Natalia Diatlova presented Maxima Legal at SPBILF-2019
Natalia Diatlova, Partner of Maxima Legal, took part in the IX St Petersburg International Legal Forum. In 2019, the forum brought together over 5,000 representatives of various segments of the legal practice: attorneys, legal advisors, business consultants, as well as public authorities, academic schools, courts, notaries and international…
20.05.2019
Anastasia Samusenko provided an assessment on the prospects of employees from Ford winning a dispute with their employer
97% of workers at the Ford Sollers factory in Vsevolozhsk agreed on the conditions for voluntary dismissal as proposed by the administration of the company. A remaining 30 people will be dismissed under the Labour Code at the initiative of the employer. At the same time, the employees' main trade union continues to demand more favourable…
15.05.2019
During the International Legal Forum Maxima Legal and British-Russian Law Association have organised a seminar on English and Russian law
On 14 May Maxima Legal together with British-Russian Law Association, as well as Lidings, Withers LLP and Pinsent Masons LLP brought together representatives from international law firms to discuss pressing issues in English and Russian law. As part of the seminar recent changes in English court cases with Russian parties as well as the use of…
15.05.2019
Maxima Legal invites to participate in a legal event, “An Update on Recent English and Russian Law Developments”
Maxima Legal, the British Russian Law Association, Lidings, Withers LLP and Pinsent Masons LLP invite you to participate in a legal event, “An Update on Recent English and Russian Law Developments”. Date: Tuesday, 14 May Time: 15.00 – 17.30 Venue: Four Seasons Hotel, 1 Voznesensky prospekt The event will be held in English. The event coincides…
24.04.2019
International rating Legal500 has again included Maxima Legal
Independent international rating agency, the Legal500, has published the results of its research into the legal market in 2018 and has included Maxima Legal among the leaders in the Russian legal market. The rating has for a number of years included Maxima Legal in its list of experts in the commercial and corporate law, M&A, public-private…
10.04.2019
Sergey Bakeshin has provided his comments to Fontanka on the proposed fines for the unlawful distribution of foreign periodicals
The Russian Parliament has passed a law at first reading which will establish liability for the publication of foreign periodicals without prior approval from the Russian regulator, Roskomnadzor. Senior Associate at Maxima Legal, Sergey Bakeshin, explained to Fontanka how the new fines may be issued in practice. "Periodicals include not only…
02.04.2019
Kommersant has listed Maxima Legal amongst the leaders in the Russian legal market
Publishing house Kommersant has included Maxima Legal in its annual ratings for Leaders in Legal Services for 2018 in its sector and individual nominations. Maxima Legal was included in the top 10 leading firms for public-private partnership and for private client, as well as in the top 5 in the category Transport and Logistics. Head of the PPP…
25.03.2019
Maxim Ali has provided his comments on the potential increasing of fines for promoting drug use online
The Russian Interior Ministry has prepared a bill that will toughen the punishment for owners of internet resources and host providers that distribute and share illegal information about drugs. The new penalties will significantly increase the financial liability of lawbreakers. Maxim Ali, Head of the IP and IT Practice at Maxima Legal, explained…
11.01.2019
Russian's leading legal ranking agency Pravo.ru 300 has again ranked Maxima Legal strongly
On 5 December the results of Pravo.ru 300's research of the legal services market in Russia for 2018 was published; Maxima Legal was again included in the list of leading law firms in six areas of law. Maxima Legal was ranked as a leader in the corporate law/M&A and commercial property and construction categories, being placed in the first…
06.12.2018
Industry journal ‘Trudoviye Spory’ has published an article written by Anastasia Samusenko
In 2018, the Ministry of Employment plans to review the law around employment protection, in connection with which a large section of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation will be almost completely redesigned. Associate at Maxima Legal, Anastasia Samusenko, prepared a review of the planned changes for industry journal ‘Trudoviye Spory’. To…
02.11.2018