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…


Natalia Diatlova and Konstantin Boytsov have taken part in a meeting on the topic of changes to the construction sector which was chaired by the Deputy Governor of St Petersburg, Mr Govorunov

On 26 January 2018 in Smolny took place a meeting titled ‘Current issues for changing the business environment in St Petersburg in the construction sector’ which was chaired by the Deputy Governor of St Petersburg, Mr Govorunov. As part of the event, participants discussed reforms that took place in 2017, their effect on the business climate, as…


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…