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...
The 1st Global Conference of the Co-Chairs’ Circle was held in Berlin on 19-20 September 2014. This year the topic of international conference organized by 16 international young arbitration groups and hosted by DIS40 was "Cultural Differences in International Arbitration". Senior Associate of KIAP Irina Suspitcyna attended the conference.
During the conference t...
17 September 2014 the island of Sardinia in Italy saw the Freediving World Cup kick off. KIAP is a title sponsor for the team, providing support at all stages of the championship.
Freediving is a form of underwater swimming on a single breath (apnoea) without using breathing apparatus; it is considered an extreme sport, in which Russian athletes have demonstrated truly outstand...
Swedish Arbitration Days 2014 were held on 4-5 September 2014 in Stockholm. This year the topic of international conference, organized by the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA), was «Experts in International Arbitration». Irina Suspitcyna, Senior Associate of KIAP, Attorneys at Law attended the conference.
Main topics discussed during the Conference were issues co...
In the new school year, the International Institute of Management of the Moscow State Institute (University) of International Relations (MSIIR IIM) introduces a course called “Practical aspects of legal engagement management. Modern law firm”. A course of lectures and seminars is offered by Mikhail Uspenskiy, KIAP partner, in the context of Master's programme in Corporate Law and Leg...
Today a charity programme, Laweyrs for Kids, has gone online at Lawyersforkids.ru, a philanthropic effort by the Russian legal community, designed to bring relief to sick children.
The programme, in place since 2011, pays the legal costs awarded to trial lawyers (counsel) to charities for the relief of children with serious health problems, many of whom require expensive treatment ...
Despite the strained relations between this country and the western world, Russia still appeals strongly to foreign investors. In an attempt to help improve the investment climate, KIAP lawyers have produced a review titled “Doing Business in Russia” using infographics, which will come in handy for foreign business people looking to expand into Russia. Incidentally, you will see that this coun...
Hiring foreign individuals has become a real challenge in Russia. Even companies that make every honest effort to comply with the infinite formalities will inevitably face some difficulty in the voluminous paperwork, complicated endorsements and approvals processes for foreigners to lawfully work in Russia. The situation is aggravated by constant changes in the procedures and rules for hiring f...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law, will serve as the official legal counsel partner for all stages of the Russia — Korea 2014 international motor run to take place between 6 July and 30 August 2014. The motor run marks the 150th anniversary of voluntary migration of Koreans to Russia and the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Korea. Alexey Sizov, attorney at law, head of cus...
Irina Suspitcyna, senior associate of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was granted the status of Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
CIArb (The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) is a not-for-profit, UK registered charity working in the public interest through an international network of branches. Was registered in 1915. It has a global membership of around ...
On 24th of April 2014, Chambers Europe 2014, an authoritative international legal directory, launched its new ratings. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, have been listed among the best law firms in Russia and have been recommended in three practice areas: Dispute resolution, Intellectual Property and Tax. Andrey Korelskiy, Ilya Ischuk, Konstantin Suvorov and Oleg Bazhenov received individual recommendatio...
Today Vedomosti has published the international legal rating Best Lawyers 2014 (following the link you may find the full list by practice areas). According to the rating results five partners of KIAP, Attorneys at law, were named the leading lawyers in seven practice areas: Andrey Korelskiy (Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation), Konstantin Astafiev (Litigation, Labor and Employment Law), Ilya ...
The expansion into the new practice area is due to the increase in the number of projects involving client representation in international commercial arbitration in Russia and abroad.
The new division is headed by Konstantin Astafiev, partner, lawyer and a founder of the Firm. Best Lawyers named Konstantin Best Lawyer 2013 in litigation. The practice team has also be...