KK&P and Al Tamimi & Company to Host Joint Session at Dubai Arbitration Week 2026

As part of Dubai Arbitration Week 2026, KK&P Trial Lawyers and Al Tamimi & Company will host a joint session titled “Structuring Cross-Border Deals with Russian Parties: Preserving Foreign Dispute Resolution amid Sanctions and Insolvency Risks.” Sanctions, jurisdictional disputes and emerging insolvency risks are reshaping the way international businesses approach transactions with Russian counterparties. Even […]
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One Contract, Two Arbitrations: Maxim Kulkov on the Application of Lis Pendens in an ICAC Case

What happens when a single contract becomes the subject of two arbitration proceedings in different countries? Can an arbitral tribunal stay its proceedings in favour of an earlier-commenced arbitration if Russian law does not expressly regulate the application of the lis pendens doctrine? These questions are explored by Maxim Kulkov, Managing Partner of KK&P Trial […]
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Maxim Kulkov to Speak at Dubai Arbitration Week 2026

On 10 November, Maxim Kulkov, Managing Partner of KK&P Trial Lawyers, will participate in a panel discussion entitled Excusing Performance and Enforcement in the Sanctions Era, held as part of Dubai Arbitration Week 2026. The discussion will explore the impact of international sanctions on the performance of contractual obligations and the cross-border enforcement of court […]
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Russian insolvency of foreign companies: an emerging and growing risk

The exposure of assets, both those of foreign companies themselves and of their connected persons, is growing, and withdrawal from the Russian market and the “sanctions shield” are no longer adequate protection on their own. In the first article of a three-part series for Global Restructuring Review, Nikolay Pokryshkin, KK&P Partner, Head of Insolvency, and […]
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Maxim Kulkov and the Arbitrators’ Team Take Second Place at the MZS Arbitration Pub Quiz

On 23 September, as part of the Russian International Arbitration Congress, the Arbitration Pub Quiz organized by the law firm “Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners” (MZS) took place. Maxim Kulkov, KK&P Trial Lawyers Managing Partner, was part of the arbitrators’ team, which ultimately secured second place in the competition. Alongside Maxim, the team includes Anastasiya […]
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Maxim Kulkov Lectures at HSE University

On 12 October, Maxim Kulkov, KK&P Trial Lawyers Managing Partner, delivered a lecture on “Evidence in Arbitral Proceedings” to students of the Department of Legal Regulation of Business at the HSE Faculty of Law as part of the course “Dispute Resolution in International Arbitration.” The course provides an in-depth examination of current issues in the […]
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Arbitrazh Court of the Moscow Circuit upholds dismissal of a Russian party’s claim in favour of ICC arbitration

While the trend in Russian courts has generally been unfavourable to parties seeking to enforce arbitration agreements, opportunities to have Russian court proceedings dismissed in favour of arbitration still remain in certain circumstances. A recent case in which KK&P represented a German bank in Russian courts demonstrates that, where the relevant circumstances are properly established, […]
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Maxim Kulkov – Lecturer at the M-Logos Law Institute

On October 7 and 9, Maxim Kulkov, KK&P Trial Lawyers Managing Partner, will lecture for participants of the online course “Practical Issues of Preparing and Conducting Court Cases: Tactics and Strategy, Litigation Skills, Working with Evidence, and Procedural Law Matters.” Maxim’s lecture, “Pre-Trial Work. Tactics and Strategy for Preparing and Conducting Court Proceedings,” covers: • […]
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Nikolay Pokryshkin Speaks at the Forbes Federal Legal Forum

On 17 September, KK&P Trial Lawyers Partner Nikolay Pokryshkin spoke at the Forbes Federal Legal Forum 2026 as part of the “Sanctions Wars and ‘Friendly’ Jurisdictions: Will the Enforceability of Judgments Ever Return?” session. The session focused on current challenges in cross-border dispute resolution and the enforcement of Russian court judgments abroad. Nikolay’s presentation, “Local […]
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Maxim Kulkov Spoke at the ICC Russia Construction Summit 2026

On 8 September, KK&P Trial Lawyers’ Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov took part in the 4th Annual ICC Russia Construction Summit. During the Summit’s closing session, Maxim moderated a Roundtable entitled Building a Profile in Construction Disputes: Pathways to Arbitral Tribunal and Dispute Board Appointments, inclusion on Rosters, Market Expectations and Selection Criteria. With more than […]
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