Pravo.ru-300 ranking has personally mentioned 7 lawyers of Maxima Legal
Pravo.ru-300, the key Russian legal ranking, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practicing in various fields of law. According to the results of the 2022 survey, personal recognition in 13 areas of law was awarded to 7 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly rated projects between September 2021…
21.02.2023
Sergei Bakeshin commented for DP on the attempt of the seller of real estate in the Yard Residence apart-hotel to litigate a number of contracts with the final buyers of the apartments
Maxima Legal's team is supporting a lawsuit which, according to experts, may have a significant impact on the real estate market. "Yard Stroy" LLC seeks to invalidate a number of agreements with individuals, on the basis of which the latter purchased apartments in the apart-hotel Yard Residence. Sergei Bakeshin, Counsel, Head of Dispute Resolution…
08.02.2023
Dmitry Uryakin commented for LIA on the Supreme Court's conclusions on the right of owners of dead animals to moral damage compensation
In 2019, Saransk resident Oleg Skorokhododov hit a dog belonging to Yulia Antipova to death at a pedestrian crossing. The district court recovered compensation for moral damage from the offender, but the cassation board cancelled this decision, stating that "compensation for moral damage caused by the death of a dog through the fault of another…
06.02.2023
Maxim Ali has explained the practical aspects of implementing the new requirements of the personal data legislation at SPIBA webinar
The Human Resources Committee of the St Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) held a webinar "Overview of key changes in labour legislation and practice for HR". During the event association`s experts discussed changes in labour and migration legislation, new rules for employee reduction, specifics of remote work from abroad and a…
31.01.2023
Anastasia Samusenko assessed for Forbes Russia the chances of recovering about $100,000 in salary arrears from a foreign startup
The American educational platform StudyFree, which helps students to enrol in foreign universities with a scholarship, has found itself at the centre of a scandal: the service's team accused its founder, Russian Daria Kroshkina, of failing to pay salaries, the amount of which had reached $100,000 by January 2023. All employees worked on a…
24.01.2023
Natalia Demina told told Cbonds Weekly News about changes in investment and financial market regulation
A number of legislative changes relating to investment and financial market regulation have come into force in Russia since the beginning of the year, Natalia Demina, Partner, Head of Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal helped Cbonds Weekly News understand the innovations. To watch the full interwiev (in Russian) please visit Cbonds channel…
13.01.2023
Alina Esmanskaya told Pravo.ru about the role of prenuptial agreements in the presence of debts owed by one of the spouses
If the prenuptial agreement is not properly drafted, the assets of one spouse may be used to settle the liabilities of the second. To avoid this, when preparing a document, it is important to take into account all the details. Thus, Alina Esmanskaya, Associate of Private Wealth practice at Maxima Legal, stressed the need to provide security in the…
10.01.2023
Maxima Legal lawyers told Forbes what will change in business laws in 2023
In the past year, Russia regularly introduced amendments to legislation that changed the rules of the game for entrepreneurs. Nikita Deynega, Senior Associate and Head of Tax & Administrative Law Practice at Maxima Legal, explained to Forbes Russia that the main trend in 2022 was the reactivity of changes: many of the amendments to laws were…
09.01.2023
Maxima Legal has applied for EuroClear to unblock the assets of Russian investors and has also submitted a request to the Belgian Ministry of Finance and a complaint to the European Commission seeking a review of the Belgian Ministry of Finance's stated conditions
Maxima Legal team has applied to the Belgian Treasury for a licence to unblock EuroClear assets from more than twenty private investors. Recall that on December 22, 2022 the Belgian Treasury published the terms of unblocking of NSD's assets in EuroClear, which had to be fulfilled until January 7, 2023. Due to short deadline and necessity to…
09.01.2023
Maxima Legal has increased its presence fivefold in the Forbes Club Legal Ranking, a survey of the best Russian HNWI practitioners
Forbes Russia has presented the results of its own analysis of law firms practicing in the field of private wealth, highlighting Maxima Legal's expertise in 21 areas of legal support. The company was named a leader three times, a leading firm 10 times, and a recommended firm 8 times. In addition, we note that the company was recognised in all 6…
20.12.2022