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
Sergei Bakeshin has commented for the Pravo.ru on the ruling of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on choice of law
A Russian car manufacturer and a subsidiary of a Chinese supplier of parts are in litigation over the contract which prescribed resolving differences under Swedish law. However, the courts in three instances refused to allow the companies to apply Swedish law to the dispute. The Russian Supreme Court sent the dispute back for reconsideration,…
18.03.2021
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
Maxim Ali has commented for the AG on Sergei Zuikov's proposals on trademark protection and opposition procedures
On request of the Advokatskaya Gazeta newspaper Maxim Ali, partner and head of IP/IT practice at Maxima Legal, has prepared response to an article, written by Mr Sergei Zuikov, one of the leading Russian specialists in trademark law. Commenting on his colleague's publication, Maxim agreed, that today the main legal problem can be called "the right…
02.03.2021
Natalia Demina told Legal Insight magazine about possible problems with business succession planning
In Russia it is not customary to talk about succession planning, and even less so to plan the transfer of capital. As a result, when a prominent businessman dies, there is a fight for his assets, including in courts, and the problems of succession pile up on the shoulders of the heirs, who are not prepared for their resolution. Especially for…
01.03.2021
Maxim Ali has comments for the DP on attempts to challenge Gilead's Eurasian patent for HIV drug
Gumanitarnoe deystvie (Humanitarian Action) Foundation, recognized as a foreign agent, is challenging in the Intellectual Rights Court the refusal of the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) to cancel the Eurasian patent of pharmaceutical company Gilead.The current price of the patented drug combination is about $186…
17.02.2021
Sergei Bakeshin has explained to the DP why financial authorizes cannot appeal against court decisions in tax disputes
13th Commercial Court of Appeal stopped proceedings on the complaint of the Finance Committee of the Leningrad region. The court had asked to reconsider a decision that was not in favor of the Federal Tax Service: the company Gotek North-West managed to prove that tax authorities charged additional 378 million rubles of property tax arrears.…
12.02.2021
Dmitry Uryakin has assessed for the Vot Tak TV the possibility of litigation lending in Russia
The Federation Council of Russia is studying a draft law which proposes to introduce litigation lending in the country. It is expected that banks or other investors would finance litigation and then, together with the plaintiff, receive a portion of the recovered sum from the losing party. Dmitry Uryakin, an associate at Maxima Legal, told the…
09.02.2021
Sergei Bakeshin commented for the Novy Prospect on a dispute about a change of a priority of claims of affiliated creditors in a bankruptcy case
At the end of October 2020 the first instance court restored the former managers of the bankrupt International Bank of Saint Petersburg in the Register of creditors of the first order. The bankers as private depositors are demanding to return them of almost 1 billion rubles stuck in their bank accounts. The state corporation Deposit Insurance…
28.01.2021
Dmitry Uryakin has commented to the Novy Prospect on a bankruptcy dispute in connection with the non-payment of 5.5 billion rubles on a loan
Bank Saint Petersburg initiated bankruptcy proceedings against Talion company (an asset of billionaire Alexander Yebralidze), which had acted as a guarantor of its subsidiary in connection with a 5.5 billion rubles loan. Companies own a complex of buildings in the historical center of St Petersburg, including Taleon Imperial Hotel building, putted…
27.01.2021