Maxim Ali has talked to Delovoy Peterburg about the issues around using images of cultural heritage in trademarks and commercial activities
According to the law, the use for commercial purposes of images and photographs of museum buildings and objects without the permission of the cultural institutions is prohibited. The Civil Code also does not allow the use in trademarks of names or images that are identical or similar to the official names and images of cultural objects. For…
16.01.2020
Sergei Bakeshin has commented on the insolvency of Ulmart for RBC
LLC Ulmarket, the company to which in 2017 the owners of Ulmart transferred all operating activities, has filed for insolvency. In 2019, against the backdrop of a persistent drop in turnover, the online retailer owed suppliers more than half a billion roubles. The Head of the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency practice at Maxima Legal, Sergei…
13.01.2020
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.
25.12.2019
Delovoy Peterburg has written about Maxima Legal’s landmark IP case
Delovoy Peterburg has published the results of its annual legal ranking, in which the newspaper and market players select the most noteworthy cases and name the best legal advisers in the city. The Maxima Legal team has again been among the winners. Professionals recognised Maxima Legal in the Intellectual Law category. The IP/IT team not only…
16.12.2019
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for RBC on the requirements of the law on civil servants
St Petersburg Governor, Alexander Beglov, proposed the appointment of a former Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, Maxim Sokolov, to the post of vice-governor to take charge of transport infrastructure, investment policy and tourism. The candidate is widely known in the business community of the city as the co-founder of the elite…
16.12.2019
Maxim Ali has been re-elected co-chair of the SPIBA Legal Committee by its members
On 13 December, the St Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) announced the results of an election of the co-chairs of the Legal Committee which resulted in the re-election of Maxim Ali, Head of IP / IT Practice at Maxima Legal. “In August 2017, SPIBA members elected me as one of the co-chairs of the SPIBA Legal Committee, and I am…
13.12.2019
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…
06.12.2019
Maxim Avrashkov has shared with members of the Winner club his opinion on the widening of liability for entrepreneurs
As part of a meeting of the Winner RBC St Petersburg club, the Managing Partner at Maxima Legal, Maxim Avrashkov, has described the widening of liability of beneficiaries, owners and top managers, a demand arising following the previous irresponsibility of businesspeople. According to Maxim, the changes will generally have a positive effect on…
26.11.2019
Maxima Legal has participated in the Doing Business 2020 report for the World Bank
On 24 October the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) presented its Doing Business annual report which assesses the ease of doing business in 190 countries. The report is traditionally based on an analysis of national regulations that promote or impede the development of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as a…
24.10.2019
Anastasia Samusenko has talked to RBC about the growth of employee activity in protecting their interests in conflicts with the employer
Ozon's online retailer has announced the end of a two-day strike by its employees. The company’s management and the union behind the strike signed an agreement on changes, including resolving the source of the conflict. Anastasia Samusenko, Associate at Maxima Legal, told RBC Petersburg that over the past two to three years, employees have become…
07.10.2019