Sergei Bakeshin commented for Novy Prospect the amicable settlement in Sevkabel's bankruptcy case
The Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has approved an amicable settlement in the insolvency case of Sevkabel Production Company LLC. The company's debts will be repaid by the plant's investor, STK Group LLC, part of the Akron Holding group of companies. The total debt of the plant exceeded 5.5 billion roubles, the main…
23.11.2021
Maxima Legal is among the Russian law firms recommended by Leaders League
Leaders League international information and rating agency has presented its own version of the list of "Russia's best law firms". Three practices and 4 specialists of Maxima Legal received professional recognition according to the results of 2021. In particular, Maxima Legal's corporate law expertise allowed the firm and personally Maxim…
28.10.2021
Sergei Bakeshin has analysed the current situation in bankruptcy for RBC+
The moratorium on bankruptcy was lifted in Russia on 8 January 2021. Sergei Bakeshin, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice at Maxima Legal, has assessed the current situation in this area of law and analyzed changes and future developments in court practice and bankruptcy legislation on request of RBC+. Sergei told RBC+ that…
27.10.2021
RBC has quoted Sergei Bakeshin's opinion on the reason for initiating personal bankruptcy of a person facing subsidiary liability
Myasokombinat Severo-Zapad Meat Processing Plant, declared bankrupt in 2018, has filed for personal bankruptcy of its founder Gennady Yemelyanov. According to Sergei Bakeshin, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency practice at Maxima Legal, the creditors are thus trying to prevent the entrepreneur from avoiding paying the company's……
21.10.2021
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for Novy Prospect on the use of subsidiary liability mechanism against the owner of the St Petersburg meat processing plant
In the summer of 2021, the claims of the bankruptcy trustee to bring Gennady Yemelyanov, owner of the bankrupt meat processing plant Severo-Zapad, to subsidiary liability were satisfied. At the moment the businessman is trying to appeal against the decision. However, taking into account that the dispute is being considered for the second time,…
21.10.2021
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for Novy Prospect on the bankruptcy petition of Pella shipyard amid rumours of a sale of the enterprise
Arsenal Machine-Building Plant has filed its third bankruptcy petition for the year against its creditor Pella, the regional shipbuilding company. The claims amount to almost RUB 242 million. Sergei Bakeshin,Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency practice at Maxima Legal, has explained Novy Prospect online publication that this is the amount of…
11.10.2021
Pravo.ru once again has mentioned Maxima Legal among the leaders of its own bankruptcy rating
Pravo.ru, the leading russian online legal publication, has presented the results of its own research of the Russian insolvency market. The portal's editorial staff has ranked the law firms that are more active and successful than their peers in bankrupt disputes based on the statistical analysis of 6,104 final judgments rendered by arbitration…
28.09.2021
Sergei Bakeshin told Novy Prospect about the situation with the bankruptcy of a number of Zhivoye Moloko holding companies
At the beginning of September, bankruptcy proceedings were terminated against Agroholding Zhivoye Moloko LLC, as well as its affiliated companies Agricultural Enterprise Koporie LLC and Ostrogovitsy LLC. Bankruptcy proceedings continue with regard to another company of the holding company Ros Agro LLC. The mentioned companies were previously part…
17.09.2021
Maxima Legal is once again included in the top 100 law firms in Russia
For the second time in a row, the editorial board of White Square Journal included Maxima Legal in its rating of the top 100 law firms in Russia. The ranking is based on an analysis of revenues, company performance, the number of competent professionals, as well as client loyalty levels. To learn about the rating and its methodology please visit…
03.09.2021
IFLR1000 rating confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in M&A and in Restructuring & Insolvency
The British legal rating IFLR 1000 has ranked Maxima Legal as one of the leading firms in M&A and Restructuring & Insolvency, its seventh and ninth, respectively, in its thirty-first survey of the Russian market. «The bankruptcy and corporate law practices have historically been strategically important areas in which we have been strong…
25.08.2021