Kommersant Publishing House has confirmed Maxima Legal's expertise in 42 nominations of its own legal ranking
Kommersant Publishing House has published the results of its own annual survey of legal business in Russia. Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation as one of the leading domestic legal advisors by receiving recognition in 42 rating categories. In particular, the ranking included the company in its list of recommended law firms in 15 categories…
05.04.2023
Sergei Bakeshin has suggested why the Federal Tax Service has taken up with Chinese companies planning to invest more than RUB 38 bn in development projects in north-west Russia
The Federal Tax Service filed bankruptcy petitions with the Commercial Court of St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region against the affiliated Chinese companies Hua Bao International Investment Company and Hua Fung. The companies planned to implement major construction projects worth over RUB 38 bn in St Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.…
30.03.2023
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for Novy Prospect on possible reasons for Alfa Faberge's lawsuit against Plaza Lotus Group
Alfa Faberge, a construction company, has filed several lawsuits against Plaza Lotus Group, from which it acquired the rights to the project to build a hotel on Primorsky Prospekt in St Petersburg last year. In particular, the developer demanded that the agreement concluded in 2022 with Plaza Lotus Finance (associated with Plaza Lotus Group) on…
28.03.2023
Anastasia Samusenko told Mashnews whether the current situation in the world affects the enforcement abroad of Russian state court judgements
In 2020, the Commercial Procedure Code of the Russian Federation was amended to give domestic companies on Western sanctions lists the right to waive their obligations to a foreign partner to arbitrate a dispute in international arbitration and transfer it to a Russian state court. Due to the aggravation of the geopolitical situation, this…
09.03.2023
Sergei Bakeshin commented to DP on the attempt of a bankrupt company to recover lost profits from a counterparty
"Intarsia" LLC, a major player in the restoration market that has been declared bankrupt, is trying to recover about RUB 900 mn from "Niforno-Invest" LLC over a project implemented by the parties in the 2010s. An investment agreement was concluded between the companies, which resulted in a property complex for construction and restoration works.…
03.03.2023
Konstantin Boytsov discussed with Pravo.ru Rosreestr's refusals to grant registrations
Despite the rather detailed regulation of the process of registration of rights to real estate and transactions with it, suspensions and even refusals to register are not uncommon. Konstantin Boytsov, Counsel, Head of Real Estate and Construction Practice at Maxima Legal, told the Pravo.ru portal that this can lead to a noticeable delay or…
21.02.2023
Pravo.ru-300 ranking has personally mentioned 7 lawyers of Maxima Legal
Pravo.ru-300, the key Russian legal ranking, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practicing in various fields of law. According to the results of the 2022 survey, personal recognition in 13 areas of law was awarded to 7 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly rated projects between September 2021…
21.02.2023
Sergei Bakeshin commented for Mashnews on the dispute between companies related to Alexander Yebralidze
Europe's largest producer of glued laminated timber, "Sovremennye Tekhnologii Obrabotki Drevesiny" LLC (STOD), is demanding the invalidation of three transactions with the company "Talion" JSC worth more than RUB 27 bn. Both companies, as well as their beneficiary - St. Petersburg billionaire Alexander Yebralidze - are in bankruptcy proceedings.…
17.02.2023
Nikita Deynega helped RBC Pro compile the top 10 most interesting tax cases considered by the Russian Supreme Court in 2022
In 2022, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation considered on the merits, granted or sent for retrial 18 out of 970 cassation appeals against court decisions on taxation issues. Specially for RBC Pro, Nikita Deynega, Counsel, Head of Tax and Administrative Law Practice at Maxima Legal, helped select the most interesting ones. The expert noted…
14.02.2023
Dmitry Uryakin analysed for AG the position of the Supreme Court on the recovery of lost profits in case of intellectual property rights infringement
Chanel SARL and Christian Dior Couture S.A. - the right holders of the Chanel and Christian Dior trademarks, respectively, filed a lawsuit to recover from individual entrepreneur Olga Prudnikova the loss of profit in the amount of RUB 125.5 thousand. According to the plaintiffs, the losses were caused by the defendant's sale of counterfeit goods…
14.02.2023