On 15 June, Maxim Kulkov and Dmitry Ilin will speak at the Collecting Bad Debts. Throwing Good Money after Bad? RAA conference

KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov and Senior Associate Dmitry Ilin will participate in a session on issues of non-performance and termination of contracts. Maxim Kulkov will moderate the discussion and present a paper on “Sanctions and hostilities as grounds for termination”. Maxim will share practical advice on what to do if a counterparty withdraws from […]
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Russian Tort Law in the Eyes of the English Courts – article by Dmitry Vlasov and Dmitry Ilin for The Company Lawyer

KK&P Trial Lawyers senior associates Dmitry Vlasov and Dmitry Ilin have written a series of two articles – Russian Tort Law in the Eyes of the English Courts – which have been published in The Company Lawyer. The articles consider application of Russian tort law by English courts in commercial fraud cases, they touch upon […]
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KK&P defended Metrostroy of the Northern Capital JSC’s $45 million claim in the register of creditors of Metrostroy JSC

The Commercial Court of the North-Western District upheld the position of the KK&P team, refusing to subordinate the claim of the client (Metrostroy of the Northern Capital JSC) for $45 million to Metrostroy JSC, which is bankrupt and was previously engaged in the construction of the subway in St Petersburg. Despite contradictory practice, the courts […]
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Chambers Global 2022: KK&P Trial Lawyers strengthened its position in Dispute Resolution: Domestic and International & Cross-Border Capabilities

KK&P’s position in Chambers Global 2022’s Dispute Resolution: Domestic category has been upgraded to Band I and the firm is among the top three firms in the category globally. The directory notes that “KK&P is a prominent disputes boutique regularly representing domestic and international financial institutions as well as corporate clients in domestic disputes. Debt […]
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KK&P Trial Lawyers become a finalist of the Chambers Europe Awards 2022 in the Russia Firm of the Year category

Only four other Russian firms and four foreign firms operating in Russia were awarded the nomination this year. Every year, the prestigious Chambers Europe Awards recognise the best law firms in Europe which have demonstrated outstanding results over the past year. The award reflects international recognition of the firms’ expertise, dynamic growth and excellent service. […]
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Russian courts to have exclusive jurisdiction in disputes involving sanctioned entities (Russian Supreme Court)

Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Sergey Lysov (Senior Associate), KK&P In Case No А60-36897/2020, the Russian Supreme Court has issued a decision casting doubt on the enforceability of arbitration agreements entered into by sanctioned Russian parties. The approach taken by the Supreme Court means that the Russian courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes with […]
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