Sergei Bakeshin has commented to Delovoy Peterburg on the abolition of the legislative acts from the Soviet period
The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, in the framework of the reform, called the “regulatory guillotine”, signed an order according to which more than 20,000 acts adopted during the USSR should cease to be effective from the beginning of 2020. In this regard, the federal authorities should have time to study the list of…
16.09.2019
Maxim Avrashkov told RBC about the use of IT solutions in the work of Maxima Legal
PRC Pro surveyed Russian law firms on the experience of implementing Legal Tech tools that help streamline business processes. Maxima Legal’s Managing Partner, Maxim Avrashkov, told the online edition that since 2012, Maxima Legal has been using the Megaplan CRM system, which provides an opportunity to accumulate all customer information in a…
13.06.2019
Natalya Diatlova became an official reviewer of graduate qualification paper of students of the Law Faculty of St Petersburg State University
At the invitation of the Department of Commercial Law of the Law Faculty of St Petersburg State University, Natalia Diatlova, Partner and Head of the PPP Practice at Maxima Legal, became the official reviewer of graduate qualification works of Master's students. It should be noted that in order to pass the state final certification, the master's…
27.05.2019
International rating of Best Lawyers has ranked Maxima Legal in four areas of law
For the eleventh time, the international rating of Best Lawyers presented a list of Russian lawyers recommended by various branches of law - this year, four lawyers from Maxima Legal were included in the ranking. Maxim Avrashkov, Managing Partner, Head of the General Business Law Practice, was among the leading lawyers in Corporate Governance…
24.05.2019
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