Aleinikov & Partners is recognized as one of the leading law firms in Belarus and recommended among the leading Belarusian law firms by all the most authoritative international rankings such as Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, The Legal 500, IFLR 1000. The firm pays special attention to legal support of innovative projects and legal assistance in M&A transactions in the technology sector. Aleinikov & Partners assisted in a number of the most groundbreaking Belarusian IT projects, such as AIMATTER (acquired by Google), Mapdata (acquired by Mapbox), MSQRD (acquired by Facebook), Vizor Games (strategic partnership with Playrix), Melesta Games (strategic partnership with Wargaming), MAPS.ME (acquired by Mail.ru) and more. Aleinikov & Partners has been served as local counsel in AID-Venture program aimed at the establishment of a framework for venture capital financing in the Republic of Belarus. Supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), AID-Venture is being implemented by a consortium of partners consisting of Bel.biz Group, 500 Startups, and Angel Labs, an international educational program for venture investors. The AID-Venture program particularly covers implementation of best practice in regard of venture capital financing in the national legislation of the Republic of Belarus. The firm advised the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus on expanding its mandate to conduct venture capital financing and IT Park of Uzbekistan on the development of the startup ecosystem in Uzbekistan. Aleinikov & Partners acted as legal counsel of Belarus Hi-Tech Park 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 HTP 2.0) has become the most successful Belarusian reform (hundreds more IT companies entered the HTP, and the export revenue of residents increased to $2.3 billion a year).