IFLR1000 international rating has again confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in areas of PPP and Insolvency and Restructuring

British legal publication IFLR 1000 presented the results of the thirtieth research of the Russian legal market in the field of restructuring and insolvency as well as project financing and PPP. For the fourth consecutive year Maxima Legal was ranked among the leading legal advisors in both areas of law. It also should be noted, that the rating…


The Best Lawyers international rating has listed Maxima Legal in 16 areas and named Maxim Avrashkov lawyer of the year

International ranking Best Lawyers has presented its annual list of Russian lawyers recommended in various fields of law. Seven experts from Maxima Legal were listed. Managing Partner, Head of the Commercial and Corporate department, Maxim Avrashkov, has been listed as one of the leading Russian lawyers for M&A matters. In addition, Maxim…


The Legal 500 has once again confirmed Maxima Legal's leading position in the Russian legal services market

The international rating agency, Legal 500, has presented the results of its research for 2019, which consolidated the position of Maxima Legal among the leaders of the Russian market in four areas. Once again, Maxima Legal’s expertise in the field of commercial and corporate law and mergers and acquisitions was highly praised. According to the…


For the second year in a row Kommersant has included Maxima Legal in its list of the leaders in the legal services market in Russia

According to the results of 2019, Kommersant included Maxima Legal in 11 categories in its annual rating ‘Leaders of the Legal Services Market’. Maxima Legal was listed as one of the leading law firms in the PPP market and was included in the list of 15 firms recommended in this area. In addition, for the first time, the Private Wealth practice,…


Maxima Legal has added a criminal law practice led by Leonid Filanovsky

The Maxima Legal team has been joined by Leonid Filanovsky, a lawyer specialising in various aspects of criminal law for more than 20 years. As a partner, Leonid will lead a new practice area for the firm - the Criminal Law Practice. “The creation of Criminal Law Practice is connected with the increasing demand of our private and corporate clients…


Maxima Legal has been accredited by the Russian Direct Investment Fund

Maxima Legal announces that it has successfully completed the pre-qualification process for the right to provide legal advice to the Russian Direct Investment Fund. Following an open tender, the firm has been included in the panel of legal advisors for the next two years, until 10 December 2021.


Pravo.ru-300 has highly rated all of Maxima Legal’s practice areas

On 5 December, the results of the main Russian rating agency, Pravo.ru-300, were announced. According to the results of the study, Maxima Legal almost doubled its presence in the ranking, becoming one of the strongest law firms in 11 areas of legal support – with each of the firm's practices being included. Under the regional ratings, Maxima Legal…


Maxim Avrashkov has shared with members of the Winner club his opinion on the widening of liability for entrepreneurs

As part of a meeting of the Winner RBC St Petersburg club, the Managing Partner at Maxima Legal, Maxim Avrashkov, has described the widening of liability of beneficiaries, owners and top managers, a demand arising following the previous irresponsibility of businesspeople. According to Maxim, the changes will generally have a positive effect on…


Maxima Legal has participated in the Doing Business 2020 report for the World Bank

On 24 October the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) presented its Doing Business annual report which assesses the ease of doing business in 190 countries. The report is traditionally based on an analysis of national regulations that promote or impede the development of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as a…


IFLR1000 international rating has again listed Maxima Legal in three areas of law

For the third time in a row, British legal publication IFLR 1000 has included Maxima Legal in the list of leading Russian advisers in the fields of restructuring and insolvency, mergers and acquisitions, as well as project financing and PPP. “For many years, IFLR 1000 analysts have positively assessed the level of expertise of Maxima Legal lawyers…