The High Court of London has finally rendered a decision in AutoStore v Ocado: thanks to expert testimony from Maxim Kulkov, Ocado proved the patent infringement claim to be without grounds

Warehouse robots clash in court One of the largest patent disputes in London in recent years is over: on 30 March 2023, His Honour Judge Hacon dismissed the claim of Autostore Technology against the Ocado group. The claimant – AutoStore – specialises in the development of robots for warehouse automation technology. The company was founded […]...
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On 11 April at 12.30 Moscow time Maxim Kulkov will speak at the Online vs Offline and Other Trends in International Arbitration ICC Conference

The pandemic and related travel restrictions, sanctions and the resulting inability to make payments, cyberattacks and information theft have had a major impact on international arbitration. The rejection of technology from “unfriendly countries” has also complicated the choice of arbitrators, who face the new “challenges” of the times. KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov is speaking […]...
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KK&P Trial Lawyers announces the appointment of three Counsel

Artem Antonov, Dmitry Vlasov and Dmitry Ilin, previously KK&P Senior Associates, have been promoted to Counsel. “The position reflects a new stage in the lawyers’ professional development – the ability to independently lead projects, find and develop relations with clients and establish new practices“, – Maxim Kulkov, KK&P Managing Partner. For over 12 years, Artem […]...
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KK&P Trial Lawyers debuted in Kommersant’s Market Leaders in Legal Services law firm ranking

In 2023, the firm made submissions for six practices and, based on the results of the research, it was ranked in all of them, including for the new M&A of International Assets practice.   2023 results: The Best Legal Practices: federal ranking 1.               International Commercial Arbitration – Band I 2.               International Litigation – Band I […]...
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SCC tribunal’s refusal to adjourn or suspend arbitration proceedings restricted sanctioned entity’s access to justice (Commercial Court of the Tyumen Region)

Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Anastasiya Khalyavina (Paralegal), KK&P In Case No A70-26488/2022, the Commercial Court of the Tyumen Region in Russia prohibited arbitration proceedings at the SCC Arbitration Institute from continuing where one of the parties was a Russian sanctioned legal entity. The court held that the tribunal’s refusal to adjourn or suspend the […]...
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KK&P defended a Russian billionaire (Forbes List) from being brought to subsidiary liability for $46 million

Our client owned shares in Cypriot companies that were shareholders in the sole participant of an insolvent Moscow development company. The majority lender of the developer (a large bank with state participation) tried to bring the client to subsidiary liability for failure to file for bankruptcy and inability to fully repay creditors’ claims. KK&P Partner […]...
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In the RAA.Guide 2022-2023 legal ranking, KK&P Trial Lawyers took the leading positions in the Dispute Resolution and Sanctions practices

In 2023, the Russian Arbitration Association conducted its first research of the best law firms in Russia. KK&P entered submissions for four practice areas. In the Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Sanctions practices the firm is ranked in Band I, becoming one of the nine and three best firms, respectively. Research results 2022–2023: Litigation and […]...
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Commercial Court of Moscow accepts jurisdiction over dispute on a contract containing arbitration agreement due to sanctions against one party

Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Sergey Lysov (Senior Associate), KK&P In Case No А40-264063/22, the Commercial Court of Moscow considered a claim relating to the termination of a contract containing an arbitration agreement. The court established that it had exclusive jurisdiction, despite the arbitration agreement, due to the existence of sanctions imposed against a Russian […]...
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Maxim Kulkov’s testimony in the LCIA helped a claimant obtain a partial award in its favour

In a dispute concerning the recovery of $1.3bn of debt under a loan agreement, KK&P Trial Lawyers Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov prepared an expert report. It covered an unconventional argument made by the Respondent regarding the lack of authority of the Board of Directors of the Claimant’s parent company (the firm’s client) to approve arbitration […]...
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“Everyone competes with everybody”: Maxim Kulkov in an interview for Law360 on how the Russian legal market has changed over the past year

The events of February 2022 led to international law firms closing their offices in Russia, but most of their operations remain under new names. In a conversation with Law360, managing partner of KK&P Trial Lawyers Maxim Kulkov spoke about how the departure of foreign colleagues has influenced the Russian legal services market. Maxim believes that […]...
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