According to the results of the rating of 2020, KIAP Digital & Smart is recognized one of the best law firms in Russia, having received a record number of recommendations in 55 nominations: 20 practices, 15 industries and 20 personal recommendations.
In the category of "Best legal practices", KIAP received recommendations in the following 20 areas:
- International commercial arbitration, Band 1
- Russian arbitration: Commercial disputes Mid-Market, Band 1
- Russian arbitration: Corporate disputes Mid-Market, Band 1
- Competition and Antitrust, Band 1
- International trade/Customs Law and Currency Regulation, Band 1
- Intellectual property: Intellectual Property legal advice, Band 1
- Intellectual property: Dispute resolution in Intellectual property, Band 1
- Commercial relations: Development of foreign business in Russia, Band 1
- Commercial relations: Domestic Russian Commercial Contracts, Band 1
- Compliance, Band 1
- Corporate: M&A of Russian assets High-End, Band 1
- Corporate: M&A of International assets Mid-Market, Band 1
- Corporate: M&A of Russian assets Mid-Market, Band 2
- Tax: Dispute Resolution with the Federal Tax Service, Band 1
- Tax: Consulting on Tax law, Band 1
- General jurisdiction: Settlement of property disputes, Band 1
- Family law: Divorce and property division disputes, Band 1
- Insurance, Band 1
- Employment and migration law, Band 1
- Criminal law: White collar crime, Band 1
According to the results in the category "Best industry practices" KIAP Digital & Smart was included in the list of best law firms in 15 industries:
- Healthcare: Resolution of key disputes in the industry, Band 1
- Healthcare: Consulting industry leaders in medical services and pharmacology, Band 1
- Retail trade, FMGG: Resolution of key disputes in Retail and FMCG industries, Band 1
- Retail trade, FMGG: Consulting of leaders in Retail and FMCG, Band 1
- Real Estate and Construction: Resolution of key disputes in the industry, Band 1
- Real Estate and Construction: Consulting major construction projects, Band 1
- TMT: Resolution of key disputes in the industry, Band 1
- TMT: Consulting industry leaders, Band 1
- Transport and Logistics: Resolution of key disputes in the industry, Band 1
- Transport and Logistics: Consulting industry leaders, Band 1
- Banking and Finance: Resolution of key disputes in banking, investment and insurance services industries, Band 1
- Banking and Finance: Consulting banking and finance industries leaders, Band 1
- Private Equity, Band 1
- Energy and Natural resources: Resolution of key disputes in Oil and Gas Industry, Band 1
- Energy and Natural resources: Advising the leaders of Oil and Gas Industry, Band 1
10 key lawyers of the law firm received 20 personal recommendations in “The individual rating of lawyers" in 16 areas of law:
- Antitrust and Competition: Ilya Ishchuk
- International trade: Alexey Sizov
- Intellectual property: Elena Buranova
- Commercial practice: Ilya Ishchuk
- International сommercial arbitration: Anna Grishchenkova
- International сommercial arbitration: Andrey Korelskiy
- Resolution of commercial disputes: Andrey Korelskiy
- General jurisdiction dispute resolution: Andrey Korelskiy
- Retail trade, FMCG: Andrey Korelskiy
- Retail trade, FMCG: Anna Grishchenkova
- Capital markets: Alexander Filimonov
- Family and Inheritance law: Oleg Ponamarev
- Insurance: Anna Grishchenkova
- Insurance: Andrey Korelskiy
- Insurance: Dmitry Shnaydman
- TMT: Denis Belyaev
- Employment: Elena Balashova
- Banking and Finance: Oleg Ponamarev
- Private Equity: Alexander Filimonov
- Energy and natural resources: Ilya Ishchuk
"Kommersant" analyzes the leading practices of law firms in all major areas of legal specialization, annually trying to improve the researching program to provide an up-to-date and structured picture of the market. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate to the market the law companies, recommended in certain areas of services.