Pravo.ru–300 2021 ranking: KK&P Trial Lawyers maintains leadership in all its practice areas

In 2021, KK&P again took the leading positions in all the relevant categories of the Pravo.ru–300 ranking: Domestic Litigation (Band I) Bankruptcy (including disputes) (Band I) International litigation (Band I) International arbitration (Band I)   Pravo.ru–300 is Russia’s most extensive legal market research. It evaluates law firms’ project experience, and customer feedback on the quality […]
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Maxim Kulkov will moderate the “Megadisputes: What is Special about the Resolution of Disputes Arising from Large Infrastructure Projects?” session at the XIII ICC Russia Annual International Conference “Russia as a Place for Dispute Resolution: A New Era of International Arbitration”

On 2 December, KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov will moderate a panel discussion on dispute resolution related to major infrastructure projects. The other participants will be Emmanuel Jacomy (Shearman & Sterling), Fedor Belykh (Latham & Watkins), Evgeny Raschevsky (EPAM) and Dmitry Kaysin (Rybalkin, Gortsunyan & Partners). You can view the programme and register (the event […]
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Russian Supreme Court will consider sanctioned company’s application for anti-suit injunction against SCC proceedings

Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner), Maria Ushakova (Paralegal), KK&P Abstract: In Case No А60-36897/2020, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Supreme Court issued a ruling, potentially casting doubt on the enforceability of arbitration agreements entered into by sanctioned Russian parties. The approach taken by the Deputy Chairman might lead to Russian courts having exclusive jurisdiction over […]
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Maxim Kulkov acted as an arbitrator in the XIII Annual ABA Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Business Disputes

Maxim Kulkov, managing partner of KK&P Trial Lawyers, arbitrated a live mock demonstration, in which the fact pattern involved one of the parties seeking to obtain and use discovery from the United States using the Section 1782 process in a Russia-seated arbitration. Section 1782 is a federal statute that allows a party of a legal […]
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Maxim Kulkov’s expert evidence on the statute of limitations in a work contract helped the respondent to defeat a US$15 million claim in a SCC arbitration

The dispute between leading US and German engineering companies arose from a contract for water suppression works in a mine owned by the key Russian corporation. The shaft was flooded, and the German company (an employer) lodged the claim for multi-million losses against the US company (a contractor). The respondent raised the limitation defence and […]
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On 22 September, Maxim Kulkov will participate in the XIII Annual ABA Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Business Disputes

Maxim Kulkov, managing partner of KK&P Trial Lawyers, will act as an arbitrator in a live mock demonstration. The fact pattern will involve one of the parties seeking to obtain and use discovery from the United States using the Section 1782 process in a Russia-seated arbitration. Section 1782 is a federal statute that allows a […]
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Maxim Kulkov spoke at RusFor (Russian Speaking Legal Professionals’ Forum) devoted to an interplay between Russian and English law in international disputes

Maxim Kulkov, Managing Partner of KK&P Trial Lawyers, spoke about Application of Article 1064 of the RF Civil Code by English Courts and answered the three hottest questions of the topic: –           Should a claimant prove unlawfulness of the defendant’s acts? –           Can a tort claim protect contractual rights? –           Can a pure economic loss […]
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On 2 September, Maxim Kulkov speaks at RusFor (Russian Speaking Legal Professionals’ Forum)

This year’s RusFor is devoted to an interplay between Russian and English law in international disputes. Maxim Kulkov, Managing Partner of KK&P Trial Lawyers, speaks about Application of Article 1064 of the RF Civil Code by English Courts. Other panellists are Kirill Belskiy (Koblev & Partners), Yuri Botiuk (CANDEY), Viktor Gerbutov (Noerr), Feodor Vyacheslavov (VLawyers). […]
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Russian Supreme Court upholds enforcement of SCC award rendered by tribunal seated in Russia

  Maxim Kulkov (Managing partner), Dmitry Vlasov (Senior Associate), Nikita Chernyshenko (Paralegal)   In Resolution No 306-ES21-5440, the Russian Supreme Court upheld the enforcement of an SCC arbitral award that was rendered by a Russia-seated tribunal even though the SCC does not have “permanent arbitral institution” status in Russia.   The facts of this case […]
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KK&P Trial Lawyers the fourth consecutive year to be listed among the world’s best international arbitration firms

In 2021 KK&P is one of five Russian law firms listed in the 14th edition of the GAR 100. The ranking notes that “KK&P has strong capabilities in representing clients in Russian and international arbitration forums and is particularly active in debt recovery and the enforcement of arbitration awards.” The firm’s recent arbitration cases include: […]
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