Best Lawyers 2021: Maxim Kulkov recognised as Lawyer of the Year in International Arbitration
The Russian legal community has named KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov Lawyer of the Year (Moscow) in the International Arbitration category in the Best Lawyers 2021 directory. Maxim received the highest number of votes among 50 Moscow lawyers recognised by colleagues as the best in the category.
Previously, Best Lawyers ranked Maxim as Lawyer of the Year in Trade Law four times – in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019 – and continues to list him in practices such as Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation, Trade Law, and Intellectual Property Law. Maxim is also included in Bet-the-Company Litigation. Maxim was first listed in Best Lawyers in 2009.
The Lawyer of the Year recognition is awarded annually to only one lawyer (in one region of a certain jurisdiction in accordance with the directory’s internal territorial division) who has received the highest number of votes from colleagues working in the same region and field.
Together with Maxim, the following KK&P partners and lawyers were listed in Best Lawyers 2021:
- Arbitration and Mediation: Oleg Kolotilov and Artem Antonov;
- Litigation: Oleg Kolotilov, Nikolai Pokryshkin, Dmitry Vlasov, Artem Antonov and Sergey Lysov;
- International Arbitration: Oleg Kolotilov and Sergey Lysov;
- Insolvency and Reorganization Law: Nikolai Pokryshkin.
Examples of the firm’s projects in the field of international arbitration: https://kkplaw.ru/practice/arbitration/. Within the practice, the firm also represents clients in disputes arising out of the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
Since 2018, KK&P has been recognised as one of the two best Russian firms in the field of international arbitration by the prestigious GAR 100 (Global Arbitration Review) directory. The firm was listed among the world’s best firms in the category in the 2020 edition.