Today Vedomosti has published the international legal rating Best Lawyers 2014 (following the link you may find the full list by practice areas). According to the rating results five partners of KIAP, Attorneys at law, were named the leading lawyers in seven practice areas: Andrey Korelskiy (Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation), Konstantin Astafiev (Litigation, Labor and Employment Law), Ilya ...
The expansion into the new practice area is due to the increase in the number of projects involving client representation in international commercial arbitration in Russia and abroad.
The new division is headed by Konstantin Astafiev, partner, lawyer and a founder of the Firm. Best Lawyers named Konstantin Best Lawyer 2013 in litigation. The practice team has also be...
The results of the annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2014 were announced today. In its analytical survey of the Russian legal services market, The Legal 500 EMEA highlights the successful work of KIAP and recommends its team in six practice areas - Dispute Resolution, Competition, Employment, Intellectual Property, Real Estate and Tax.
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KIAP has sponsored students of the Russian Academy of Justice (RAJ) at the international rounds of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, to be held in the period between 9 and 19 April 2014 in Vienna. KIAP Partner Konstantin Astafiev and Senior Associate Irina Suspitcyna also held a moot for the team as a training exercise for the upcoming rounds. ...
On March 21, 2014, Sheraton Palace Hotel hosted a business lunch and seminar: “The Resolution of Disputes at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA): Practical Aspects” organized by KIAP, Attorneys at Law, in cooperation with the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
The seminar speakers were Nadezhda Hubbuck, Counsel at the LCIA’s Casework...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law became an expert member of MARQUES, the Association of European Trade Mark Owners.
Being an active legal services market participant in the field of intellectual property, KIAP considers the membership in the Association not only as a way to strengthen its position on the IP market in Russia and abroad, but also as a possibility to use in our projects inte...
Partners of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, Andrey Korelskiy and Ilya Ischuk have been individually recommended by the international ranking Chambers Global 2014 in the area of litigation support for the first time ever.
Sources praise Andrey Korelskiy’s flexible management style, noting that he can "always solve complicated issues quickly".
Ilya Ischuk ...
5-7 March 2014 London hosted an XBHR annual conference focused on international aspects of HR management.
KIAP Partner Konstantin Astafiev took part in the discussion and fielded questions from attendees on employee email monitoring and using the findings to serve the company's interests.
The event was attended by representatives from companies such as IBM, Procter and...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law became a corporate member of the London Shipping Law Centre (LSLC), the maritime business forum and a specialist centre of excellence for the advancement of shipping law and maritime business.
The core of the centre’s business is to promote high-quality in shipping services through continuing professional education for the benefit of its members and ...
KIAP, Attorneys at Law and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) are pleased to invite you to take part in our seminar.
DISCUSSION TOPICS:
Introduction to the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the LCIA Arbitration Rules.
Advantages and issues of application of the LCIA Arbitration Rules and English arbitration law.
Part...
The English version of Shippinglaw.ru, the legal reference resource on maritime law, was launched today.
Initiated by the team members of KIAP’s Shipping and Transport Practice, the Project is expected to become a useful tool for English-speaking maritime lawyers, novices and old hands at maritime law, insurers, exporters, importers, as well as coming in handy for undergr...
On 5 February 2014 Moscow hosted an annual event, Bank Lawyer conference, organized by the Russian Business Forum. KIAP's senior lawyer Mikhail Samoylov spoke at the event on Arbitration vs. Arbitrazh (commercial) litigation as part of a debate on bank disputes and litigation risks. Mikhail described the pros, cons and prospects of arbitration and arbitrazh courts, their interaction, as well as ...
Mikhail Samoylov, senior associate, was granted the status of Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
CIArb (The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators) is a not-for-profit, UK registered charity working in the public interest through an international network of branches. Was registered in 1915. It has a global membership of around 12,500 individuals who...
The Pravo.Ru and the Vedomosti daily have published a joint annual ranking of Russian and international law firms, Pravo.Ru-300.
Based on the industry ranking, KIAP is the best choice for project support in eight legal specializations:
Arbitration
Corporate law/ M&A
Commercial real estate
Tax law
Intellec...
Summing up the results of the year, the Sekret Firmy journal conducted a research into the Russian legal services market. The ratio of Russian and international rating participants is roughly 30 to 20. KIAP, Attorneys at Law, is No. 27 in the aggregate rating and No. 11 in the TOP-30 Russian law firms.
The ranking of the law firms used a consolidated parameter which takes into...
During November 18-20, 2013 the British Embassy in Moscow hosted the English Law Week. KIAP Partners Konstantin Astafiev and Julia Osadchaya represented the firm at this event. Konstantin Astafiev spoke on recent developments in the enforcement of international arbitration awards and asymmetrical arbitration clauses. His presentation can be found here.
The conference was centere...
A new development stage has commenced for KIAP, with the starting point being rebranding. First and foremost, transformations have affected the name of the Firm. From now on, the Firm will use a short name in the public domain, KIAP, Attorneys at Law, an abbreviation consisting of the last names of the partners.
The old logo has been replaced with a new one having a laconic typo...
On 6th of November 2013 in London the Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) with the support of TheCityUK held the first roundtable to the international legal community. At the event AB KIAP was represented by Partners Andrey Korelskiy, Konstantin Astafiev and Julia Osadchaya.
During the roundtable the participants have discussed main aspects of the international arbitration in Russ...
On 10-11 October, 2013 in the city of Prishtina KIAP’s partner of Investment practice James Friedlander conducted a Workshop as a consultant to the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
The subject of the Workshop was ‘Bilateral Investment Treaties’. During the Workshop the participants have also discussed matters related to the attraction and retention of foreig...