Leonid Filanovskiy told Kommersant newspaper about theliberalization of judicial practice in relation to economic crimes
The Russian presidents have taken the initiative to partially decriminalise economic crimes since 2008. Moreover, 16 federal laws have been adopted between 2009 and 2019. The Acts have established a special regime for economic crimes and offences. However, Leonid Filanovsky, Partner and Head of Criminal Law Practice at Maxima Legal,…
03.06.2021
Maxima Legal has supported Global Legal Run 2021 charity run
Maxima Legal has traditionally participated in Legal Run charity run, which was once again held in a flashmob format due to the extension of restrictions on public events because of the pandemic. From 22 May to 1 June, the event was supported by more than 100 Russian and foreign law firms, raising about 3 million rubles to help the wards of …
01.06.2021
Maxim Ali has provided his comments to the Novy Prospect on the prospects of Russian legal market in 2021
Maxim Ali, Partner at Maxima Legal, has shared with the Novy Prospect online edition his vision of the development of the Russian legal services market in 2021 "The pandemic affects the legal market in different ways, and it's quite difficult to predict which factors will take over. On the one hand the economic situation is very difficult.…
11.01.2021
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
Sergei Bakeshin has listed for the DP the most common grounds for bringing lawyers and attorneys to a criminal responsibility
Especially for the Rating of Lawyers application, Sergei Bakeshin, Senior Associate, Head of Dispute Resolution and Insolvency Practice at Maxima Legal, told the Delovoy Peterburg newspaper about possible reasons for bringing representatives of Russian legal community to a criminal responsibility: "There have recently become more criminal cases…
23.11.2020
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
Sergei Bakeshin has provided his comments to Fontanka.ru on a bill that tightens the liability for violation of Russian lockdown rules
State Duma Speaker, Vyacheslav Volodin, and United Russia MP, Pavel Krasheninnikov, have prepared and submitted to the Russian State Duma a bill that introduces administrative and criminal liability for violating the quarantine regime and other lockdown rules. The amendments introduce fines ranging from 500 thousand to 1 million roubles or…
26.03.2020
Maxima Legal has added a criminal law practice led by Leonid Filanovsky
The Maxima Legal team has been joined by Leonid Filanovsky, a lawyer specialising in various aspects of criminal law for more than 20 years. As a partner, Leonid will lead a new practice area for the firm - the Criminal Law Practice. “The creation of Criminal Law Practice is connected with the increasing demand of our private and corporate clients…
17.02.2020
Leonid Filanovskiy has discussed with RBC the prospects of a criminal case against the owner of the failed retail chains SPAR and Narodnaya 7ya Semya
A number of suppliers for the now-defunct SPAR and Narodnaya 7ya Semya stores have turned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia with a request to conduct an investigation against Mikhail Abdullaev, Head of Intertorg. The results of an investigation may be criminal proceedings for fraud, which can result in up to 10 years imprisonment. The…
10.02.2020