Robert Houchill has written an article on the refusal to grant Victoria Skripal a visa
On 4 March in Salisbury former FSB-officer Sergey Skripal and her daughter were hospitalised with signs of having been poisoned, Russia has been accused of being involved. The Kremlin denies involvement. At the end of last week, the British government declined Victoria Skripal’s request for a British visa to visit her unwell relatives in the……
10.04.2018
Foggy Albion. Does Britain remain attractive for Russia’s elite? // Forbes Russia – April 2018
Forbes Russia has published an article written by lawyers from Maxima Legal on the topic of the current economic and legal issues surrounding Russian businessmen in the UK. The article, written by the Head of the Private Wealth Practice, Natalia Demina and solicitor, Robert Houchill, covered the main instruments currently available to the British…
04.04.2018
Forbes has published an article written by Natalia Demina and Robert Houchill
For Forbes Russia the Head of the Private Wealth Practice, Natalia Demina, and solicitor, Robert Houchill, provided their assessment of the recent legislative changes in the UK and recent announcement to review the immigration of Tier 1 Investors, including for Russian citizens, as well as the potential use of Unexplained Wealth Orders. To read…
04.04.2018
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…
28.03.2018
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…
12.03.2018
Lawyers from Maxima Legal have given a presentation on the investment opportunities in St Petersburg
Lawyers from Maxima Legal took part in the second Russian-Chinese Economic forum, ‘Eastern perspective of the Russian economy’, organised by the Higher School for Economics in St Petersburg. The forum has become a platform for specialists from Chinese business, directors and top-managers of Russian and international companies as well as…
06.03.2018
Natalia Diatlova has taken part in the 9th Annual Legal Forum organised by Kommersant
On 31 January Natalia Diatlova, Partner and Head of the PPP Practice at Maxima Legal, took part in the 9th Annual Legal Forum organised by business newspaper Kommersant dedicated to the completing of a year review of legislative activities and an evaluation of their effect on business. The participants in the event included directors and top…
01.02.2018
Maxima Legal has once again ranked highly in the annual review of the legal market by Delovoy Peterburg
Business newspaper Delovoy Peterburg has published the results of its research of the legal market in St Petersburg for 2017. Law firm Maxima Legal has been ranked strongly in positions for the following practices:International law, PPP, commercial law, insolvency, tax law, property and construction and IT/IP. To view the full results of the…
27.12.2017
Natalia Diatlova has taken part in the Infra Summit 2017
Natalia Diatlova, Partner and Head of the PPP Practice at Maxima Legal, has taken part in the Infra Summit 2017 that took place on 15 December in Moscow. The event covered PPP and the prospects in the Russian infrastructure market and brought together experts with proven experience in PPP projects. The event is a productive space for the exchange…
19.12.2017
Maxima Legal announces that Natalia Diatlova has joined the firm as a partner
Maxima Legal has appointed a new partner in the firm, Natalia Diatlova, who is an expert in the fields of public-private partnership, real estate, corporate and commercial law and M&A transactions. Natalia has extensive experience having worked in international law firms for more than 15 years. Natalia was previously Counsel and Co-head of…
11.12.2017