On July 3, 2025, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, held a business seminar titled "Warranties in M&A: How Court Trends Impact Deal Structuring" at its Moscow office.
For a long time, English law was the preferred choice for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions due to its well-established and reliable mechanisms for protecting parties' interests. However, since 2015, R...
Dmitry Grigoriadi
is a recognized expert in criminal defense with extensive experience in the legal market. Throughout his career, Dmitry has repeatedly represented clients in high-profile criminal cases, the investigations of which have been covered by both Russian and international media.
Since 2017, Dmitry has served as a representative of Boris Titov, the President...
The oral hearing of the 22nd Willem Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot took place between 30 March and 6 April 2025. In 2025, 159 teams from different universities from over 40 countries participated in the moot. The objective of the moot is to foster study in the area of international commercial arbitration and encourage the resolution of commercial disputes by arbitration. Th...
15 practices, 6 industries and 13 personal nominations
On April 24, 2025, the results of the "Leaders of Russia's Legal Services Market 2025" study by Kommersant were published.
Over the years, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, continues to excel in rankings, affirming its leadership in crucial sectors of the legal industry.
This year's rating has awarded the firm rec...
On 12 March 2025, the national Pravo-300 Lawyers Ranking published the results of the Individual Lawyer Rating for 2024.
Based on the results of the rating 14 partners, practice heads and lawyers of KIAP, Attorneys at Law are recognized in 13 key areas:
1. Andrey Korelskiy:
Arbitration (corporate disputes)
Arbitration (major commercial disputes: high market)
International a...
On 11 March 2010, exactly 15 years ago, Andrey Korelskiy, Konstantin Astafiev and Ilya Ischuk signed the deed of incorporation.
This was the starting point of Moscow-based KIAP Attorneys at Law, or KIAP (formerly Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners) as you know it today.
Over the past 15 years, the company has become an established leader of the Russian legal market and a re...
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KIAP, Attorneys At Law, announces new key appointments.
On 1 March 2025, Julia Paushkina was elected as a Partner of Commercial and Employment Practices, and Stepan Sultanov became a Partner of the International Commercial Arbitration Practice.
"We are very pleased to welcome Julia and Stepan as KIAP Partners. Both are experts in their areas with strong expertise, a proactive ...
The “International Commercial Arbitration» textbook, ed. O.Yu. Skvortsov, M. Yu. Savranskiy, G.V. Sevastianov (Editorial of the journal “Treteiskiy Sud” (Arbitration)), is the product of work of renowned scholars and lawyers in the area of international arbitration from Russia and other countries.
The third edition of the textbook has been improved and extended taking into account that se...
Dear Friends,
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. May the peace and joy of the season be with you throughout the new year.
Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a happy New Year!
From KIAP team
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On 18 December 2024, VEB Center hosted a ceremony to announce the Experts of Law Rating, the first national rating of legal advisors for development projects by Expert RA and Expert Business Solutions JSC with the support of the State Development Corporation VEB.RF and information support of Expert Magazine.
In 2024, the rating was held for the first time. It included 52 companies with m...
On 19 November 2024, during the Annual RAA Arbitration Conference, the Arbitration Association (RAA) General Meeting took place, whereby new RAA Board for 2024-2028 was elected. As a result, 11 members have formed the Board. Among others, head of KIAP’s international arbitration practice Stepan Sultanov has become a Board member.
Stepan Sultanov is a leading expert in the area of complex...
On 13 December 2024, Baltschug Kempinski Hotel hosted an awards ceremony of two main bankruptcy awards of the year, PRObankruptcy Leaders. Law Firm Rating 2024, and The Most Significant Bankruptcy Cases presented by PRObankruptcy and the Bankruptcy Club.
This year, PRObankruptcy Leaders had more than 120 entries in 11 legal nominations and 11 industries.
It was the first time...
The International Commercial Arbitration (ICA) team at KIAP took part in the development of the Arbitration Association (RAA) protocol on equal access to justice in the time of sanctions, provisionally titled ASAP.
KIAP invites anyone interested therein to participate in public discussion of the protocol as a means to preserve international arbitration in disputes with parties subject to...
On 2 December 2024, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation held an official presentation of departmental awards for assistance in the Ministry's work.
Andrey Korelskiy, Managing partner, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was awarded a Silver Medal For Assistance. The award was presented by Elena Sushchenko, Deputy Head of the General Department of the Ministry of Justice of Russia for ...
On 3 December 2024, Moscow hosted the XVI annual Arbitration Conference held by the Russian national committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Russia).
KIAP sponsored the event which gathered leading experts in the area of international commercial arbitration coming from Russia, Asia, Middle East, and the United Kingdom.
The agenda covered the following three key sessi...
On 5 December 2024, Carlton Moscow Hotel hosted an awards ceremony for top companies in Pravo-300 Rating. This year, 573 law firms were rated; the jury assessed more than 24,000 projects worth more than 513 trillion RUB.
Based on the results, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was recommended in 18 areas of law:
Antitrust and Competition
Arbitration: Commercial Disputes (High M...
On 3 December 2024, the 16th annual ICC Russia Arbitration Conference will be held to sum up the results of the year and analyze trends in international arbitration. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, is a partner of the Conference.
At the event, leading experts will discuss key changes in dispute resolution and industry development trends for the next year.
It will be focused on:
Results ...
On 14 November 2024, Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow Hotel will host Mergers and Acquisitions in Russia 2024. The key topic of the Conference will be a discussion of the latest M&A market trends in Russia by leading experts.
Participants will discuss the merger and acquisition market and its developments in 2023–2024, share expert opinions on current issues, including M&A market trends,...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, has signed a sponsorship contract with the family of nine-year-old chess prodigy Roman Shogdzhiev.
The contract, announced 5 November 2024, will help to finance Roman’s education, coaching and participation in international tournaments, enabling him to make the most of a remarkable chess talent.
At an age still short of double figures, Roman Shogdzhiev is alr...