The journal Urist has published an article written by Partner and Head of the PPP Practice at Maxima Legal, Vladimir Kilinkarov PhD, on the problems encountered when defining the subject of PPP and agreements in this field.  The article particularly focuses on the restrictions on the subjects of PPP in current legislation, a critique of these along with proposals to improve the legislation.

The article was co-authored with Senior Associate from company RE Legal (part of the RE Group) Evgeniy Dryzhinin.  

The material can be found in the printed edition of the federal monthly journal Urist Number 11 for 2017.

On the International Lawyers Network’s website has been published an article written by Maxim Ali and Robert Houchill titled ‘New fines for data protection breaches – Mistakes for which you have to pay’.

The article is about new penalties introduced on 1 July 2017 in Russia for breaches of data protection law.

The international network of law firms ILN is one of the largest associations of law firms, which includes more than 5,000 lawyers from a 100 firms and legal market leaders and is represented in over 70 countries.  Maxim Legal is a member of the association and represents Russia and its North-Western region.  Membership of ILN and being part of its broad network enables Maxima Legal with its partners to provide high-quality legal services, not only in Russia, but also overseas.

To read the article, click here.

On the 12th of April 2017, leading law firm ranking guide The Legal 500 published the results of their evaluation of legal services based in Russia.

For the fourth time in a row, Maxima Legal's PPP department has achieved a high position in the ranking, sitting alongside other domestic and international firms.

Rating experts have highlighted the "personal approach to client needs" shown by Vladimir Kilinkarov, Head of PPP and a partner at Maxima Legal.

The corporate department has also received recognition from the rating experts, with Managing Partner Maxim Avrashkov and partner Vladimir Kilinkarov named as "noteworthy practicing specialists".

The rating is based on a survey of 300,000 legal clients. The survey system is perfected every year, offering the opportunity to assess the work of legal consultants practicing in over 100 jurisdictions.

The rating has been active for 28 years and is considered to be one of the most objective and prestigious ratings in the world.

We thank our clients for the high appraisal of our work.