Maxima Legal has expanded its presence in the key national rating, Pravo.ru-300, and has entered into the top-5 law firms with the largest number of industry awards

On December 4, the results of the main Russian ranking of law firms, Pravo.ru-300, were announced. According to the results of the research, Maxima Legal once again confirmed the high level of expertise of all the firm's practices and collected 14 industry awards. "The annual confirmation of our team's expertise by the Pravo.ru - 300 rating is a…


Sergei Bakeshin has told the Novy Prospect about the prospects of bankruptcy of the St Petersburg defense plant

The Commercial Court of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region introduced bankruptcy proceedings against JSC Zavod Izmeritel, a supplier of the defense holdings Almaz-Antey, Roscosmos, Sukhoi, and Tactical Missiles Corporation. The total amount of debts of the plant exceeds 272 million rubles, and among the main creditors of the plant is its…


Sergei Bakeshin commented for the Novy Prospect on Sevkabel`s bankruptcy

Bank Trust has initiated bankruptcy proceedings against Sevkabel, a major St Petersburg cable plant. The enterprise was the guarantor of billions worth of credits of the Rosscat holding company which it was a part of and was declared insolvent in spring 2020. As Sergei Bakeshin, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice at Maxima…


Sergei Bakeshin has commented for the Kommersant on the prospects of bankruptcy of the company, that owns part of the Taleon Imperial Hotel on Nevsky Prospekt

The Commercial Court of St Petersburg and Leningrad Region has introduced the observation procedure in respect of Eliseev Palace Hotel CJSC, which owns part of the Taleon Imperial Hotel on Nevsky Prospekt. The defendant is attempting to appeal against the court decision now. It should be noted, that Eliseev Palace Hotel CJSC is bankrupted by Bank…


The Delovoy Peterburg has traditionally mentioned Maxima Legal in its annual Rating of Lawyers

The Delovoy Peterburg newspaper, a key business publication in northwest Russia, has published the results of its own annual legal rating, in which the newspaper and market players select the best legal advisers in the city. In 2020, Senior Associate, Head of Dispute Resolution & Insolvency Practices at Maxima Legal Sergei Bakeshin has become…


Sergei Bakeshin has commented for the DP on the bankruptcy case with the total amount of creditors' claims of almost 5 billion rubles

Around 2.5 years ago, Spetsosluzhivostvo CJSC seller of children's goods opened bankruptcy proceedings, which is distinguished by a significant number of creditors and many disputed transactions as well as 4.9 billion rubles the total amount of register claims. Sergei Bakeshin, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice at Maxima Legal,…


Sergei Bakeshin has commented for the DP on the terms of the bankruptcy case

A bankruptcy case against Kapitalgroup-SPb continues in Sp Petersburg. The company, which owed almost 380 million rubles, was declared as insolvent and bankruptcy proceedings were instituted against it in 2018. The report of the bankruptcy manager is scheduled for review on April 15, 2021. Sergei Bakeshin, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency…


Sergei Bakeshin has assessed for the Novyi Prospect the consequences of a dispute about the return of the advance payment under the defense contract

JSC Zvezda, the producer of engines for military ships in St Petersburg, is being sued for more than 200 million rubles, of which about 160 million rubles are being attempted to recover from JSC Zvezdochka, the Shiprepairing Center located in Arkhangelsk region. The companies are in a lawsuit because of an advance payment made by Zvezdochka to…


Sergei Bakeshin has commented for the Novy Prospekt on the repeated auction for the sale of assets of the bankrupt company founded by the former Vice-Governor of the Leningrad Region

In 2018, the Arbitration Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region declared JSC Domostroitelny Kombinat № 5 (JSC DSK-5) as bankrupt. The company was part of GlavStroyComplex, founded by former Vice-Governor of the Leningrad Region Nikolay Pasyada, who was responsible for the development of the construction complex in the region. The total…


For the six time in a row, IFLR1000 international rating has mentioned Maxima Legal among the leaders of Russian M&A market

British legal publication IFLR 1000 has presented the results of the thirtieth research of the Russian legal market in the field of merger and acquisition. For the sixth time in a row, Maxima Legal was named one of the leading legal advisers in this area. It should be noted, that previously in August 2020 the rating also for the fourth time noted…