KK&P’s Partners and Senior Associates – arbitrators of the 32nd Vis Moot

During the four days of the international student competition in Vienna, the KK&P Partners Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov and Nikolay Pokryshkin, as well as Senior Associates Alexandr Karlovskiy, Luiza Movsisyan and Nikita Chernyshenko, arbitrated 14 rounds. Along with co-arbitrators from 15 countries, the firm’s partners and senior associates arbitrated the teams of 21 countries, including […]
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Russian Supreme Court overturns lower courts’ refusal to enforce arbitral award in Rosseti case

In Case No А67-3423/2024, the Russian Supreme Court ruled that the lower courts had improperly refused to enforce an RSPP-administered arbitral award in favour of PJSC Federal Grid Company-Rosseti (Rosseti) against LLC Siblesstroy. The Supreme Court held that the lower courts had overstepped their authority by reassessing the merits of the award, violating the limited […]
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Nikolay Pokryshkin speaks to the Global Arbitration Review regarding Russian bank VTB’s German subsidiary’s challenge of a Russian anti-suit injunction law

In 2022, VTB was blocked from exercising control over its German subsidiary OWH (formerly known as VTB Bank Europe), and the Russian bank launched Russian court proceedings to collect €112 million it says is owed by OWH as a settlement payment under an agreement terminating their relationship. Saying it could not pay due to EU sanctions, […]
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KK&P’s Partners and Senior Associates to participate as arbitrators in the 32nd Vis Moot

KK&P Partners Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov and Nikolay Pokryshkin, as well as Senior Associates Alexandr Karlovskiy, Luiza Movsisyan and Nikita Chernyshenko, will arbitrate oral rounds of the international student competition, which is held in Vienna from April 11 to 17. More than 390 teams, 2,500 students and 1,200 arbitrators from all over the world will […]
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Results of the Pravo-300 2024 Lawyers Ranking

Traditionally, the partners of KK&P Trial Lawyers have been recognised by the ranking in all practice areas submitted by the firm to participate: Domestic Litigation (high market): Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov, Nikolay Pokryshkin International Arbitration: Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov International Litigation: Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov Sanctions Law: Maxim Kulkov, Oleg Kolotilov   The Pravo-300 Lawyers […]
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KK&P successfully recognised and enforced an International Commercial Arbitration award in Kazakhstan

For almost a year, the firm’s team, represented by Partners Maxim Kulkov and Oleg Kolotilov, Senior Associate Luiza Movsisyan, Associate Nataliya Dyganova and Junior Associate Susanna Papoyan, provided legal support in relation to a dispute on recognition and enforcement of the decision of the International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) at the Chamber of Commerce and […]
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Practical Law has published updated KK&P annual legal reviews

Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov and Senior Associate Luiza Movsisyan updated for Practical Law an overview of mediation and amicable settlements in arbitration and civil litigation in Russia. Annotation to the review “Mediation: Overview (Russian Federation)”: A Practice Note providing an overview of the key legal issues that need to be considered, from a Russian law […]
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Russian court recognises and enforces SIAC award in favour of Russian company despite suspension of award at the seat

In Case No А40-20468/2024, the Commercial Court of Moscow (CCM) recognised and enforced an SIAC arbitral award in favour of a Russian company despite the award being suspended at the seat of arbitration (Singapore). Maxim Kulkov (Managing partner) and Anastasiya Khalyavina (Associate), KK&P Trial Lawyers The dispute originally arose from an EPC contract between a Russia company, Machines JSC […]
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Russian court refuses to recognise and enforce SCC arbitral award resulting from well-known PESA v UralTransMash case, citing violation of public policy (Commercial Court of Sverdlovsk Region)

PESA v UralTransMash, one of the most well-known Russian cases related to the grant of anti-arbitration injunctions, has been followed up in Case No А60-24839/2024. Here, the Commercial Court of the Sverdlovsk Region (CCSR) refused to recognise and enforce an SCC arbitral award, citing some unusual grounds for applying the public policy basis for refusal […]
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