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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Kulkov, Kolotilov and Partners is one of the best legal firms in arbitration and mediation according to The Legal 500 EMEA 2016

The annual international ranking The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2016, released today, noticed that KK&P provides ‘high-quality, professional advice’, and has recently handled a number of disputes related to construction and debt recovery. Managing partner Maxim Kulkov is the leading figure along with Oleg Kolotilov, whose areas of focus include contractual, corporate […]
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The Commercial Court of Kemerovo region confirms validity of hybrid dispute resolution clause under Russian law

Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Elena Zaltser (Associate), KK&P. On 15 March 2015, the Commercial Court of Kemerovo region confirmed the validity of an arbitration agreement and issued a writ of execution for an arbitral award. The dispute arose between several oil companies and a bank. The parties’ dispute resolution clause provided for the submission […]
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Maxim Kulkov, KK&P’s managing partner, has been included in Chambers Global 2016 guide

Maxim Kulkov, KK&P’s managing partner, has been included in Chambers Global 2016 guide. He is recommended in Band 2 in Russia, Dispute Resolution: Domestic, and in Band 3 in Russia, Dispute Resolution: International. “I really liked how he performed in court. He is very experienced and very persuasive,” a source reports. The guide covers 190 countries worldwide […]
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