Corporate law / M&A

Pepeliaev Group has expanded its presence in the Pravo-300 ranking in 2025 Our practices have been ranked in Group 1 across 12 categories, including tax disputes and advisory, real estate, corporate law, bankruptcy, customs law, compliance, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, and environmental law.

Experts from Pepeliaev Group have been acclaimed in 17 categories of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta ranking in 2025 Pepeliaev Group has once again been named among the leading legal advisers in the annual Lawyers and Their Firms Ranking prepared by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Evgeny Mushta Appointed Counsel at Pepeliaev Group Evgeny Mushta, a Senior Associate in the Corporate Practice, has been appointed to the position of Counsel at the firm.

A Senior Associate from Pepeliaev Group is in Shanghai under an exchange programme with a leading Chinese law firm

Together with one of the largest Chinese law firms, Pepeliaev Group is implementing an exchange programme for lawyers which is aimed at exchanging practical experience, immersing them in specific cases, developing cross-cultural communications and contacting potential clients. Our partner in this programme is a major Chinese law firm which has more than 1,000 lawyers in 40 offices throughout China and several representative offices abroad. The firm has been awarded a number of sector-based awards and holds leading positions in Chinese and international rankings.

Pepeliaev Group’s experts participated in a webinar for Indian business On 13 May, experts from Pepeliaev Group, in collaboration with the Consulate General of the Republic of India in Vladivostok and the Indian Chamber of International Business (ICIB), held a webinar: “India and the Far East: Opportunities for Trade and Investments”.

Pepeliaev Group has made great strides in the Pravo.ru-300 ratings Pepeliaev Group has achieved exceptional results in the Pravo.ru-300 ratings. For instance, the Currency Regulation and Currency Control Practice, having put itself forward in the Foreign Trade category for the first time, was immediately ranked in Group 1. The Environmental Practice has risen from Group 3 to Group 1. In the Natural Resources/Energy category, the firm has ascended from Group 2 to Group 1. The Intellectual Property and Trademarks Practice was ranked in Group 1 in the “consulting” and “registration” sections, while the Bankruptcy and Anti-Crisis Protection of Business Practice received the same acclaim in the “restructuring/consulting” section.

Pepeliaev Group leads the ‘Rating of lawyers and their firms’ which has been compiled for the first time by Rossiyskaya Gazeta Thirty experts from Pepeliaev Group have been listed in the ‘Rating of lawyers and their firms’ which has been compiled for the first time by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers have held a seminar for Korean business in Vladivostok

The team from Pepeliaev Group’s Far East Office took part in the seminar for the representatives of Korean business. The event was organised by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Vladivostok and the representative office of Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA) in Vladivostok.

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”).

Alexander Kuznetsov has defended his Doctor of Laws dissertation Alexander Kuznetsov, the Head of the Corporate Disputes Group at Pepeliaev Group, has defended before the Dissertation Defence Committee of the Lomonosov Moscow State University his Doctor of Laws dissertation dedicated to the topic: “Reorganisation of business entities: civil law methods to defend the rights and interests of members and creditors”. 

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