Maxima Legal was again recognised by Pravo.ru in the national ranking of lithigators
Based on a nationwide statistical survey of the litigation market, Pravo.ru has once again included Maxima Legal among the best teams in the field of litigation. The firm was listed among 45 recommended regional firms, ranking 10th in total claim amount, 11th in number of cases, and 15th in average claim amount.…
20.05.2025
Novy Prospect and Mashnews quoted Dmitry Uryakin's commentary on the corporate conflict in the fish farming industry
A corporate conflict is gaining momentum at Organicheskiy Rost (Organic Growth) company, that develops large fish farms in the Leningrad and Murmansk regions. In particular, Victoria Bykova, a blogger and an co-owner of the company, has filed a lawsuit to invalidate the decision of the extraordinary general meeting of participants on the early…
24.03.2025
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
Dmitry Uryakin analysed for Delovoy Petersburg the situation with corporate conflicts in St. Petersburg
The editors of Delovoy Petersburg asked experts to assess the situation with corporate conflicts in St. Petersburg in 2024. According to Dmitry Uryakin, Senior Associate and Head of Corporate Law Practice at Maxima Legal, there was no growth or decline in the number of corporate conflicts last year. ‘Since September last year, court fees have…
04.03.2025
Dmitry Uryakin told Pravo.ru about the difficulties, up to 2025 present in determining the jurisdiction of disputes on lease agreements subject to state registration
Pravo.ru legal media pointed out that despite the fact that Chapter 4 of the Code of Commercial Procedure sets out in detail the nuances of determining the jurisdiction of disputes in the sphere of real estate, including emphasising that claims about immovable property must be filed exclusively at its location, the question of what applies to…
25.02.2025
Dmitry Uryakin has commented for Mashnews on the prospects of realising the pledged property of the Gatchina Feed Milling Plant at auction
The production facilities, equipment and land plots of the Gatchina Feed Milling Plant are being tried in a court by the Moscow-based company SBC Grand. It bought RUB 1.7 bn of the plant's debts to Sberbank for a quarter of the face value and now insists on the recovery of the property that the plant pledged as collateral for loans. In February…
21.02.2025
Kommersant has quoted Dmitry Uryakin's commentary on the conditions for cancellation of trademark protection
Darnitsa Group, the third largest bakery products manufacturer in St Petersburg, is suing Aston Agroholding, which produces vegetable oil, for the right to use the Zateya trademark. In September last year, Darnitsa Group applied for registration of the brand of the same name in the same class of goods (bakery products). Kommersant newspaper quoted…
28.01.2025
Dmytry Uryakin has explained to Novy Prospect why Darnitsa Group is suing the oil producer over the brand name
Darnitsa Group (part of Kolomensky Holding) filed a lawsuit against vegetable oil producer Aston Food Products and Food Ingredients (Aston) for early termination of legal protection of two Zateya trademarks. At the same time, according to the Federal Intellectual Property Service, Darnitsa Group applied for registration of the same name trademark…
28.01.2025
At Delovoy Peterburg newspaper`s request, Dmitry Uryakin has assessed whether the size of the key rate will affect court disputes
Until February 2025, the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation will remain at 21%, which not only hampers business investments, but also increases the risks of fines and penalties, as the key rate is sometimes also used as a tool to influence unscrupulous contractors. ‘All contracts involving the state include provisions on…
23.12.2024
Pravo-300 rating once again has confirmed Maxima Legal’s leading position in the Russian legal services market
On 5 December, the results of Pravo-300, the key Russian rating of law firms, were announced. Maxima Legal once again confirmed the highest level of expertise of all practices of the firm, have received professional recognition in 15 areas of research. At the same time, more than half of the company's awards were ‘gold’.On 5 December, the results…
06.12.2024