Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev & Partners, Attorneys at Law has been honored with recognition of an international ranking in The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2013. In its annual analytical survey of the Russian legal services market, The Legal 500 EMEA highlights the successful work of the Law Firm and recommends its team in six practice areas – Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy and Natural Resources, Intellectual property, Real Estate and Tax. Compared to last year's ranking, the Law Firm’s key practice area - Litigation – has improved its position in the ranking and is now well placed among Russian and internationally recognized law firms in dispute resolution. Analysts of The Legal 500 introduced KIAP as “one of the leaders in its field” in the ranking. IP practice has been recommended for the first time.
The effective work of six leading lawyers of the Law Firm is highlighted in The Legal 500 EMEA report – Andrey Korelskiy, Ilya Ischuk, Konstantin Astafiev, Konstantin Suvorov, Oleg Bazhenov and Sergey Popov.
Andrey Korelskiy is characterized by the clients as “a great litigator, a talented negotiator and totally business-minded”. Ilya Ischuk is called “one of the best in antitrust law”. Kostantin Astafiev earned the honorable mention of the clients for being “fantastically good for employment issues” and his team is called “highly professional, committed”. Konstantin Suvorov who has made his debut in IP this year is “one of the best IP lawyers in the market – exceptionally easy to deal with and analytical”. Oleg Bazhenov gained recognition for being “analytical, switched on”, and “very experienced in complex tax matters”. According to the report Sergey Popov has “good knowledge of real estate matters” and is “a brilliant attorney and good negotiator”.
The Legal 500 is one of the most authoritative legal publications, founded in 1988. Evaluations and recommendations of the series are based on the independent research and questionnaires, filled by the legal firms, and surveys, conducted among their clients and partners. The mission of the ranking is to identify the leading law firms and key experts in various areas of law. The Legal 500 Series provides the most comprehensive worldwide coverage currently available on legal services providers, in over 100 countries.