Maxima Legal has launched Maxima Legal Alert telegram channel

Dear All!  Due to the current unstable situation and constant changes in the legal field Maxima Legal team has launched a special Maxima Legal Alert telegram channel for prompt legal assessment of changes in the legislation and other significant events. For transparent navigation in the information field there are hashtags, by clicking on…


Natalia Diatlova and Maxim Ali attended the RusForum UK-Russia conference

Natalia Diatlova, Partner, Head of Corporate Law practice at Maxima Legal, and Maxim Ali, Partner, Head of Intellectual Property and Information Technologies practice at Maxima Legal, participated in the conference "Intruguing developments in international disputes and the ESG dilemma" organised by the RusForum. The event was supported by the…


Maxima Legal is once again included in the top 100 law firms in Russia

For the second time in a row, the editorial board of White Square Journal included Maxima Legal in its rating of the top 100 law firms in Russia. The ranking is based on an analysis of revenues, company performance, the number of competent professionals, as well as client loyalty levels. To learn about the rating and its methodology please visit…


International ranking of Best Lawyers has ranked 8 Maxima Legal lawyers in 20 areas of law

Best Lawyers, the oldest international ranking, has presented its annual list of Russian lawyers recommended in various areas of law. 8 Maxima Legal experts, providing legal support in 20 different areas, received professional recognition. Maxim Avrashkov, Managing Partner and Head of General Business Law Practice, was once again ranked as one of…


Maxima Legal has supported Global Legal Run 2021 charity run

Maxima Legal has traditionally participated in Legal Run charity run, which was once again held in a flashmob format due to the extension of restrictions on public events because of the pandemic. From 22 May to 1 June, the event was supported by more than 100 Russian and foreign law firms, raising about 3 million rubles to help the wards of …


Maxima Legal lawyers took part in ILN 2021 Virtual Conference

International Lawyers Network, one of the biggest assosiations fа law firms, has gathered its members for an online exchange of views and experiences of business development in this environment as well as what practice management looks like, and how to keep balanced and stay healthy and safe. Maxima Legal, which has been representing…


The Legal 500 international ranking has once again confirmed Maxima Legal's leading position in the Russian legal services market

An independent international ranking The Legal 500 has presented the results of the research on the Russian market of legal services for the year 2020, confirming Maxima Legal's leading position in 4 areas of legal support. COMMERCIAL, CORPORATE AND M&A: ST PETERSBURG AND ELSEWHERE - 2 TIER Maxima Legal's expertise in commercial, corporate and…


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,…


Maxim Ali has provided his comments to the Novy Prospect on the prospects of Russian legal market in 2021

Maxim Ali, Partner at Maxima Legal, has shared with the Novy Prospect online edition his vision of the development of the Russian legal services market in 2021 "The pandemic affects the legal market in different ways, and it's quite difficult to predict which factors will take over. On the one hand the economic situation is very difficult.…


Alina Kalinskova has commented for the Novy Prospect on Lenta retailer's "move" from Cyprus to Russia

At the end of July 2020, an extraordinary shareholders' meeting of Lenta (Russia's largest hypermarket chain) approved the company's change of jurisdiction from Cyprus to Russia. Retailer`s new registered office will become a special administrative region on Oktyabrsky island in Kaliningrad Region. It should be noted, that Lenta has resorted to a…