Software
The Belarusian software development industry is known far beyond the country borders. Most companies, that are HTP residents, are either developing their own product, or custom software development for clients from all over the world. A separate group consists of R&D offices of well-known foreign companies, such as IDT Corporation, Evolution Gaming, Dinamica Generale, etc.
Aleinikov & Partners is ready to provide a legal support for clients at every stage of their work, from entering the Belarusian market to a legal support of daily economic activities. In this practice, Aleinikov & Partners lawyers work on agreements, specific to software development and distribution, such as SaaS agreements, software support agreements, information system implementation agreements, software distribution agreements, agreements on development, typesetting, adjustment, support and promotion of websites, licensing agreements for end users of mobile applications and web services.
Projects
IDT Corporation
Assisting the American telecom corporation IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) in entering the Belarusian market. Advising on the R&D center establishment and applying for a status of HTP resident; also advising on IP issues, corporate procedures, general commercial issues.
AIMATTER
Advising AIMATTER, a maker of the Fabby computer vision app, on M&A with Google - the transaction became the first of its kind when a world's top technology corporation acquired a Belarus-born company.
Mapbox
Advising the American cartographic company Mapbox on the acquisition of the Belarusian startup Mapdata.
ASBIS
Advising the international group of companies ASBIS, one of the leaders in the distribution of IT products and solutions in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, on the acquisition of the Belarusian group of companies in the field of management, development, implementation and operation of network technologies, telecommunications and software.
Evolution Gaming
Assisting the international group of companies Evolution Gaming (STO: EVO) in entering the Belarusian market. Advising on the R&D center establishment in Belarus, formalization of the team relations, legal structuring the business model of the Belarusian R&D center of Evolution.
Advising the Belarusian company Flo Health, the developer of the #1 application in the US for monitoring women's health, on legal issues related to the creation of information systems and the transfer of results and intellectual property rights arising from such activities.
Lifetech
Advising Lifetech, a Belarusian subsidiary of Turkcell Group that is one of the major players in the European mobile market with shares being listed on the Borsa Istanbul (BIST) and NYSE, on legal structuring of the company’s activities in accordance with the HTP regime requirements and assisting in applying for a status of HTP resident.
DINAMICA GENERALE S.P.A.
Assisting DINAMICA GENERALE S.P.A., one of the world leaders in the development and production of electronic solutions and sensors for weighing technologies and spectral NIR-analysis, in entering the Belarusian market. Advising on the R&D center establishment and applying for a status of HTP resident.
CactusSoft
Advising CactusSoft, a Belarus-based outsourcing company, on M&A with Belgian Litussoft.
Masquerade Technologies
Advising Masquerade Technologies, a maker of the innovative MSQRD app acquired by Facebook, on IP rights formalization, corporate law and raising investments for the project.
Service Desk
Advising a software developer Service Desk, a subsidiary of BPS-Sberbank of the Sberbank Group, on the legal structuring of the company's business model in accordance with the HTP regime requirements; assisting in applying for a status of HTP resident.
SoftLoft
Advising SoftLoft, developer of software for documents recognition and authentication, on applying for a status of HTP resident, as well as advising on licensing of third-party proprietary software.
Maxim Marinich
Marketplace manager at Deal.by
Aleinikov&Partners law firm perfectly coped with negotiation on solving of controversial situation with the former operator of Deal.by platform. We are absolutely satisfied with both the process and the result. There is no doubt that the сooperation with Aleinikov & Partners is the case when any business-critical issues can be effectively solved by external consultants. There are no ‘’one-size-fits-all” approach to the problem solving for lawyers of Aleinikov&Partners, because their work is always based on the clients’ specific needs and they do everything possible to respond to these needs.
Vladimir Peshko
Head of Legal Department of Unitary Enterprise «Velcom»
Aleinikov&Partners’ specialists proved themselves as professionals in the field of IT. The main quality of the company's lawyers is the ability to anticipate the development of the situation in various directions. Deep involvement in work on a particular legal problem forms a positive image of the company and objective assessment of the situation allows to achieve the goals.
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.
Aleinikov&Partners Law Firm advised Austrian Kapsch TrafficCom in regard to implementation of the investment project on creating in the Republic of Belarus of the national electronic tolling system for motor vehicles on selected roads.
Aleinikov & Partners and IT Park of Uzbekistan have signed a Cooperation Agreement. Aleinikov & Partners becomes IT Park’s international outside adviser in connection with the improvement of a regulatory framework for the development of the IT industry in Uzbekistan as the firm had been experienced successful work with the Belarus Hi-Tech Park in this respect
Aleinikov & Partners has been advised Service Desk, a subsidiary of BPS Sberbank and a member company of Sberbank Group, which deals with software development for banking and financial activities, on joining the Hi-Tech Park