Maxima Legal has again been included in the map of the legal market in St Petersburg

Delovoy Peterburg has published a study titled ‘The map of legal services in St Petersburg’, which compares 51 regional law firms, including regional offices of federal and international companies. The studies includes the number of hours spent by the law firms on assisting clients in 2017 and also the spread of workloads over 16 practice areas…


Maxima Legal has been included among the leaders in the legal market in Chambers Europe 2018

Rating agency Chambers & Partners has published its latest international rating of law firms, Chambers Europe 2018.  As in the previous publication, Maxima Legal has been listed in the category of General Business Law – St Petersburg. The editors of the ratings emphasised that the firm is well-known in the local market as well as among…


Sergey Bakeshin has taken part in a conference organised by Delovoy Peterburg on the topic of protecting business interests

On 20 September 2017, the first regional conference 'White Collar Crime 2017. Protecting businesses from criminal prosecutions' took place, organised by business newspaper Delovoy Peterburg. Senior Associate from Maxima Legal and Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice, Sergey Bakeshin, took part in the event. Speakers at the conference included…


Maxima Legal has again be included as an accredited supplier to Sberbank Investments

Law firm Maxima Legal took part in the annual review conducted by Sberbank Investments to form a list of accredited legal services providers. On 12 September the results of the review were published which confirmed that the firm had been included in the list of accredited suppliers under two categories: 'Corporate transactions (Russian law)' and…


Vladimir Kilinkarov and Elena Kilinkarova have again been listed in the Best Lawyers 2017 (Russia)

On 15 June, the international legal rating publication Best Lawyers released the results of its research for 2017. Partner at Maxima Legal, Vladimir Kilinkarov, was recognised in the category of Corporate Law (St Petersburg) as well as Head of the Tax Practice, Elena Kilinkarova, for Tax Law. Best Lawyers is one of the oldest and respected…


A simplification of the documentation required when establishing a legal entity

Since 1 January 2017 an entry on the register of companies and entrepreneurs is now the only document required to confirm the registration of a company or entrepreneur. The registers containing such records in Russia are the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE) and the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs (USRIE). Under…


Vladimir Kilinkarov in Russian Law Week 2016 in London

Vladimir Kilinkarov, Partner at Maxima Legal, is taking part in the fourth international legal conference – Russian Law Week, which is taking place in London. The aim of the conference is to promote business relationships and expand contacts between Russian and British lawyers and legal practitioners. The main topic of the conference is…