Ratings and Awards

Kommersant Publishing House Ranking, 2026

Pepeliaev Group’s Results in the Kommersant Legal Rankings 2026

Best Legal Practices: National Ranking

Band 1

• Commercial court proceedings, resolution of corporate disputes;
• Foreign economic activity, customs regulation;
• Tax law, disputes with the Federal Tax Service;
• Tax law, advising on tax legislation;
• Employment and migration law, dispute resolution in employment and migration matters;
• Environmental law;
• Dispute resolution in courts of general jurisdiction: property disputes.
  
  

Band 2

• Antitrust law, advice;
• Corporate bankruptcy: high-end;
• Foreign economic activity, currency regulation;
• Intellectual property, dispute resolution in intellectual property matters;
• Intellectual property, advice;
• Employment and migration law, advice;
• Personal data protection;
• Digital economy / fintech.

Band 3

• Commercial court proceedings, commercial disputes: high-end;
• Corporate law, M&A of Russian assets: high-end;
• Sanctions law.

Best Sector-based Practices: National Ranking

Band 1

• Retail and FMCG. Key dispute resolution;
• Natural resources. Dispute resolution;
• Energy. Key dispute resolution.

Band 2

• Healthcare and pharmaceuticals, advising industry leaders;
• Construction and real estate. Advising on transactions and on implementing projects;
• Construction and real estate. Dispute resolution;
• Retail and FMCG. Advising leaders in the sector;
• Transport and logistics. Advising leaders in the sector;
• Natural resources. Advising in the field of natural resources;
• Manufacturing and industry. Advising leaders in the sector;
• Agriculture. Advising leaders in the sector.

Best Lawyers: National Ranking

Band 1

 Antitrust law. Disputes with the Federal Antimonopoly Service:

• Aidar Sultanov

Foreign economic activity. Customs law:

• Alexander Kosov

Disputes with the Federal Tax Service:

• Sergey Pepeliaev

Employment and migration law:

• Vitalia Kuznetsova

Environmental law:

• Natalia Stenina
• Yulia Yurchenko

Band 2

 Intellectual property. Advice:

• Valentina Orlova

Construction and real estate. Advising leaders in  the sector:

• Alexey Konevsky
• Natalia Stenina

Transport and logistics:

• Yuri Vorobyev
• Sergey Pepeliaev

Band 3

 Sanctions law:

• Lidia Gorshkova

Best Legal Practices: St Petersburg Office

Band 1

• Corporate law, M&A of Russian assets: high-end;
• Tax law, advising on tax legislation.

Best Sector-based Practices: Saint Petersburg Office

 Band 1

• Financial and banking sector. Dispute resolution and advice;
• Natural resources. Dispute resolution and advice;
• Manufacturing and industry. Dispute resolution and advice;
• Retail and FMCG. Dispute resolution and advice;
• TMT (telecommunications, media, technology). Dispute resolution and advice;
• Transport and logistics. Dispute resolution and advice;
• Private wealth.

Band 3

Construction and real estate: disputes

Best Lawyers: St Petersburg Office

Band 1

 Corporate law / M&A:

• Sergey Spasennov

Taxation: tax advice:

• Sergey Sosnovsky
• Rustam Galiyahmetov

Construction and real estate:

• Elena Krestyantseva

Natural resources:

• Sergey Sosnovsky

Energy:

• Sergey Sosnovsky

Retail and FMCG:

• Sergey Spasennov

Band 2

 Construction and real estate:

• Sergey Sosnovsky

Industry:

• Sergey Spasennov