St Petersburg legal community named Maxima Legal one of the best law firms in the city, and Leonid Filanovskiy was named the Advocate of the Year

For the fourth time Delovoy Peterburg newspaper summarised the results of  "Yurtop: Team Scoring" the rating, a survey of St Petersburg based law companies on the assessments of the market participants. The opinion of the professional community once again confirmed the level of Maxima Legal's expertise. The company was ranked among the…


Konstantin Boytsov assessed for DP the draft law on paid change of designation of land plots for building construction

A legislative initiative to amend Article 37 of the Town Planning Code (on types of permitted use of land plots and capital construction objects) has been proposed to the State Duma. It would give the regions the right to set a fee for changing the type of permitted use of a land plot (TPU) owned by an individual or legal entity to another type of…


Natalia Demina told Delovoy Peterburg about the current peculiarities of property sales abroad by Russians

According to Delovoy Peterburg newspaper, the number of requests from Russians to sell or exchange their foreign property, primarily in Finland and the Baltic Countries, has been increasing recently. Although such transactions are possible in principle today, compared to previous years they have become more expensive and more complexly……


For the fifth time Pravo-300 rating included Maxima Legal team in the list of recommended lawyers

Pravo-300, the key Russian legal ranking, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practising in various areas of law. According to the results of the survey for 2023, personal recognition in 11 areas of law was given to 8 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly rated projects for the period from…


Konstantin Boytsov told Pravo.ru about the current approach to issuing commissioning permits

The Supreme Court overturned acts of lower instances and remitted for a new hearing a case concerning the failure to issue a permit for commissioning due to an expired lease agreement for a land plot. According to the Economic Collegium of the Supreme Court, the expiration of the lease agreement does not mean that the work was unauthorised or in…


Maxima Legal's official telegram channel was included in the list of the most reputable legal channels

Maxima Legal's telegram channel has been ranked among the Top 100 legal channels and Top 50 corporate legal channels in terms of audience engagement, taking 47th and 28th places respectively. The research was conducted by Veta Expert Group, the Flavita bureau and more than 80 legal market experts. For the first time, about 450 legal telegram…


Pravo-300 legal rating once again confirmed the highest level of expertise of all Maxima Legal practices

On 7 December, the results of Pravo-300, the key Russian rating of law firms, were announced. According to the results of the research, Maxima Legal has once again confirmed the highest level of expertise of all practices of the firm, having received professional recognition in 19 areas of the research. Nearly 600 law firms took part in the…


Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper recommends 9 Maxima Legal lawyers in 11 areas of legal support

For the first time ever, Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspapaer conducted a large-scale survey of the Russian legal market and compiled its own Rating of Lawyers and Their Companies. The professional recognition was given to 9 Maxima Legal specialists practising in 11 of the 16 main categories of the ranking. According to the publication, "getting into the…


Konstantin Boytsov has commented to RBC Pro on the dispute over the seizure of land plots that reached the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

In 2020, the Administration of Saratov entered into an agreement with a local businessman on a seizure of five trade pavilions and a land under them into the city ownership. At the same time, the entrepreneur received six other land plots rather than a sum of money as compensation. However, in the spring of 2022, the First Deputy of the Prosecutor…


Konstantin Boytsov has explained whether owners of dilapidated buildings should pay for their repairs

Prosche Govorya (Simply Speaking), the brand media of Samolet Development Company, drew attention to the obligation of flat owners to pay for the repair of the Millennium Tower skyscraper, the tallest building in San Francisco, which tilted more than half a metre 15 years after it was built. At the request of the media, Konstantin Boytsov,…