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
The Delovoy Peterburg has traditionally mentioned Maxima Legal in its annual Rating of Lawyers
The Delovoy Peterburg newspaper, a key business publication in northwest Russia, has published the results of its own annual legal rating, in which the newspaper and market players select the best legal advisers in the city. In 2020, Senior Associate, Head of Dispute Resolution & Insolvency Practices at Maxima Legal Sergei Bakeshin has become…
23.11.2020
Olga Novinskaya has outlined the prospects of consumer extremism of covid-dissidents for the DP
The first process on a new type of consumer extremism may start in St Petersburg. A man without a mask refused to be served in a store, and now he demands financial compensation for moral damages, appealing to the law on consumer protection. It should be noted that similar cases have already been considered by the courts of other regions that…
11.11.2020
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for the Kommersant on the attempt of the Government of the Leningrad region to increase the penalties for garbage disposal in improper places
The Government of the Leningrad region proposed to increase fines for waste disposal in improper places. The penalty amount now is up to 7 thousand rubles for individuals and up to 700 thousand rubles for businesses. The draft of the regional law imposes sanctions of up to 100 thousand and 1,5 million rubles respectively. According to the idea of…
29.10.2020
Natalia Diatlova has commented for Pravo.ru on the specifics of personnel recruitment in the legal field
Pravo.ru in cooperation with Russian law firm partners has considered problems of selection of employees in the legal sphere. The experts have analysed the reasons for difficulties in personnel search both on the part of job seekers and employers, took into account the peculiarities of hiring both young and experienced specialists. They also…
07.09.2020
Sergei Bakeshin told the DP about the weaknesses of the "coronavirus" laws
During the Coronavirus pandemic all levels of state authorises adopted a lot of new quarantine`s regulation rules and restrictions. Due to the remote nature of the preparation of the legal documents and the rush to draft and adopt them, the new laws were characterised by a large number of inaccuracies, vague wording and the possibility of…
18.08.2020
Maxima Legal got the National Bank TRUST preliminary qualification
Maxima Legal confirmed the team`s high level in sphere of Litigation and was included by the National Bank TRUST to the list of qualified counterparties which will be inviting to participate in the procurement of legal services in this area. Among the key requirements for pre-selection were such as factors as the integrity of the company, the…
30.07.2020
Maxim Ali has commented on the unblocking of Telegram
On 18 June, Roskomnadzor, in agreement with the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, lifted the restrictions on accessing the Telegram messenger app. The Head of the IP/IT Practice at Maxima Legal, Maxim Ali explained that Roskomnadzor had simply ignored the court’s decision on a plausible pretext. “Telegram was blocked until it fulfilled its…
22.06.2020
Maxima Legal has taken part in a SPIBA webinar about legal risks on the internet
On June 8, Maxima Legal lawyers took part in the joint webinar of the SPIBA Legal Committee on the topic “Legal Risks on the Internet”. The webinar was moderated by Maxim Ali, Senior Associate and Head of IP / IT Practice at Maxima Legal, Co-Chair of the SPIBA Legal Committee. Dmitry Uryakin, Associate in the Dispute Resolution Practice at Maxima…
09.06.2020
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…
03.06.2020