On 26 March, Maxim Kulkov will be speaking at the RAA Arbitrage in Russia and Austria conference

KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov will present the Changes in Russia’s Legislation on International Commercial Arbitration topic (16:40 – 17:00). The key topics of this year’s conference are the latest updates on arbitration legislation in Russia and Austria, the Prague rules on evidence (based on an inquisitorial proceedings model) in international arbitration as an alternative […]
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KK&P associate Alexandra Chilikova is listed as an ICAC Case Reporter for international commercial disputes

Alexandra Chilikova specialises in international commercial arbitration and is involved in a number of the firm’s cases being considered in different international arbitral centres, such as the ICAC, the ICC, and the LCIA. On 15 March 2018 Alexandra was listed by the ICAC Presidium as an ICAC Case Reporter for international commercial disputes. According to […]
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Maxim Kulkov spoke at two sessions of C5’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Geneva conference on 15–16 March

On 15 March, KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov took part in the Rogue Directors and Deep Pockets session. Its participants discussed methods of asset withdrawal in cases of corporate fraud revealed during well-known trials and the defence of private companies’ employees who reported fraud by senior executives. They also compared effective ways of disclosing withdrawal […]
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Chambers Europe 2018 has ranked KK&P among the Top-3 Russian firms handling the most complex dispute resolution cases

The firm has been included in Chambers Europe 2018’s Dispute Resolution: Domestic High-End – Russia section in Band 2. This band is for those firms that resolve the most complicated disputes in Russia. KK&P has also been listed among the leading firms in Russia in the ranking’s Dispute Resolution: International – Russia section, in Band […]
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The leading lawyers in Russia have listed KK&P and Maxim Kulkov among the five key firms and personalities in Russia in all the firm’s main fields of practice

KK&P came eighth overall, collecting 17% of the vote, and was recommended as one of the five best firms in the firm’s main practice areas, i.e., Arbitration Proceedings; International Arbitration; and Dispute Resolution in Courts of General Jurisdiction. Among individuals, Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov claimed top spots in all three categories. Pravo.ru surveyed over 500 […]
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KK&P prepared a Russian law legal opinion for the World Bank’s annual Doing Business report

An independent expert review was required to describe the court proceedings modelled by the World Bank in preparation for its index of protection of minority shareholders in Russia, which is one of the indicators used in the World Bank’s Doing Business ranking. The firm’s lawyers, led by Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov, gave a legal assessment […]
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Practical Law: arbitration clause providing for ad hoc arbitration invalid where arbitral institution not specified (an update by Maxim Kulkov and Sergey Lysov)

The Russian Ninth Commercial Court of Appeal has ruled that an arbitration agreement, providing for ad hoc arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules in London, was invalid because it was not possible to identify particular arbitral institution to administer the dispute. The decision contradicts the position of the Supreme Commercial Court. Parties to arbitration agreements in the Russian […]
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KK&P has been listed among the 12 best dispute resolution firms in Chambers Global 2018

The firm has been ranked Band III on the Russian legal services market in the international Chambers Global 2018 directory. In lawyers individual rating KK&P’s Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov has been ranked Band 1 in Dispute Resolution: Domestic – Russia category and Band 3 in Dispute Resolution: International – Russia category. Chambers Global 2018 points […]
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Maxim Kulkov to speak at C5’s 7th Annual International Disputes & Asset Recovery Involving Russian & CIS Parties Conference

KK&P’s Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov will be speaking in two conference sessions on 30 January. Maxim’s first speaking engagement at the conference will be during the ‘Investor Claims Involving Russian & CIS Corporate Entities and States’ session (10 – 11 a.m.), where he will discuss what kind of state assets an arbitral award can be […]
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Practical Law: Russian Supreme Court confirms claims concerning transfer or use of public property are not arbitrable and contrary to public policy (by Maxim Kulkov and Alexandra Chilikova)

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, reversing decisions of the lower courts, denied enforcement of an award granting foreclosure on a mortgaged municipal property, noting also that claims concerning the transfer or use of public property are not arbitrable. You may find the link to the original text here or download the pdf of […]
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