On 30 September 2026, a special issue of Kommersant newspaper was published, featuring the results of the publishing house's survey of law firms and lawyers in the field of private wealth. The ranking covered most key areas of personal wealth management — from ownership structuring and succession planning to criminal defence, bankruptcy, and reputation management.
Based on the ranking results, KIAP Law Firm received the top rating (Band 1) in five practice areas:
- Structuring Ownership and Capital Protection — Band 1;
- Dispute Resolution — Band 1;
- Bankruptcy, Subsidiary Liability, and Crisis Protection — Band 1;
- Criminal and Administrative Defence — Band 1;
- Reputation, Privacy, and Cybersecurity — Band 1.
Ten lawyers from the Firm were included in the individual ranking. Eight of them were recommended in the top tier (Band 1) in at least one practice area:
- Dispute Resolution — Band 1;
- Reputation, Privacy, and Cybersecurity — Band 1.
- Dispute Resolution — Band 1;
- Bankruptcy, Subsidiary Liability, and Crisis Protection — Band 1.
- Criminal and Administrative Defence — Band 1;
- Reputation, Privacy, and Cybersecurity — Band 1.
- Criminal and Administrative Defence — Band 1;
- Reputation, Privacy, and Cybersecurity — Band 1.
- Reputation, Privacy, and Cybersecurity — Band 1.
- Structuring Ownership and Capital Protection — Band 1.
- Bankruptcy, Subsidiary Liability, and Crisis Protection — Band 1;
- Dispute Resolution — Band 2.
- Criminal and Administrative Defence — Band 1;
- Reputation, Privacy, and Cybersecurity — Band 1.
- Reputation, Privacy, and Cybersecurity — Band 2;
- Structuring Ownership and Capital Protection — Band 2.
- Reputation, Privacy, and Cybersecurity — Band 2.
This outstanding result confirms KIAP Law Firm's reputation as one of the most versatile and strongest teams in the private wealth market — with expertise spanning the entire life cycle of personal capital: from the creation of ownership structures to protection in crisis situations.
We sincerely thank the editorial team and experts of Kommersant for their work, in-depth approach to market assessment, and recognition of KIAP Law Firm's achievements.
The full results of the ranking are available on the Kommersant website.