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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Maxim Kulkov addressed the Swedish Law Day in Russia

On 14 December, KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov took part in a panel discussion on recent trends and significant events related to Swedish and Russian dispute resolution. The panellists considered three main sets of questions: The first part dealt with the influence of the Russian arbitration reform on the dispute resolution market. The speakers discussed […]
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Maxim Kulkov addressed 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 moderated the What is Special about the Resolution of Disputes Arising from Large Infrastructure Projects? session, which was dedicated to the specifics of resolving disputes related to large infrastructure projects. During the discussion, the participants considered the following issues: choosing the place of arbitration and arbitration institutions; […]
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Maxim Kulkov will speak at the Swedish Law Day in Russia

On 14 December, KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov will take part in a panel discussion on recent trends and significant events related to Swedish and Russian dispute resolution. The programme features leading legal practitioners from both Sweden and Russia, including Ginta Ahrel (Westerberg & Partners), Kristin Campbell-Wilson (SCC), Anna Grishchenkova (KIAP), Cecilia Möller Norsted (Vinge), […]
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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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