Maxima Legal has succeeded in getting a client’s tax bill lowered by three times

As part of an appeal procedure in the regional department of the Federal Tax Service, lawyers from Maxima Legal were able to prove that part of the claims resulting from a tax audit were groundless and achieved a reduction of the claims against the client for taxes, penalties and fines by almost 500 million roubles. “Paying taxes on time is a…


The Dispute Resolution Practice at Maxima Legal has received an award from Acquisition International

Maxima Legal has received an award from the publication, Acquisition International, in the category of Best Corporate Dispute Resolution Practice — Russia & Litigation Lawyer of the Year 2018 — St Petersburg. The British financial-analytical publication noted that our firm has shown a high level of professionalism with consistent positive…


Maxima Legal has been included in a national ranking of litigators

Pravo.ru has included Maxima Legal in its list of Russian litigators. The firm took 19th place on the basis of its success, 20th place for the number of cases in arbitration and 23rd place for the total value of claims. "This is the first year that Maxima Legal has taken part in the Russian-wide rating of litigators. In all likelihood this is the…


Maxima Legal has strengthened its rating in The Legal 500

Independent international rating agency for leading law firms, the Legal 500 has included Maxima Legal in its list of recommended law firms in three categories. The editors of the rating included Maxima Legal in the category of Private Client, giving a high assessment of the firm’s advisory services for succession planning, personal investment and…


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…


Sergey Bakeshin has been included in a ranking of the top three St Petersburg lawyers for winter 2017/18

Delovoy Peterburg has published the results of its ranking ‘Lawyers of the Season. Winter 2017/18’.  Senior Associate and Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice at Maxima Legal, Sergey Bakeshin has been included in the Disputes category. Sergey came in third place with his case on protecting the interests of a client in a dispute over the…


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 provided his comments to Pravo.ru on the dispute involving Trust bank

Website Pravo.ru has prepared an overview of the cases being considered by the Supreme Court this week.  Among the cases is an appeal involving the Trust bank and the payment of the holders of credit notes. Credit notes (certificates issued in subordinated debts) are securities made by a foreign company that issued subordinated loans to the bank.…


Vladimir Kilinkarov has written an article for DP.ru titled “Arbitration clause as a guarantee for a concessionaire”

Delovoy Peterburg has published a column written by Partner and Head of the PPP Practice at Maxima Legal, Vladimir Kilinkarov, which covers the topics of arbitration disputes regarding concession agreements. In his article, Vladimir writes about the popularity of using the ‘infrastructure mortgage’, which according to the plan of the country’s…


Sergey Bakeshin has represented the interests of the Trust bank in the St Petersburg City Court

On 14 June, the St Petersburg City Court reached a decision in favour of Maxima Legal’s client, Trust bank, in respect of a dispute concerning credit notes. On hearing the appeal of the bank, the court overturned an earlier decision of Oktyabrisky regional court, which had been in favour of the holder of credit notes, and declined in full the…