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…
10.06.2021
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…
14.04.2021
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
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…
01.03.2021
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,…
05.02.2021
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…
07.12.2020
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…
02.12.2020
Maxima Legal has been listed in SPEAR’s Russia Wealth Management Awards 2020
The SPEAR’s Russia Wealth Management Awards 2020 included Maxima Legal in the award category ‘Legal Advisor of the Year’. The category’s winners will be selected based on the results of a survey of the profession and with input from a panel. The results are due to be announced in mid-December. The SPEAR’s Russia Wealth Management Awards is an…
08.10.2020
Natalia Demina has commented on changes in the agreement between Russia and Cyprus for the French edition
Russia and Cyprus approved the text of amendments to the Agreement on avoidance of double taxation between the countries. The step was taken after the Russia announced its intention to denounce the Agreement. The Russian-Cypriot Tax Agreement since 1998 had allowed Russian citizens living on the island to pay tax on dividends at the rate adopted…
10.08.2020