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Pepeliaev Group’s Experts Have Ranked Highly in the Individual Rating of Pravo.ru-300 Pepeliaev Group’s Experts Have Ranked Highly in the Individual Rating of Pravo.ru-300
Eight lawyers of our company have made their debut in the rating. Among them are partners Anton Nikiforov (“Tax Disputes”), Maria Nikonova (“Tax Advice”), Andrey Tereschenko (“Tax Disputes” and “Tax Advice”), Konstantin Sharlovsky, Head of the Life Sciences Practice (“Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare”), Alexander Kuznetsov, Head of Corporate Litigation Group (“Commercial Litigation”, mid-market), Anatoly Mashkov, Head of Corporate Law Group (“Corporate / M&A” high market), Egor Lysenko, Head of the Siberian Office (“Energy/Natural Resources”), and Andrey Mikulin, Head of the Sakhalin Office (“Energy / Natural Resources”).

Russia's Constitutional Court has agreed with the arguments of Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers and has protected utility companies in bankruptcy cases Based on the appeal of T Plus PJSC, which was prepared by Pepeliaev Group’s specialists, the Russian Constitutional Court (the “Constitutional Court”) has declared unconstitutional the provisions of article 134(1)(2) of the Federal Law “On insolvency (bankruptcy)” to the extent that they do not provide a proper degree of certainty when establishing the circumstances entailing payment to a supplier for energy resources preferentially out of turn ahead of any other claims of creditors relating to current payments.

The leading international legal ranking Best Lawyers™ 2022* has acclaimed 46 lawyers from Pepeliaev Group in Russia

Pepeliaev Group’s practice areas have demonstrated exceptional results in The Legal 500 – 2021 Pepeliaev Group has continued to perform positively at the top of The Legal 500 international ratings.

Pepeliaev Group has been again recognised as Law Firm of the Year for Tax Law according to Best Lawyers™ 2021* Pepeliaev Group has been again recognised as Law Firm of the Year for Tax Law in Russia according to the major legal ratings directory Best Lawyers™ 2021. Moreover, senior partner and head of Pepeliaev Group's St Petersburg office Sergey Spasennov (M&A) and partner Alexander Kosov (customs law) from the Moscow office were acknowledged as lawyers of the year. 44 lawyers from Pepeliaev Group have been listed in the Best Lawyers rankings™, with eight of them making their debuts.

Pepeliaev Group presents TerraLex’s cross-border guide to mining rights Lawyers from Pepeliaev Group’s Real Estate and Construction Practice have prepared the Russian part of the cross-border guide to mining rights: TerraLex Cross-Border Guide to Mining Rights 2020. The chapter is authored by partner Natalia Stenina and Olga Rodinko, a junior associate in the Real Estate and Construction Practice.

Pepeliaev Group in the IFLR 1000 rating for 2020 Pepeliaev Group has achieved exceptional results in the international IFLR 1000 rating for 2020. 

Pepeliaev Group’s practice areas have achieved outstanding results in The Legal 500 – 2019

Several of Pepeliaev Group’s practice areas at once have demonstrated progress in the international legal rating The Legal 500. The Bankruptcy and Anti-Crisis Protection of Business Practice of Pepeliaev Group has been hailed by the rating for the first time, making it straight into Tier 3. The lawyers from this practice area support creditors through the process of recovering debts from subsidiaries and contractors, as well as representing clients in bankruptcy disputes and in managing insolvency risks. Moreover, the practice area headed by Yulia Litovtseva, Partner, has substantial expertise in the area of secondary liability.  

Pepeliaev Group’s Practice Groups Have Achieved Exceptional Results in IFLR 1000

The IFLR 1000 rating has acknowledged the exceptional results of Pepeliaev Group on the Russian market

The lawyers of Pepeliaev Group's St. Petersburg office successfully defended a major Korean energy holding company seeking $ 4 Million from its Russian counterpart

Pepeliaev Group has become external counsel of Gazprom Export