The Lawyer Ranks Pepeliaev Group as 2012 Best Law Firm in Russia and CIS

Every year The Lawyer, as one of the world’s most respected legal magazine, selects the best law firms that have earned recognition in the international community and whose professional skills and competence have been noted by their clients and colleagues. The independent jury choosing the winners in each nomination comprises heads of legal departments in household name companies, as well as heads of law firms. Apart from the feedback of the market players, the experts take account of firms’ successful projects, quality of services and customer care standards.

The Lawyer’s experts have noted the excellent performance of Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers in such important projects as the FIFA project, which involved drafting the laws and subordinate legislation for hosting and staging the 2018 football World Cup, and the Shtokman project, which involved providing legal support for development of oil deposits. The lawyers were also commended for their involvement in expert committees improving Russian legislation and a number of advisory projects where advice was provided to international pharmaceutical and logistic companies on M&A matters. 

“We are proud that The Lawyer’s experts and jury recognised the expertise, professional skills and competence of our lawyers who have been involved in international projects”, said Sergey Pepeliaev, Pepeliaev Group’s Managing Partner. 

Over the years the firm has been active, it has won more than 30 international legal awards for its successful projects and accomplished team. Pepeliaev Group has been ranked as a market leader by international legal directories (Chambers, The Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer, IFLR, World Tax and other) and has won a number of prestigious awards (Best Russian Law Firm by Pravo.ru – 300, RA Expert, International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards 2011, Records of Real Estate Market 2011, The World Finance Awards 2010 and others.). According to its clients and fellow professionals, Pepeliaev Group has the best reputation on the legal market (Pravo.ru-300, 2011).