KK&P Trial Lawyers strengthened its position in Kommersant’s Market Leaders in Legal Services law firm ranking

In 2024, the firm participated in the research for the second time, improving its position: despite increased competition, the team is recognised in seven practices (up from six last year), six industries (two last year), and the firm’s partners are individually ranked in seven practice areas, up from five in last year’s research. 2024 results: […]
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KK&P Trial Lawyers announces new lawyer appointments

Nataliya Dyganova, Alexandr Yakovlev and Anastasiya Khalyavina, previously KK&P junior associates, have been promoted to associates. “During their work as junior associates, these colleagues have established themselves as responsible employees, capable of taking on complex tasks and independently leading the firm’s projects ” – Maxim Kulkov, KK&P Managing Partner. Nataliya, Alexandr and Anastasiya, having successfully […]
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Commercial Court of Saint Petersburg grants anti-arbitration injunction and imposes penalty for non-compliance

In Case No А56-16212/2024, the Commercial Court of Saint Petersburg granted an injunction prohibiting the continuation of an ad hoc arbitration seated in Stockholm, and imposed a penalty in the event the injunction is not complied with. Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Susanna Papoyan (Paralegal), KK&P The Commercial Court of Saint Petersburg (Court) has granted […]
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Maxim Kulkov will arbitrate the final rounds of the CJEU MOOT COURT COMPETITION

On 20 March, KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov will arbitrate the final rounds of the CJEU Moot Court Competition to lift sanctions in the European Court. The participants will consider a fictitious dispute dedicated to the problem of EU legislation and sanctions law. The case is based on “The Inhabited Island”, a fictional story by […]
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The High Court of England has ruled in the case of ABFA Commodities v Petraco: thanks to the expert evidence of Maxim Kulkov, Petraco has proved the unreasonableness of a claim for interference with another’s contractual relations

On 30 January 2024, Mr Justice Foxton ruled to dismiss ABFA Commodities Trading Limited’s claim against Petraco Oil Company SA. KK&P Trial Lawyers Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov acted as an expert witness for Petraco, one of the oldest independent oil trading companies in Europe. The case, which has been pending for almost 5 years, started […]
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Commercial Court of Moscow confirms possibility of granting anti anti-suit injunction

In Case No A40-197598/2023, the Commercial Court of Moscow granted an injunction prohibiting the continuation of a SIAC arbitration, in which, in turn, the opponent party sought to prohibit proceedings in a Russian court in breach of an arbitration agreement Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Anastasiya Khalyavina (Junior Associate), KK&P The Commercial Court of Moscow […]
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Russian courts justify refusal to enforce arbitral award in favour of “unfriendly” parties by reference to counter-sanctions decrees

Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner) and Nikita Chernyshenko (Associate), KK&P This article discusses the decisions of the Russian courts in Case No А32-47144/2022, which refused recognition and enforcement of a LCIA arbitral award, issued in favour of a party from a jurisdiction that had imposed sanctions on Russia. In refusing to recognise the award, the Russian […]
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Pravo.ru–300 2023 ranking: KK&P Trial Lawyers has been named one of the top Russian firms for International Litigation for the fifth consecutive year

In 2023, KK&P Trial Lawyers became one of the nine best firms for International Litigation. This is the fifth consecutive year that the firm has ranked in Band I of this practice. We have worked on court cases in almost 60 countries across Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, including Autostore […]
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