On 4 March 2018 the second part of the global international research of the intellectual property leaders IP Stars 2018 was published, the first results of which became known in February and defined leaders in trade mark contentious work. The results of the second part of the global research IP Stars 2018 define leaders in patent contentious and patent prosecution work. According to the results...
KIAP Attorney at law Georgy Karaoglanov has been promoted to the Head of Employment practice.
Georgy joined KIAP in 2012, provides legal assistance to most of KIAP’s clients in the sphere of labor law and litigation. Apart from consulting services, Georgy represents the interests of companies in labor disputes with top-managers, as well as in arbitral trials with unfair contractors. ...
Today Chambers & Partners has published a new edition of its authoritative international guide, Chambers Europe 2018. KIAP is listed among the best Russian law firms and has been endorsed for its five legal practices:
Dispute Resolution: Domestic Mid-Market
Corporate/ M&A: Mid-Market
IP
Restructuring/Insolvency
Tax
Litigation practice...
From 2 to 4 March 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, was held the 2nd ICC-KLRCA Pre-Moot for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vis Moot), organized by International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), previously known as Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA). KIAP, Attorneys at law, supported Russian...
During March 1-2, 2018 in Metropol Hotel Moscow the XII Forum “Corporate tax planning”, organized by Prosperity Media group and CFO-Russia, took place. Andrey Zuykov, KIAP partner and Head of Tax practice, spoke with the topic: “Unjustified tax benefit: how to defend tax integrity”.
During his speech Andrey told about legal constructions and mechanisms of businesses ...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, and tax law firm ‘Architecture of Law’ announced a merger which will result in ‘Architecture of Law’ becoming part of KIAP’s professional team.
The merger of the two law firms under KIAP’s brand will enable us to considerably enhance our capabilities in providing high-quality service to our clients and gain new opportunities to develop our expertise in tax law.
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On 1 March 2018 the results of Pravo-300 “Sympathy rating”, demonstrating not clients’ feedbacks but marks of colleagues from other law firms, were announced. The results of this rating are traditionally summed up later than the announcement of the leaders of the main competition, published at the end of the past year. “Sympathy ranking” is composed on the basis of results of lawyers’ survey, ...
On 15 February, 2018 Chambers and Partners published the Chambers Global 2018 guide, which unlike the regional directory of Chambers Europe, expected in April, ranks law firms based on their international projects involving global market leaders on a worldwide scale.
According to results of Chambers Global 2018 guide KIAP has been recommended in Dispute Resolutio...
On 14 February 2018 in Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow the Conference “Law firm marketing 5.0” was held. KIAP Managing partner Andrey Korelskiy acted as a speaker of session “Rankings, rankings and again rankings: a guide for action”.
During this session participants have summarized the results of the legal market analysis of 2017 and discussed how to prepare for participation in ra...
On February 5, 2018 the results of the international ranking of intellectual property leaders IP Stars 2018 were published. The first results of the global ranking of this year defined the best of the best law firms specializing in trade mark contentious work. KIAP IP Practice was once again marked in the ranking as one of the best in Russia, confirming the last year’s results.
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In February and March of 2018 KIAP lawyers will hold a series of lectures devoted to the most actual topics for future lawyers planning to build their careers within the private sector of economy. The best specialists in their sphere will share their personal experience with future colleagues and reveal the inner world of the lawyer’s job in a modern law firm.
The first lect...
Anna Grishchenkova, Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Partner of KIAP, became a Co-Chair of the Young Litigators Forum of the International Bar Association. Anna will occupy the new position for two years.
One of the main tasks for Anna in a new status will be involvement of young litigators to work within the committee. Anna will also be responsible fo...
On 26 January, 2018 in Higher School of Law of National Research University Higher School of Economics KIAP Managing Partner Andrey Korelskiy held a master class devoted to “Legal Business Management” within the framework of Master’s Programme “Legal Management”.
The Master’s programme “Legal Management” is the first of its kind in Russia, covering three key areas within the moder...
From 30 to 31 January, 2018, the 7th annual conference “International Disputes & Asset Recovery involving Russian & CIS Parties” organized by C5, one of the largest agencies organizing business events, will take place in London.
As a rule, disputes involving parties from Russia and CIS are well-known by their complexity and large sizes of claims. Disadva...
From 19 to 20 January 2018 in Vienna were held Vienna arbitration days – leading arbitration conference in Austria, organized by Austrian arbitration association (Arb|Aut), Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), “Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration” editorial office, ICC Austria and UNCITRAL.
Anna Grishchenkova, Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration Par...
On December 8, 2017 in Moscow Marriott Hotel Novy Arbat took place the IXth Annual Conference of American Bar Association (ABA), devoted to problems arising from resolution of commercial disputes involving parties from Russia and CIS countries.
Experts considered innovations of Russian arbitration legislation and discussed investment arbitration involving parties from Russia and CIS...
On 7 December 2017, during the grand ceremony of awarding of the Russian legal market leaders were announced the results of the eighth annual ranking of Russian law firms “Pravo.ru-300” 2017. According to the industry ranking, KIAP, Attorneys at law, is recommended for the legal support of projects in fourteen branches of law:
Dispute resolution (1st band)
Employment law (2nd b...
On 1 December 2017 at Moscow Marriott Hotel Novy Arbat the XIth Annual Law Firm Management Conference of International Bar Association (IBA) took place. The IBA Conference constitutes a unique and unrivalled platform that unites law firms the world over in discussing issues faced by the legal business. This conference also allows partners of law firms to meet, network and exchange experie...
On 28 November 2017 in Moscow the Xth anniversary International Arbitration Conference “Russia as a place for dispute resolution” was held. The conference was organized by the ICC National Committee in Russia with support of ICC International Court of Arbitration.
The conference was opened by the session named “ICC Kitchen”: arbitrators appointment and dispute administration...