Maxima Legal was nominated for SPEAR'S Russia Wealth Navigator Awards 2021

SPEAR'S Russia Wealth Navigator Awards Organizing Committee has nominated Maxima Legal for the Legal Advisor of the Year award. Winners will be chosen based on the results of the professional community survey and opinion of the authoritative jury. SPEAR'S Russia Wealth Navigator Awards recognise the very best in private banking, wealth management…


Maxima Legal is once again included in the top 100 law firms in Russia

For the second time in a row, the editorial board of White Square Journal included Maxima Legal in its rating of the top 100 law firms in Russia. The ranking is based on an analysis of revenues, company performance, the number of competent professionals, as well as client loyalty levels. To learn about the rating and its methodology please visit…


International ranking of Best Lawyers has ranked 8 Maxima Legal lawyers in 20 areas of law

Best Lawyers, the oldest international ranking, has presented its annual list of Russian lawyers recommended in various areas of law. 8 Maxima Legal experts, providing legal support in 20 different areas, received professional recognition. Maxim Avrashkov, Managing Partner and Head of General Business Law Practice, was once again ranked as one of…


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

An independent international ranking The Legal 500 has presented the results of the research on the Russian market of legal services for the year 2020, confirming Maxima Legal's leading position in 4 areas of legal support. COMMERCIAL, CORPORATE AND M&A: ST PETERSBURG AND ELSEWHERE - 2 TIER Maxima Legal's expertise in commercial, corporate and…


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…


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…


Natalia Demina told Legal Insight magazine about possible problems with business succession planning

In Russia it is not customary to talk about succession planning, and even less so to plan the transfer of capital. As a result, when a prominent businessman dies, there is a fight for his assets, including in courts, and the problems of succession pile up on the shoulders of the heirs, who are not prepared for their resolution. Especially for…


Natalia Demina told the Sobaka.ru magazine about the complexities of inheritance in the absence of planning and how to minimise key risks when transferring a business to heirs

According to Skolkovo's statistics, over 70% of successful businesses in Russia fail to survive one or two years after the owner's death. Among the most widespread reasons are a high degree of personalisation of business and lack of a strategy for transferring assets to heirs. Natalia Demina, head of Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal,…


Maxima Legal has expanded its presence in the key national rating, Pravo.ru-300, and has entered into the top-5 law firms with the largest number of industry awards

On December 4, the results of the main Russian ranking of law firms, Pravo.ru-300, were announced. According to the results of the research, Maxima Legal once again confirmed the high level of expertise of all the firm's practices and collected 14 industry awards. "The annual confirmation of our team's expertise by the Pravo.ru - 300 rating is a…


Maxima Legal has launched a new service for private clients – advice on the issues of banking regulation and protection of private investors' rights in Switzerland

Law firm Maxima Legal has expanded the range of services provided as part of its Private Wealth practice. The firm has been offering a package of Banking and Financial Markets Law services for private clients who have assets or bank accounts in Switzerland. Switzerland remains the most attractive jurisdiction for financial investments by HNWI…