Ratings and Awards

The Legal 500: EMEA, 2012

Tax – Tier 1

"Pepeliaev Group’s 12-partner team provides ‘outstanding’ service, and has ‘a high level of local expertise’ and an exemplary record in litigation. Recent work includes acting for major clients in a series of precedent-setting court cases on the recovery of legal services expenses. Sergey Pepeliaev heads the group."

Dispute Resolution – Tier 2

"Pepeliaev Group’s litigators have ‘a great ability to win cases before they get to trial, but at the same time are real trial lawyers who win in the courtroom’. Denis Bykov is ‘a talented and highly motivated lawyer who always ensures that the client is safely protected’; Varvara Knutova ‘manages to find a solution in any complicated situation’. New recruit Julia Litovtseva is a former judge, which clients perceive to be ‘a major advantage’."

Corporate and M&A: St. Petersburg – Tier 3

"Pepeliaev Group advised Forte Netservices, a Finnish provider of communications and IT services, on its acquisition of shares in a Russian company. Andrey Pekhovsky heads the corporate practice, which also acts for Maersk."

Employment – Tier 3

"The ‘client-oriented’ Julia Borozdna at Pepeliaev Group is ‘very professional in solving complicated projects as well as in urgent cases’. The team is attracting increasingly complex mandates and new clients."

Real Estate – Tier 3

"Pepeliaev Group advises significant Russian and international clients on investment projects, acquisitions and lease agreements, and is providing real estate advice to Shtokman Development. Alexey Konevsky heads the practice."

Banking and Finance – Recommended firm

Corporate and M&A: Moscow – Recommended firm