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Today Chambers & Partners has published a new edition of its authoritative international guide, Chambers Europe 2017. KIAP is listed among the best law firms of Russia and has been endorsed for its six legal practices:  Competition/Antitrust Corporate/M&A Litigation IP Restructuring/Insolvency Tax Singled out for endorsement in...
 2585 10.04.2017
On March 30th, 2017, a training seminar on arbitration against Russian parties for Hong Kong lawyers was convened at HKIAC, Hong Kong.     Anna Grischenkova, partner of litigation and international arbitration practices of KIAP, HKIAC arbitrator and a Russia regional representative in HK45 committee, HKIAC, was the speaker on the seminar. Basing on a case-study, ...
 2802 03.04.2017
On 23 March 2017 the rankings of the leading firms for trade mark and patent work in over 75 jurisdictions ‘Managing IP - IP Stars (2017)' have been published online. This time the rating revealed leading firms in patent contentious and patent prosecution areas. KIAP IP practice debuted in the ranking and was listed among the best law firms of Russia in Paten...
 2551 24.03.2017
During 16-18 March 2017 the annual conference of an association of independent law firms LawExchange International was held in Dubai. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, was represented by Partners Konstantin Astafiev and Anton Samokhvalov. Anton Samokhvalov spoke before colleagues giving the overview of the Russian legal market and sharing some insights about KIAP. The Forum participants found...
 2498 20.03.2017
On March 20th, 2017 in Moscow, LF Academy and Arbitration Center at ANO “ISA” hosted a conference “International Arbitration in the Spotlight: from Tokyo to New York”. Anna Grischenkova, KIAP partner, was a moderator of the session “International Arbitration in the Eyes of Russia. Deoffshorization and Recent Arbitration Reform: Which Arbitration Institutions Do Parties Choose Now?...
 2394 20.03.2017
16 March 2017 Chambers and Partners published the Chambers Global 2017 guide, which unlike the regional directory of Chambers Europe, expected in April, ranks law firms based on their international projects involving global market leaders on a worldwide scale. According to results of Chambers Global 2017 guide KIAP has been recommended in Dispute Resolution (band 4) area. ...
 2495 17.03.2017
On March 13 – 14th, 2017 a delegation from the Arbitration center at ANO “ISA” visited Singapore to strengthen cooperation between Russian and Asian parties. The delegation consisted of: Andrey Gorlenko (Executive administrator), Dmitry Stepanov (member of the Presidium, partner at EPAM), Anna Grischenkova (member of the presidium, partner at KIAP), Ilya Rachkov (arbitrator; ...
 2664 15.03.2017
"Kommersant" and the Legal Practice project published the results of the market research of dispute resolution service providers. During six months the rating researchers have collected the data on precedent-setting cases, that turned to be the most important for the practice during 2015-2017, have determined the leading firms and leading lawyers in each of the categories represented. Therefor...
 2481 13.03.2017
At the end of 2016 Pravo.ru announced the results of the annual ranking Pravo.ru-300, identifying the Russian legal market leaders. In addition to impartial assessments, there is a subjective one, the result of which is “The Sympathy Rating”, demonstrating the law firms recommended by their peers. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, entered the top three leaders of the overall sympathy ranking,...
 2664 06.03.2017
This week the 2017 rankings of the leading firms for trade mark work in over 75 jurisdictions ‘Managing IP - IP Stars (2017)' have been published online. KIAP IP practice debuted in the ranking and was listed among the best law firms of Russia in Trade mark contentious work. Founded in 1990, Managing Intellectual Property magazine is the leading source of news and analysis on all intell...
 2733 09.02.2017
Alexey Sizov, head of Administrative practice and Customs & International Trade practice, has been promoted to a Partner position at KIAP, Attorneys at Law. Alexey joined KIAP in 2012 and since 2013 he has successfully leaded Customs & International Trade practice. At the end of 2015, Alexey became head of Administrative practice launched due to the increase in the numbe...
 2755 03.02.2017
A new type of services - “Mock trials” (moot and improvised court proceedings) has been launched in view of an increasing demand, both from the corporate clients and from the law firms, to get a “second opinion” on the case. The clients seek to reveal strong and weak points of the argumentation strategy and evidence, to make a complete “stress test” of a litigation project before initiation...
 2632 20.12.2016
Yesterday during the awarding ceremony of the legal market leaders were announced the results of the seventh annual ranking "Pravo.ru-300" 2016. Based on the industry ranking, KIAP is the best choice for project support in eleven areas of law: Dispute resolution (1 band) Antitrust law (2 band) Commercial real estate (2 band) Bankruptcy (2 b...
 2845 07.12.2016
On 7 December 2016 the International Law Institute of Moscow State Law University named after O.E. Kutafin (MSAL) organized the roundtable discussion on intellectual property. Among the participants of the discussion there were the undergraduate and graduate students as well as professors of the International Private Law Department.  The external experts of the discussion were t...
 2616 07.12.2016
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of litigation and international commercial arbitration practice, has been granted an honorary status of arbitrator by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). According to the Queen Mary, University of London and White & Case's 2015 International Arbitration Survey, HKIAC is the third most preferred and used arbitral institution...
 2755 05.12.2016
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of litigation and international commercial arbitration practice, has been included into the arbitration list of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC). Representing one of Europe’s leading arbitral institutions, the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (“VIAC”) serves as a focal point for the settlement of commercial disputes in the regional and i...
 2774 24.11.2016
Anna Grishchenkova, partner of litigation and international commercial arbitration practice, has been granted an honorary status of arbitrator by the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA). KLRCA is Asia's first regional centre for arbitration, established in 1978 under the auspices of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO) to p...
 2787 16.11.2016
Today the British analytical publication IFLR1000 has published the results of the World's Leading Financial Law Firms review. Based on performance in 2015 KIAP, Attorneys at Law, once again joined the list of recommended law firms in two practice areas: Banking & Finance and Capital Markets. The British analytical publication IFLR...
 2662 14.10.2016
On October 1, 2016, Moscow Radisson Royal Hotel hosted a business brunch and seminar “Hong Kong Arbitration Lifehacks” organized by KIAP, Attorneys at Law, in cooperation with Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). Prior to Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2016, which takes place in Hong Kong in October, the discussion participants got a unique opportunity to learn more about...
 2967 04.10.2016