Maxim Ali has talked to InFocus Press about the specifics of electronic signatures in Russia
In 2020, the number of electronic signatures issued in Russia increased by 15%. At the same time, there are two types of the signatures: qualified signatures produced by accredited organizations and simple ones, which are valid in cases specified by law or by agreement of the parties. Maxim Ali, Partner and Head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal,…
04.05.2021
Maxima Legal and JLL held a joint discussion on "The Pandemic. One Year Later".
On April 15 Maxima Legal and international consulting company JLL held a joint discussion about how COVID-19 pandemic has influenced on business environment, including the large-scale development of remote working format. Thus, JLL representatives spoke about trends that will shape commercial real estate market in 2021 and transformation of…
15.04.2021
Maxim Ali has criticised a bill to resolve consumer disputes online
A bill introducing the order of online pre-court settlement of consumer disputes has been submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The document proposes to create a separate service of a public service portal. The service will provide the processes of presentation, review and settlement of disputes arising from the purchase and sale…
02.04.2021
Maxim Ali has illustrated to the DP low compensations problem in business reputation disputes
The RepTrak Company (Reputation Institute), an international consultancy, estimates that Russian businesses have become more than 3 times more likely to use words related to reputation than it was in 2000. These changes show that domestic companies have become more concerned about their reputation. However, there is still acute a problem of…
02.04.2021
Maxim Ali has named for the Russian Agency for Legal and Judicial Information the main outcomes of 2020 for Russia's legal business
The events of the past year were unprecedented in the recent history: internal self-isolation and international quarantine, political crises in most leading countries and the fall of all financial markets, the radicalization of public initiatives and significant changes in legislation. Maxim Ali, partner at Maxima Legal, spoke specifically for the…
22.03.2021
Maxim Ali has revealed to the Vedomosti the key trends in Russian legal market
The coronavirus pandemic has strengthened trends in the Russian legal services market. For example, firms that retained the resources to bring in new staff have gained an advantage. "They were able to bring in new lawyers at no extra cost, even if the lawyers had previously worked for a higher-level competitor," Maxim Ali, partner at Maxima Legal,…
19.03.2021
Kommersant Publishing House confirms Maxima Legal's expertise in 34 nominations of its own legal rating
Kommersant Publishing House has published its own annual research of legal business in Russia. According to the results, Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation of one of the leading legal advisors in Russia with 34 rating nominations. In particular, the Kommersant has included the company in its list of recommended law firms in 13 practice…
17.03.2021
Pravo.ru-300 ranking recommends 4 Maxima Legal lawyers in 6 areas of law
The key Russian legal rating Pravo.ru-300 has published individual ratings of lawyers practicing in different fields of law. As a result of the research, personal recognition was given to 4 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly ranked projects between September 2019 and September 2020: Maxim Ali, Partner…
11.03.2021
Maxim Ali has commented for the AG on Sergei Zuikov's proposals on trademark protection and opposition procedures
On request of the Advokatskaya Gazeta newspaper Maxim Ali, partner and head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal, has prepared response to an article, written by Mr Sergei Zuikov, one of the leading Russian specialists in trademark law. Commenting on his colleague's publication, Maxim agreed, that today the main legal problem can be called "the right…
02.03.2021
Maxim Ali has comments for the DP on attempts to challenge Gilead's Eurasian patent for HIV drug
Gumanitarnoe deystvie (Humanitarian Action) Foundation, recognized as a foreign agent, is challenging in the Intellectual Rights Court the refusal of the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) to cancel the Eurasian patent of pharmaceutical company Gilead.The current price of the patented drug combination is about $186…
17.02.2021