Sergei Bakeshin has commented to the DP on investors' interest to buy up troubled assets
At the beginning of the year the Briskly acquired the production complex of Vyborg Refrigeration Plant and Linnafrost trading house. The investor intends to produce about 10 thousand "smart" refrigerators a year at the enterprise. The transaction price was 76 million roubles, which is 1.6 times lower than the price requested by the seller and more…
18.04.2021
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for the Kommersant on X5 Retail Group exceeding market share limit
According to preliminary estimates of experts of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the biggest Russian retailer X5 Retail Group may increase its market share in StPetersburg up to 30%. However, the law on trade prohibits retail chains from renting or acquiring additional space when they reach a 25% share within the boundaries of a region or…
15.04.2021
Maxima Legal and JLL held a joint discussion on "The Pandemic. One Year Later".
On April 15 Maxima Legal and international consulting company JLL held a joint discussion about how COVID-19 pandemic has influenced on business environment, including the large-scale development of remote working format. Thus, JLL representatives spoke about trends that will shape commercial real estate market in 2021 and transformation of…
15.04.2021
The Legal 500 international ranking has once again confirmed Maxima Legal's leading position in the Russian legal services market
An independent international ranking The Legal 500 has presented the results of the research on the Russian market of legal services for the year 2020, confirming Maxima Legal's leading position in 4 areas of legal support. COMMERCIAL, CORPORATE AND M&A: ST PETERSBURG AND ELSEWHERE - 2 TIER Maxima Legal's expertise in commercial, corporate and…
14.04.2021
Maxim Ali has criticised a bill to resolve consumer disputes online
A bill introducing the order of online pre-court settlement of consumer disputes has been submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The document proposes to create a separate service of a public service portal. The service will provide the processes of presentation, review and settlement of disputes arising from the purchase and sale…
02.04.2021
Maxim Ali has named for the Russian Agency for Legal and Judicial Information the main outcomes of 2020 for Russia's legal business
The events of the past year were unprecedented in the recent history: internal self-isolation and international quarantine, political crises in most leading countries and the fall of all financial markets, the radicalization of public initiatives and significant changes in legislation. Maxim Ali, partner at Maxima Legal, spoke specifically for the…
22.03.2021
The World Bank has thanked Maxima Legal lawyers for contributing to Doing Business 2021 research
The World Bank Group which annually jointly with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) issues Doing Business research thanked Maksim Avrashkov and Sergei Bakeshin for their input in preparation of the Russian part of the report in 2020. In particular, the World Bank team underlined the importance of Maxima Legal experts' knowledge and…
19.03.2021
Maxim Ali has revealed to the Vedomosti the key trends in Russian legal market
The coronavirus pandemic has strengthened trends in the Russian legal services market. For example, firms that retained the resources to bring in new staff have gained an advantage. "They were able to bring in new lawyers at no extra cost, even if the lawyers had previously worked for a higher-level competitor," Maxim Ali, partner at Maxima Legal,…
19.03.2021
Kommersant Publishing House confirms Maxima Legal's expertise in 34 nominations of its own legal rating
Kommersant Publishing House has published its own annual research of legal business in Russia. According to the results, Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation of one of the leading legal advisors in Russia with 34 rating nominations. In particular, the Kommersant has included the company in its list of recommended law firms in 13 practice…
17.03.2021
Maxima Legal is again among the accredited legal service providers of MRSK Severo-Zapada PJSC
Maxima Legal has successfully passed the preliminary qualification round for the right to provide legal services to MRSK Severo-Zapada PJSC. As part of the open tender, the company scored the maximum score on 9 out of 10 criteria confirming the legal experience, business reputation and…
12.03.2021