In a commentary for DP Nikita Deynega has suggested on what grounds structures associated with Roman Abramovich could have been excluded from the data on the founders of the companies reconstructing New Holland

The Unified State Register of Legal Entities has become inaccessible to information on participants of Novaya Gollandiya Development LLC and a number of other companies, the owner of which until recently was considered to be the Cyprus-based Protonius Investments Ltd, which in turn is considered to be controlled by Roman Abramovich. Nikita…


Maxima Legal's official telegram channel was included in the list of the most reputable legal channels

Maxima Legal's telegram channel has been ranked among the Top 100 legal channels and Top 50 corporate legal channels in terms of audience engagement, taking 47th and 28th places respectively. The research was conducted by Veta Expert Group, the Flavita bureau and more than 80 legal market experts. For the first time, about 450 legal telegram…


Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper recommends 9 Maxima Legal lawyers in 11 areas of legal support

For the first time ever, Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspapaer conducted a large-scale survey of the Russian legal market and compiled its own Rating of Lawyers and Their Companies. The professional recognition was given to 9 Maxima Legal specialists practising in 11 of the 16 main categories of the ranking. According to the publication, "getting into the…


Maxima Legal obtained a licence for securities blocked in EuroClear

In October 2023, Maxima Legal received its first licence from the Belgian Treasury for both cash and securities of a Russian private investor. It should be recalled that earlier favourable decisions were only for funds. In our application to the Belgian regulator on behalf of a Russian client with a Cypriot residence permit and account, we asked…


Natalia Diatlova spoke about legal aspects of working with China and the CIS countries at the St Petersburg Medical Forum

The XVI St Petersburg Medical Forum took place in St Petersburg from 24 to 26 May. Representatives of Russia's largest medical organisations and relevant authorities discussed topical issues ranging from development scenarios for Russian healthcare and the medical services market under sanctions to the digitalisation of healthcare. Natalia…


Maxima Legal lawyers told Forbes what will change in business laws in 2023

In the past year, Russia regularly introduced amendments to legislation that changed the rules of the game for entrepreneurs. Nikita Deynega, Senior Associate and Head of Tax & Administrative Law Practice at Maxima Legal, explained to Forbes Russia that the main trend in 2022 was the reactivity of changes: many of the amendments to laws were…


Maxima Legal has applied for EuroClear to unblock the assets of Russian investors and has also submitted a request to the Belgian Ministry of Finance and a complaint to the European Commission seeking a review of the Belgian Ministry of Finance's stated conditions

Maxima Legal team has applied to the Belgian Treasury for a licence to unblock EuroClear assets from more than twenty private investors. Recall that on December 22, 2022 the Belgian Treasury published the terms of unblocking of NSD's assets in EuroClear, which had to be fulfilled until January 7, 2023. Due to short deadline and necessity to…


Maxima Legal has increased its presence fivefold in the Forbes Club Legal Ranking, a survey of the best Russian HNWI practitioners

Forbes Russia has presented the results of its own analysis of law firms practicing in the field of private wealth, highlighting Maxima Legal's expertise in 21 areas of legal support. The company was named a leader three times, a leading firm 10 times, and a recommended firm 8 times. In addition, we note that the company was recognised in all 6…


Nikita Deynega has explained to Cbonds why private investors want to join NSD's lawsuit to lift sanctions

A group of holders of financial assets frozen by European securities depositories in connection with the inclusion of National Settlement Depository (NSD) on tje EU sanctions lists, working together with the assistance of Maxima Legal and foreign consultants, has submitted an application to the EU General Court on behalf of one of the investors to…


Natalia Diatlova told Pravo.ru about the nuances of a foreign notary certifying the signature of the sole participant in a Russian business

Pravo.ru legal media prepared a brief guide to doing business in Russia from abroad. The media drew attention to the incomplete adaptation of legislation for remote business management, but highlighted a number of effective mechanisms, including issuing a power of attorney to a trusted person or transferring the business to trust management,…