Today Chambers & Partners has published a new edition of its authoritative international guide, Chambers Europe 2015. KIAP is listed among the best law firms of Russia and has been endorsed for its four legal practices: litigation, IP, tax and corporate/M&A. Singled out for endorsement in their fields were six partners: Andrey Korelskiy, Ilya Ischuk, Konstantin Suvorov, Anton Samokhvalov...
23 April 2015 Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow hosted the 2nd International Conference of the Russian Arbitration Association called “The future of arbitration in Russia. Focus on Asia”.
Aybek Ahmedov, KIAP Partner, addressed a panel of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and read a report entitled “Application of the principle of justice ...
Today was published the international legal rating Best Lawyers 2015. According to the rating results five partners of KIAP, Attorneys at law, were named the leading lawyers in five practice areas: Andrey Korelskiy (Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation), Konstantin Astafiev (Litigation, Labor and Employment Law), Ilya Ischuk (Competition/Antitrust Law), Anna Grishchenkova (Litigation) and Julia...
Focus on Asia: the battle cry of Russia's business world in response to the sanctions. But the business world is a world of disputes. And some of these will have to be resolved at new arbitration venues – in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Japan. But the Orient is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma… Are we ready to embrace the new rules of the game? To learn some of...
The results of the annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2015 were announced today. The ranking highlights the successful work of the Firm: ‘KIAP is a standout firm for litigation providing high-quality expertise at reasonable prices’.
The report recommends the team in six practice areas:
Dispute Resolution
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On 19-20 March 2015 Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva hosted the 28th Forum on Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery, organized by C5 group. KIAP Partner Anna Grishchenkova spoke at the section “Get the Handcuffs on Quick – or Lock Down the Funds? Managing Parallel Civil and Criminal Proceedings – the Dos and Don’ts”.
Anna outlined the main types of commercial fraud...
12 March 2015 Chambers and Partners published the Chambers Global 2015 guide, which unlike the regional directory of Chambers Europe, expected in the second half of April, ranks law firms based on their international projects involving global market leaders on a worldwide scale. This year KIAP has been listed as a company for the first time in two rankings: Dispute Resolution (band 4) and Tax (b...
News agency Cbonds has designed Legal Adviser League Table for securitisation and mortgage bond transactions on Russian domestic market in 2014. KIAP becomes one of three leading legal advisers according to the League Table. The other rated legal advisers include: Baker & McKenzie, Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & Pertners, Laseta Partners, Legal capital partners and Linklaters CIS.
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The law firm of KIAP has been nominated for a second time for one of the most prestigious international legal awards, Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence 2015, in the category “The Best Russian Law Firm of the Year”. The other Russian finalists are:
Allen & Overy
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners
Goltsblat BLP
Herbert Smit...
On 17 February 2015 Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow hosted the 8th Annual Russia & CIS Trade & Export Finance Conference, organized by the world's leading international trade finance magazine GTR (Global Trade Review) based in the UK.
Julia Osadchaya, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance practice, spoke at the legal section, which focused on sanctions and their impact on business...
Aybek Ahmedov, KIAP Partner and Head of Shipping and Transport practice, has been granted an honorary status of arbitrator by the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA).
KLRCA is Asia's first regional centre for arbitration, established in 1978 under the auspices of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO) to provide institutional support as a neutral an...
KIAP Partner Konstantin Astafiev has started teaching an option course at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MSIIR) titled “Anti-corruption legislation in Russia and foreign jurisdictions. Compliance and corruption control”. The option course is offered as part of master's programme for lawyers called “Corporate law and legal support for international projects” and cons...
On 30 January 2015 at the Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation was held the seminar “Tools for Managing Arbitral Proceedings. Innovations and Advantages of the 2013 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules”. Senior Associates of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Irina Suspitcyna and Mikhail Samoylov attended the event.
It is a well known fact that to be successful a...
4 February 2015 KIAP partners Andrey Korelskiy and Mikhail Uspenskiy held a masterclass titled “Modern legal advice: from trainee to partner” for law students of the Higher School of Economics.
Their presentation described a success formula for novice lawyers joining a modern law firm, gave recommendations, outlined the skills a young lawyer must have at the beginning of t...
KIAP beefs up its team with a new partner: Anna Grishchenkova, one of the most prominent trial lawyers on the Russian legal scene, has joined the litigation section as a partner. Anna has been named among the best Russian lawyers in dispute resolution: “An extremely persistent lawyer who always stands her ground”, a professional with a “sound knowledge of law”, “tenacious and composed&...
Yesterday the Pravo.Ru legal rating has published a joint annual ranking of Russian and international law firms, Pravo.Ru-300.
Based on the industry ranking, KIAP is the best choice for project support in nine legal specializations:
Arbitration
Corporate law/ M&A
Commercial real estate
Tax law
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During 5-8 November 2014 Los Angeles hosted the 8th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, organized by the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law. Senior Associate of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Julia Kirpikova attended the conference.
"Excellent organization of the conference, teamwork mentors, as well as warm and friendly atmosphere during the conference allowed partici...
On 3-4 November in Stockholm was held the conference for Russian and CIS lawyers, co-organized by the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA), Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) and SCC. Senior Associate of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Irina Suspitcyna attended the conference.
During the conference were discussed issues connected with resolution of the international commercial dispute...
