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…


Maxima Legal lawyers have assessed the probability of recognition of the current situation as force majeure for defence contracts

For the publication Novyy Oboronnyy Zakaz. Strategii, Maxima Legal lawyers considered whether an increase in the exchange rate and the coronavirus pandemic can serve as a legal basis for the non-performance of contracts, including defence industry orders. Alina Kalinskova, an Associate at Maxima Legal, noted that the current regulations do not…


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,…


Natalia Demina has been listed among the best lawyers in Russia by Pravo.ru 300  

On 25 December 2019, the results of a new section ‘Recommended Lawyers’ was published by the Russian legal rating agency Pravo.ru 300. Natalia Demina, Head of the Private Wealth Practice, has been listed as one of eleven recommended lawyers in Russia in the family law/succession planning. For 10 years, Pravo.ru 300 has been the largest Russian…


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…


Maxima Legal has increased its number of practice areas for private clients

Law firm Maxima Legal has expanded the range of services provided as part of its Private Wealth practice. Since November 2019, the firm has been offering a package of family law services. The new practice area includes advising and assisting HNWI clients on issues around marriage and divorce, including in divorce proceedings, drafting nuptial…


Natalia Demina has given an opinion to RBC on possible changes in the procedure for the division of property during a divorce

Pavel Krasheninnikov, Head of a State Duma Committee, and Tamara Pletneva, Head of the Family Affairs Committee, introduced a bill to Parliament that will create a concept of common property of spouses in the Family Code, which provides for its division in the event of a divorce in a single trial. The explanatory note to the proposal states that…


Natalia Demina has discussed with RBC Pro corporate conflicts caused by divorces

Natalia Demina, Head of Private Wealth Practice, spoke with RBC Pro regarding divorce becoming the subject of not only a matrimonial dispute, but also a corporate one. According Natalia, the domestic business is often about personalities and parties to a joint venture may not want to deal with a business partner’s former spouse, who “in the event…