Nikolay Pokryshkin and Elena Zaltser successfully added LLC Brunswick Rail claims worth in excess of RUB 700 million to the register of creditor’s claims for suppliers and lessees of railcars under 2 bankruptcy cases

Our partner Nikolay Pokryshkin together with lawyer Elena Zaltser successfully added LLC Brunswick Rail claims worth in excess of RUB 700 million to the register of creditor’s claims for suppliers and lessees of railcars under two bankruptcy cases. Proceedings in the Krasnodar Krai Arbitration Court and the Novosibirsk Oblast Arbitration Court were complicated by parallel proceedings […]
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Our partners Maxim Kulkov and Oleg Kolotilov, together with lawyer Sergey Lysov, reduced the claims of the lessee under lease agreements by a factor of more than 100

We represented one of the firm’s key clients, Caterpillar Financial LLC, in case No. A40-83841/2013 against Marketing Solutions LLC. After its termination, the parties to a lease agreement entered into an agreement regarding the full settlement of the debt and the absence of mutual claims.  Subsequently, the lessee filed a claim against the lessor for […]
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Maxim Kulkov is one of the best lawyers in his field according to the international The Best Lawyers in Russia ranking

Today, the newspaper Kommersant published the results of the Best Lawyers in Russia international legal rankings. The authoritative international ranking recommends Maxim Kulkov in the practice areas of: Arbitration and Mediation, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation and Trade Law. Maxim Kulkov was also named the Best Lawyers Moscow Trade Law “Lawyer of the Year”. Only a […]
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Information in light of recently published articles about a fire in an apartment on Pyatnitskaya Street

Dear colleagues, In light of recently published articles about a fire in an apartment on Pyatnitskaya Street, we would like to announce that we are all fine, that our employees are fine, and that we are all carrying on with work as usual.  Oleg Kolotilov, who was mentioned in the media reports, is not connected […]
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Practical Law updated the article by Maxim Kulkov and Sergey Lysov

Russian Ministry of Justice promulgates Regulation on establishment of permanent arbitral institutions in Russia. As part of the enactment of the recently adopted Law N 382-FZ “On Arbitration” (see Legal update, Russian President approves amendments to arbitration law), the Russian Ministry of Justice has promulgated Regulation On a Council for Development of Arbitration Laws, prescribing the […]
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Update for Practical Law by Maxim Kulkov and Elena Zaltser

The Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) has established nine new working groups that have been tasked with drafting arbitration rules, standard form contracts and commentaries relating to new arbitration laws in Russia (see Legal update, Russian Parliament passes Bill on arbitration at second reading). The working groups may be divided into several categories, such as constituent […]
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KK&P is pleased to announce the new appointment to its team. Effective May 4, 2016, Alexey Chernykh joined the firm as a trial lawyer

Alexey specializes in contract, finance and corporate disputes, protection of industrial property and disputes arising out of public sector investment agreements. He advises and represents clients in connection with proceedings before Russian state courts and international commercial arbitration institutions. Before joining KK&P Alexey worked for Legal Capital Partners and Liniya Prava law firms. Alexey graduated […]
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Russian Supreme Court rules on explicit consent to arbitration agreement and applicability of estoppel theory – update for Practical Law by Maxim Kulkov and Sergey Lysov

The Judicial Chamber of Economic Disputes of the Russian Supreme Court has ruled that a company is not bound by an arbitration agreement which was concluded on its behalf by a person acting on a general power of attorney and having no special authority to do so. A state enterprise Izhvodokanal (claimant) requested the Commercial […]
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Commercial Court of Russian North-Western region disregards approach of Constitutional Court and denies enforcement of arbitral award

Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Elena Zaltser (Associate), KK&P On 14 March 2016, the Commercial Court of North-Western region refused to enforce an arbitral award finding that the dispute was not arbitrable as it involved real estate ownership and therefore, was of a public nature. A dispute arose between an individual entrepreneur (seller) and a […]
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