Maxim Kulkov takes part in The Legal Battle: Human vs AI

On 2 December, KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov took part the 17th ICC Russia Arbitration Conference. The Legal Battle: Human Intelligence VS Artificial Intelligence session was held in the format of a professional duel between Maxim and AI. In a fictional investment arbitration, the neural network represented the investor (the Claimant), and Maxim represented the […]
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Pravo.ru–300 2025 ranks KK&P Trial Lawyers as one of the best Russian law firms

According the 2025 research results, the KK&P Trial Lawyers team ranks highly in all practice areas: International Litigation – Band II International Arbitration – Band II Domestic Litigation (High Market) – Band II Sanctions Law – Band II   Pravo–300 is Russia’s most extensive legal market research. It evaluates law firms’ project experience, customer feedback, […]
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Maxim Kulkov to participate in 17th ICC Russia Arbitration Conference

On 2 December, KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov will take part in a session entitled The Legal Battle: Human Intelligence VS Artificial Intelligence, which will be held in the format of a professional duel between Maxim and AI. In a fictional investment arbitration, the neural network will represent the investor, and Maxim will represent the […]
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Russian court assumes jurisdiction even where Russian defendant confirmed no obstacles to justice in LCIA arbitration (Commercial Court of the Volga Circuit)

In Case No A12-22543/2022, the Commercial Court of the Volga Circuit confirmed its competence and jurisdiction over a dispute of its own initiative, applying article 248.1 of the Russian Arbitrazh Procedural Code (APC). This was even though the parties to the case were not sanctioned and the Russian defendant directly stated that it faces no […]
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Maxim Kulkov speaks at Dubai Arbitration Week 2025

On 10 November, KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov took part in a discussion entitled Recent Developments in International Arbitration: England, Russia and the UAE. The seminar was prepared jointly with McNair International, Habib Al Mulla & Partners and ALRUD Law Firm. Maxim focused on recent changes in judicial practice regarding the prosecution of Russian affiliates […]
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Russian court imposes anti-arbitration injunction on Google Ireland Ltd (Commercial Court of Moscow)

In Case No А40-189091/2025, the Commercial Court of Moscow issued an anti-arbitration injunction to restrain the continuation of an AAA arbitration, in which Google Ireland Ltd (GIL) sought to prevent Google LLC (Russia) and its insolvency manager from initiating or continuing separate disputes in Russian insolvency proceedings. Non­-compliance with the injunction could lead to the […]
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KK&P Trial Lawyers convinces the Russian Supreme Court that it was wrong to hold a Russian subsidiary of a major financial group jointly liable

Over the course of two years, the KK&P team, including Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner), Dmitry Biryulin (Associate), and Diana Akulova (Junior Associate), represented a Russian bank which is a part of a major international financial conglomerate (Case No. A40-194447/2023). Sovcombank (a ‘systemically important’ Russian bank) filed a claim for joint debt collection from both the […]
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Maxim Kulkov spoke in an open discussion on The Role of Experts in Commercial Arbitration in Russia

On 25 September, KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov took part in a discussion entitled The Role of Experts in Commercial Arbitration in Russia. Along with his colleagues – leading consultants and heads of legal – Maxim discussed the importance of experts in international arbitration and conducted a comparative analysis of the role of expert reports […]
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