Maxima Legal experts have discussed with Delovoy Peterburg the nuances of opening personal and corporate accounts abroad

According to Delovoy Peterburg newspaper, about 85% of Russians who had accounts abroad until March 2022 kept money mainly in banks in Austria, Luxembourg, Monaco, Switzerland and several other European countries. However, against the backdrop of sanctions, Russian citizens began to massively open personal or corporate bank accounts in…


Natalia Demina commented for Forbes on the UK's introduction of a new Register of Overseas Entities

The UK has launched a Register of Overseas Entities, under which all foreign companies owning property in the country are required to disclose their real owners by 31 January 2023. The real beneficiaries are defined as those who own at least 25% of the shares in the legal entity that owns the property. The register was introduced under the new…


Natalia Demina has explained to Forbes how the sanctions imposed on mr Potanin could affect his divorce

On 27 June 2022, Vladimir Potanin, the second richest man in Russia, challenged in the Supreme Court of the UK a decision to have his divorce proceedings heard by a British court. On 29 June 2022, the UK authorities imposed personal sanctions on the billionaire. This measure might influence on the venue and prospects of the dispute over the…


Natalia Demina explained to Delovoy Peterburg the business prospects in the absence of legacy planning

The newspaper "Delovoy Peterburg" has pointed out that entrepreneurs prefer not to rush into decisions on transferring assets to heirs. At the same time, there are more and more "high-profile" inheritance disputes. Among the latest examples are numerous lawsuits between heirs of Natura Siberica cosmetics production, dispute between relatives of…


Maxima Legal has been recognised in all areas of Pravo.ru's Private Equity research

Pravo.ru legal media has studied in detail the market for services for HNWI-clients for the first time. As a result, the media has identified 7 most relevant areas of legal support, for each of which specific services and law firms providing them have been singled out. Maxima Legal has become one of 4 companies out of 76 which cover the whole…


Natalia Demina told Pravo.ru how the demands of wealthy clients have changed

Pravo.ru portal interviewed experts in the field of legal support for private clients on how their clients' needs have changed in the current situation, what tasks are set for lawyers and what skills are expected of them. Natalia Demina, Partner, Head of Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal, told Pravo.ru that the work of her team is now mainly…


Kommersant Publishing House has confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in 36 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…


Maxima Legal has launched Maxima Legal Alert telegram channel

Dear All!  Due to the current unstable situation and constant changes in the legal field Maxima Legal team has launched a special Maxima Legal Alert telegram channel for prompt legal assessment of changes in the legislation and other significant events. For transparent navigation in the information field there are hashtags, by clicking on…


Natalia Demina won the "Influential Women of St. Petersburg 2022" award

Natalia Demina, Partner and Head of Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal, won the "Influential Women of St. Petersburg 2022" award, which is held by the editorial board of the newspaper Delovoy Peterburg. The experts noted Natalia's contribution to the development of the city's legal culture and her active assistance to private clients on…


Maxima Legal has doubled its presence on the list of lawyers recommended by Pravo.ru-300 rating

 Pravo.ru-300, the key Russian legal ranking, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practicing in various fields of law. According to the results of the 2021 survey, Maxima Legal has doubled its presence in the ranking both in terms of the number of noted lawyers and the number of legal support areas. Specifically, 7 …