTER, which has built both a neural network-based AI platform and SDK to detect and process images quickly on mobile devices, by American giant Google.
Aleinikov&Partners Law Firm together with AstapowLawyers International Law Group advised Sports.ru on acquisition of 90live.org – Belarusian developer of mobile applications for football fans.