KIAP, Attorneys at Law, has once again been recognized by the global community as Russia’s leading legal consultant. For the first time ever, the Law Firm has been included in the International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000) rankings based on performance in 2014 and joined the list of recommended law firms in the following practice areas: Banking & Finance and Capital Markets.
The British analytical publication IFLR1000 is one of the most reputable guides to the world’s leading legal counsels specializing in corporate, financial and banking law. The rankings were first published in 1990 having expanded to 120 jurisdictions all over the globe. Highly recognized by the professional community, the rankings are underpinned by a complicated nomination procedure that includes comprehensive research of each candidate’s performance and thorough analysis of the services provided.
KIAP’s Banking and Financial Law Practice is headed by Julia Osadchaya, a Partner, who has been repeatedly recommended as a lawyer by a number of international ranking publications including Best Lawyers, Chambers Global and Legal 500 EMEA. She specializes mainly in banking and finance, capital markets, credit, securitisation, structured and project finance and derivatives. This practice area provides support to major local and international banks and non-banking financial institutions, major foreign property developers and investment companies. As part of her recent projects, Julia provided legal support on a RUR 46 bln securitization for VTB24, the largest ever transaction in the Russian banking market in terms of issue size. Another significant project in the 2014-2015 portfolio covered advising on the restructuring of an international deal for a major Russian bank. According to the firm’s performance in 2014, KIAP was included in the top three leaders in the Cbonds ranking of legal consultants for securitizations and mortgage-backed securities in the domestic market.