Maxima Legal – Among the Market Leaders in Personal Funds According to “Pravo.ru”
The analytical study by “Pravo.ru” highlighted the key market players who have been supporting the creation and management of personal funds over the past two years. Maxima Legal ranked in the top group across all research categories: Specialization of consultants in personal funds Total value of transferred assets…
07.07.2025
Natalia Demina commented to Pravo.ru on the accelerated registration of personal funds after the transfer of authority from the Ministry of Justice to the Federal Tax Service
In the summer of 2024, amendments to the legislation were adopted, simplifying the procedures for registering and managing personal funds, significantly strengthening the confidentiality protections for founders, and expanding opportunities for asset structuring. One of the key changes…
07.07.2025
Nikita Deynega commented to DP on the attempt of the Federal Tax Service to collect RUB 0. 7 bn from a major property developer from St. Petersburg
In 2022, based on the results of an audit, the Federal Tax Service additionally charged BFA-Monolit with VAT, penalties and fines totalling over RUB 722 mn. Shortly before the audit, Lyudmila Kogan, who owned 30% of the company, resigned from the founders. Having failed to achieve repayment of the debts, the Federal Tax Service brought BFA-Stroy…
14.05.2025
Kommersant Publishing House has included Maxima Legal in the list of leaders of the legal market in Russia-2025
Kommersant Publishing House has published the results of its own annual survey of the legal business in Russia. Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation as one of the leading domestic legal consultants, having been recognised in 25 rating categories, 18 of which are in the 1st band of the survey. It should be noted that Kommersant has included…
24.04.2025
Natalia Demina has discussed prospects and risks of private funds with RBC Pro
Joint wills of spouses, inheritance funds, private funds, and inheritance agreements — these legal structures were introduced into Russian legislation in 2022, just as wealthy Russian testators began facing challenges using similar instruments in the West. Among these, the private fund has emerged…
18.04.2025
Pravo-300 rating included Maxima Legal team in the list of recommended lawyers for the sixth time
Pravo-300, the key Russian legal rating, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practising in various areas of law. According to the results of the research for 2024, personal recognition in 11 nominations was given to 9 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly rated projects for the period from…
12.03.2025
Maxima Legal and FNS Academy LAB-NEVA agree on cooperation in educational and scientific fields
On March 5, 2025, Maxima Legal and FNS Academy LAB-NEVA entered into a partnership agreement aimed at developing educational and scientific initiatives in the field of tax administration and legal regulation. The parties plan to conduct joint educational programs and research-practical events, as well as develop new…
05.03.2025
Nikita Deynega helped Delovoy Petersburg to compile the top 3 business requests for lawyers in 2024
The editors of the Delovoy Petersburg newspaper found out from the top 10 participants of the rating ‘Yurtop: Team Score’ what questions St. Petersburg businessmen most often asked for legal support in 2024. According to the survey results, the top three most common requests included corporate transactions, interaction with foreign companies, and…
04.02.2025
Sergey Tarasevich has commented for Mashnews on the blocking of accounts of a major timber processor due to tax and fee arrears
The Federal Tax Service sent a decision to suspend operations on the accounts of a major timber processor, ULK Group, to Primtercombank, branches of Rosselkhozbank, Uralsib Bank, Raiffeisenbank and Alfa Bank. The company's tax and levy debt of ULK Group for the fourth quarter of 2024 amounted to RUB 416 mn, including RUB 414 mn in VAT arrears. At…
27.01.2025
Delovoy Peterburg and Novy Prospect quoted Sergey Nikitenko's explanation of the purpose of creating personal funds
The mechanism of a personal fund as a form of asset management was introduced in Russia by law in 2022. The founder's property (real estate, securities, shares in organisations, etc.) with a total value of at least RUB 100 m is transferred to the personal fund by right of ownership. At the same time, the data on the founder, assets and…
25.12.2024