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…


Dmitry Uryakin has assessed for Novy Prospect the prospects of the land dispute initiated by City 78 Development Holding

One of the companies withing City 78 Development Holding is trying to recover 267m roubles from Ruchi Breeding Plant in court. The amount of the lawsuit consists of losses and profit lost by the developer due to the disruption of transactions for the sale of 40 hectares of land for the construction of a cottage settlement. In particular, after…


Maxima Legal has doubled its presence on the list of lawyers recommended by Pravo.ru-300 rating

 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 2021 survey, Maxima Legal has doubled its presence in the ranking both in terms of the number of noted lawyers and the number of legal support areas. Specifically, 7 …


Maxima Legal participated in the launch of the ILN Guide

The Maxima Legal team in cooperation with colleagues from Lidings participated in preparation of the annual business guides published by the International Lawyers Network. Experts from the Corporate Law, Dispute Resolution and Insolvency, Real Estate and Construction practices spoke about the key features and recent changes in legislation that…


Sergei Bakeshin commented to DP on the conflict between LOMO's major shareholders

Vasily Ilyichev, who owns a blocking stake in JSC LOMO, has initiated a lawsuit to recover 98.8 million roubles in damages from the company's CEO Alexander Aronov. The basis of the dispute was 19 transactions for the sale of real estate, which, according to Ilyichev, caused damage to the joint stock company. It should be noted that at the same…


Maxima Legal and Avalon Estate held a joint business breakfast on the commercial real estate market

On December 8th Maxima Legal and Avalon Estate consulting company held a joint business breakfast on "Real Estate Market Review. Tax and legal aspects". During the event, experts told about the results and trends of development of the St. Petersburg commercial real estate market as well as highlighted a number of key tax and legal risks that…


Maxima Legal has expanded its presence on the Pravo.ru-300 rating and entered top-4 law firms by the total number of industry awards and top-7 by the number of first level awards

On December, 2 the results of  the key Russian rating of law firms, Pravo.ru-300, were published. Maxima Legal has once again proved the high level of expertise of its practice areas and collected a total of 18 industry awards, a third of which were "gold". It should be noted, that the firm entered TOP-7 of legal advisers by the…


Konstantin Boytsov commented to Kommersant the prospects of acquiring real estate through a controlling stake

The Central Research and Development Institute Elektron, a developer of photoelectronic devices, may change its controlling shareholder. Rosimushchestvo's 63.9% stake in the company was put up for sale for RUB 947 million. The owner of the remaining 36.1%, Holding "Roselektronika" of state corporation "Rosteс" is interested in consolidation of…


Anastasia Samusenko commented for DP the attempt of LOMO co-owner to challenge the sale of the Neva resort in Sochi

Vasiliy Ilyichev, owner of a 25.1% share in LOMO, has filed a lawsuit requesting the court to invalidate the purchase and sale agreement for the Neva resort, which was previously owned by the company. The 458-bed rehabilitation and health centre located in Sochi was purchased by Megapolis-Invest Management Company LLC in September 2020. The…


Dmitry Uryakin has commented for Stroyim Prosto on the Ministry of Construction's mechanism for changing a price of government contracts

On 9 August 2021, a government decree was approved. The document allows developers to revise the terms of contracts for construction, reconstruction and overhaul as well as for conservation of cultural heritage sites. In particular the decree provided an opportunity to increase the price of government contracts up to 30% due to the increase in a…