Bankruptcy and Anti-Сrisis Protection of Business

A draft law has been submitted to the State Duma based on the outcome of the case of PJSC T Plus which Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers won previously in the Russian Constitutional Court A draft law has been submitted to the State Duma based on the outcome of the case of PJSC T Plus which Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers won previously in the Russian Constitutional Court
The Government has submitted a draft law to the State Duma to amend articles 126 and 134 of the Law on insolvency (bankruptcy) in furtherance of the Russian Constitutional Court’s Resolution No. 4-P dated 1 February 2022.

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.

Nine practice areas at Pepeliaev Group have strengthened their positions in the Pravo.ru-300 rating

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 demonstrated exceptional results in the Chambers Europe 2021 ratings Our Tax Law and Employment and Migration Law Practices occupy their traditional top positions in Band 1. In the individual ratings, the reviewers have given prominent placings to Managing Partner Sergey Pepeliaev (Eminent Practitioner), Partner Julia Borozdna (Band 1), and Head of the IP Practice Valentina Orlova (Band 1). In addition to them, Rustem Ahmetshin, a Senior Partner in the Tax Practice, has improved his individual result and has risen to Band 1.

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 secures top ratings in The Legal 500 – 2020 Law firm Pepeliaev Group has demonstrated exceptional results in The Legal 500, the independent international ratings directory. 

Pepeliaev Group has demonstrated exceptional results in the Chambers Europe 2020 ratings

Our Tax and Employment Law Practices continue to be named in Band 1. In the individual ratings, the reviewers have given prominent placings to Managing Partner Sergey Pepeliaev (Eminent Practitioner), Partner Julia Borozdna (Band 1) and Head of the IP Practice Valentina Orlova (Band 1). 

Nine of Pepeliaev Group’s practice and sector groups have entered Pravo.ru’s Tier 1 Nine of Pepeliaev Group’s practice and sector groups have entered Tier 1 of the Pravo.ru rating. This is the first time that we have been included in Tier 1 of the Compliance (Tier 1) and Environmental Law (Tier 1) categories. In the Digital Economy section, in which we also feature for the first time, Pepeliaev Group has been placed in Tier 2. 

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