On April 9, 2026, a gala award ceremony was held for the leading law firms in the "Leaders of Russia's Legal Services Market – 2026" rating, where the results of a study from Kommersant Publishing House were announced.
Every year, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, holds high positions in the rating, thereby confirming its leadership in the legal market in key areas for the Firm.
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From March 14 to 22, following the pre-moots, the oral hearings of the 23rd Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot were held in Hong Kong. In 2026, more than 160 teams participated in the competition.
The HSE University team (Team 904), which includes KIAP Junior Associate Dinara Ibragimova, was awarded an Honourable Mention for one of the best memoranda submitt...
From 8 to 12 February 2026, the 16th Annual Middle East Willem C. Vis Pre-Moot was held in Bahrain. The pre-moot was organized by the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution and held at the Royal University for Women. 18 teams from 14 countries took part in the pre-moot.
With the support of KIAP and a number of other firms, the HSE University team successfully performed at the pre-mo...
On March 20, 2026, the XXII annual Legal Forum 2026, organized by Vedomosti, was held in Moscow at the Ararat Park Hyatt Hotel.
The key topic of the forum this year was current issues of legal practice: improving the operational efficiency of the legal function, integrating technology into the work of lawyers, key changes in judicial practice and law enforcement, the evolutio...
On March 4, 2026, a unique event was held at the office of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, for the first time – the Donor Day for Lawyers and all those who wanted to join the good initiative with an important mission.
The event was held jointly with the Blood Center of the FMBA of Russia, the leading parent institution of the Russian Blood Service, which has been operating since 1972...
On February 27, 2026, the forum on employment law and personnel accounting ”Human Resources – 2026” was held in Moscow.
Nowadays, people do not just decide everything – since January 1, 2026, after the increase in insurance premiums, employees have become even more expensive for employers. The purpose of the forum was to form and disseminate best practices for resolving...
On March 10, 2026, a meeting of the ICC Russia Arbitration Commission took place at the office of KIAP, Attorneys at Law. The meeting was opened by Tatiana Monaghan, Secretary General of ICC Russia, and Nina Grigoryevna Vilkova, Chairman of the ICC Russia Arbitration Commission and Professor of the Department of Private International Law at VAVT.
Anna Zabrotskaya, Managing Pa...
On February 25, 2026, the national legal ranking "Pravo-300" published the results of its Individual Lawyers Ranking for 2025.
According to the ranking results, 17 partners, practice heads, associates of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, were recognized in 15 key practice areas:
Andrey Korelskiy:
Arbitration (Corporate Disputes)
Arbitration (Major Commercial Disputes: High Mar...
The authors have studied the tendencies of the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Russia for the period 2019–2025 and compared the statistics in relation to both. All in all, the research covered 775 cases.
The authors categorized the data according to several criteria – from the outcomes of case reviews across various court instances to ...
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On December 16, 2025, the analytical company "Expert Business Solutions" published the results of the second Russian national ranking "Legal Experts. Best Legal Consultants" for 2024.
The ranking evaluated law firms providing consultancy services for supporting significant and large-scale projects (with each project valued at RUB 5 billion or more). A total of 57 companie...
On November 21, 2025, the Award Ceremony for the prizewinners of the 20th Anniversary Annual "Best Legal Departments" Award, organized by the "Corporate Lawyer" magazine, took place at the Marriott Imperial Plaza in Moscow.
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, acted as the General Partner of the 2025 Award, as well as the partner of the "Industry" nomination. KIAP's support of the prem...
On December 12, 2025, a grand award ceremony for the winners of the two main bankruptcy awards of the year – "Leaders PRObankruptcy. Legal Firms Ranking 2025" and "The Most Significant Bankruptcy Cases" by PRObankruptcy and the Bankruptcy Club – was held at the Radisson Collection Hotel Moscow.
Based on the results of the current year, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, confirmed a...
On December 4, 2025, the Award Ceremony for the leaders of the "Pravo-300" rating was held at The Carlton Moscow Hotel. This year:
The rating involved over 700 law firms, with 604 making the final list.
Jury members assessed 25,397 projects (+5% compared to 2024) with a total value of 662 trillion rubles (+29% compared to 2024).
The average project value in the federal rating wa...
On November 19, 2025, a joint event by KIAP, Attorneys at Law, and the Russian Arbitration Center (RAC), titled "Advantages of Resolving Disputes under RAC Rules at RIMA", was held at the KIAP office.
In a Public Talk format, speakers and guests discussed effective alternatives to state courts and foreign arbitration institutions, as well as current solutions for optimizing dispute r...
On November 25, 2025, a new issue of the "Legal Business" supplement to Kommersant newspaper was released, focusing on key trends in international arbitration involving Russian parties over the past few years.
As part of its special "International Arbitration" issue, the Kommersant editorial team also conducted a research-based ranking dedicated to Russian law firms in the field ...
From 29 October to 2 November 2025, one of the most prestigious international competitions in the field of investment arbitration, the Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot (FDI Moot), was held in Boston (USA).
This year, the HSE University Faculty of Law was represented by a team of students who achieved an outstanding result, winning the award for the...
Artem Gritsuk, Junior Associate of the International Commercial Arbitration practice at KIAP, participated as a member of the Arbitration Association (RAA) Working Group on monitoring court practice in the preparation of the Review of Court Practice on Arbitration and Cross-Border Litigation in Russia, Belarus, and Uzbekistan for the First Half of 2025.
The Working Group's act...
On October 2, 2025, Stepan Sultanov, Partner and Head of the International Commercial Arbitration Practice at KIAP, and a current member of the RAA Board elected in November 2024, delivered a lecture titled "Arbitral Award. Annulment and Enforcement of an Arbitral Award." The lecture was part of the "Corporate Lawyer" track of the "Business Lawyer" master's program at HSE University.
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On October 6, 2025, Pravo.ru published the results of a comprehensive research on the international commercial arbitration market in Russia. The research examined how international arbitration proceedings involving Russian parties have evolved in recent years and identified which domestic law firms are leading projects in this field.
Analysts at Pravo.ru reviewed 483 cases...