Energy & Natural Resources


The energy and natural resources sector is one of the fastest developing areas of the Russian economy.

Maxima Legal’s energy & natural resources team is made up of specialists with detailed knowledge and extensive experience of working in the areas of regulation of the energy market, supply of heating, water and sanitation and also in household and industrial waste management. The principle aim of our practice is to provide advice that, whilst taking into account the requirements of the sector’s regulations, identifies the most effective resolution of issues which may arise during investment projects or commercial activities in the energy and natural resources sectors.

Services provided by our energy and natural resources practice include:

  • disputes on the entering into, performance and termination of contracts relating to connecting to electricity networks;
  • disputes between network companies and energy companies on providing services for providing electricity;
  • tariff disputes;
  • disputes on unconditional/unaccounted consumption of electricity;
  • legal support in acquiring power, division of power and indirect connection to electricity networks;
  • disputes on issues of construction of electrical grid facilities and engineering networks;
  • conducting due diligence of land plots, forest plots, water resources and specially-protected natural parks and territories.