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FBK Legal is a strong highly professional team of 75 lawyers, attorneys at law and tax advisers with profound hands-on experience in providing support for projects of any scale and complexity.
Nine lawyers of FBK Legal were recognised by Pravo-300, a leading Russian professional ranking.
FBK Legal’s Partners Alexander Ermolenko (corporate law, private capital management and family law), Nadezhda Orlova (tax consulting, commercial real estate/construction and natural resources), Sergey Ermolenko (competition and corporate law) and Elena Bokareva (land law/commercial real estate/construction) were recognised as leaders in their practice areas. Heads of Practice Tatiana Matveicheva, Alexander Grigoriev and Natalia Gerasimova were also recommended by Pravo-300 in tax consulting. Head of Practice Alexandra Gerasimova was endorsed for her achievements in employment and migration law, while Andrey Elistratov was praised in the tax litigation category.
FBK Legal has been ranked in 24 categories in the Kommersant newspaper ranking of legal services. In addition, the firm's five lawyers were personally endorsed.
The following FBK Legal’s practice areas were recognised among the best: tax consulting and tax litigation, corporate law (Russian assets — high-end and mid-market, international assets — mid-market), competition law (dispute resolution and consulting), family and inheritance law, public-private partnership, intellectual property, employment and migration law (dispute resolution and consulting), and digital economy.
FBK Legal was also marked in such industry-specific categories as healthcare and pharmaceuticals (dispute resolution and consulting), construction and real estate, TMT (technology, media and telecommunications), financial and banking sector, private capital, energy and natural resources (key dispute resolution and consulting for industry leaders).
Individual awards were presented to FBK Legal’s partners Nadezhda Orlova, Galina Akchurina, Sergey Ermolenko, Heads of Practice Alexandra Gerasimova and Alexander Grigoriev.
Chambers Europe-2021, a leading ranking of European law firms, recommended FBK Legal in certain practice areas and recognised its individual lawyers.
FBK Legal was ranked among top Russian law firms in the Corporate/M&A category (Mid-Market, Band 2) for its lawyers’ ability to provide advice that is “well structured and readable to top managers.”
FBK Legal was also praised in the Tax category (Tax, Band 2). It was noted that “its lawyers quickly and efficiently solve both simple and complex tasks.”
The firm earned recognition for its dispute resolution efforts (Dispute Resolution: Domestic Mid-Market, Band 2) as its clients appreciate that the firm’s lawyers “have attention to detail and look at all the risks.”
Personal recommendations were given by Chambers Europe-2021 to FBK Legal’s Partner Alexander Ermolenko and Head of the Tax Consulting Practice Tatiana Matveicheva.
FBK Legal has been ranked in fourteen categories in the Kommersant newspaper ranking of legal services. In addition, the firm's six lawyers were personally endorsed.
The following FBK Legal’s practice areas were recognised among the best: Commercial Dispute Resolution (high-end and mid-market), Corporate Dispute Resolution (mid-market), Competition, Bankruptcy of Lending Institutions, Public Private Partnership, Intellectual Property, Employment and Migration Law.
Corporate (M&As of Russian and foreign assets), tax consulting and tax litigation practice areas were also mentioned. FBK Legal was also marked in the industry-specific category, Construction and Real Estate: Consulting of Big Construction Projects.
Individual awards were presented to FBK Legal’s partners Nadezhda Orlova, Galina Akchurina, Sergey Ermolenko, Elena Bokareva, Head of Practice Alexandra Gerasimova and Marina Balandina.
FBK Legal has been included in the list of twenty best law firms in Russia according to Forbes.
The list comprises top law firms specialised in various areas of law. They were selected based on their performance in 2018 taking into account the following six criteria: annual revenue, revenue per lawyer, number of court judgements, share of disputes with the government, total amount for all cases during the year and media hits (citation rate). Forbes plans to take into account digitalization, another important indicator of success, in the next ranking.
FBK Legal has been recognised in five categories of the IFLR1000 ranking. The firm is among the best in M&A, PPP/PFI, Restructuring and insolvency, Project development: Power and Project development: Mining.
FBK Legal has been recognised by Benchmark Litigation among leader in dispute resolution.
FBK Legal was top listed in Russia in the following ten practice areas in The Legal 500 EMEA 2020 annual ranking: Tax, tier 1, Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Moscow, tier 5, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, tier 3, Competition, tier 3, Energy and Natural Resources, tier 5, Intellectual Property, tier 3, PPP and Infrastructure Projects, tier 3, Restructuring and Insolvency, tier 3, Employment, tier 3 and Private client, tier 2.
The ranking personally distinguished FBK Legal’s Partners Nadezhda Orlova and Galina Akchurina as “leading individuals” and recommended the following lawyers in various practice areas: Alexander Ermolenko, Nina Boer, Tatiana Matveicheva, Tatiana Golovaneva, Sergey Ermolenko, Alexander Grigoriev, Alexandra Gerasimova, Elena Bokareva and Mikhail Golovanev.
FBK Legal has been ranked first by Pravo.ru in its Federal Bankruptcy Ranking (among law firms with boutique practice).
In addition, the law firm was ranked sixth among leaders in cases involving inclusion of claims in or exclusion of them from the list of creditor claims and thirteenth according to the amounts won in bankruptcy-related disputes.
FBK Legal has been recognised by Pravo-300 in 14 categories.
The firm received once against Tier 1 ranking in tax litigation and tax consulting. Corporate, competition, arbitration, employment, insolvency, natural resources and energy, land law, commercial real estate and construction, intellectual property and PPP practices were recognised in the ranking — just as last year. The year 2020 was also successful for family and inheritance, pharmaceutical and healthcare, and private capital management practices.
Fifteen lawyers working for FBK Legal were recognised as leaders in their fields: Partners Nadezhda Orlova, Alexander Ermolenko, Sergey Ermolenko, Galina Akchurina, Elena Bokareva; Counsel Levon Grigorian; Heads of Practices Alexandra Gerasimova, Alena Ermolenko, Alexander Grigoriev, Elena Shigidina, Tatiana Matveicheva, Mikhail Golovanev, Natalya Lezhennikova; and Manager Artem Lomize.
Five FBK Legal’s lawyers have been recognised in the Women in Tax Leaders guide published by the International Tax Review.
The following lawyers were included in the list of the world’s leading female tax advisors: Tax and Legal Partner Nadezhda Orlova, Partner and Director of the Tax Litigation Department Galina Akchurina, Deputy Director of the Department Tatiana Golovaneva (Grigorieva), Head of the Tax Consulting Practice Tatiana Matveicheva and Senior Manager Natalia Ryabova.
Three FBK Legal’s practice areas have been included in the World Tax guide published by the International Tax Review.
The firm was highly ranked in such categories as general corporate tax, tax controversy and indirect tax.
FBK Legal was recognised in five categories by IFLR1000 published by International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The firm was ranked in such practice areas as M&A, PPP/PFI, Restructuring and insolvency, Project development: Power and Project development: Mining.
The IFLR1000 is an international guide to law firms that provide services for banking, financial and investment businesses. The first ranking was published in 1990 and the research currently covers over 120 jurisdictions worldwide. The law firm rankings are based on transactional highlights from the previous 12 months, client feedback and peer feedback.
FBK Legal was awarded in four categories of the Best Law Firm Website Award 2019.
It came second in the main category titled “The Best Law Firm Website”. According to the ranking, FBK Legal’s website is the most useful and the third most effective law firm website, and has the best English version of all law firm websites.
FBK Legal has been ranked second by the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) in its research titled “Law Firms and Lawmaking”.
The firm’s rank depended on the involvement of its lawyers in lawmaking. Firms were assessed and ranked by the expert council, which consisted of representatives of RAPSI and the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
The authors of the research distinguished FBK Legal for cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the State Duma to improve housing legislation. In addition, they participated in meetings dedicated to the discussion of promising trends in Russian lawmaking.
The ranking personally distinguished FBK Legal’s Partners Nadezhda Orlova and Galina Akchurina as “leading individuals” and recommended the following lawyers in various practice areas: Alexander Ermolenko, Tatiana Matveicheva, Tatiana Grigorieva, Sergey Ermolenko, Alexander Grigoriev, Olga Krivitskaya, Natalya Lezhennikova, Alexandra Gerasimova, Elena Bokareva, Alexander Yalushkin and Dmitry Paramonov.
According to FBK Legal’s Partner Nadezhda Orlova, the number of recognised practice areas has been rising from year to year. This year, employment and insolvency practices were added to the previous year's list.
Seven FBK Legal’s lawyers and four practice areas have been included in the World Tax and World Transfer Pricing rankings published by International Tax Review.
The firm was recognised as one of the leaders in General corporate tax, Tax controversy, Indirect tax and Transfer pricing.
Personal recommendations were given to FBK Legal’s lawyers Nadezhda Orlova, Galina Akchurina, Tatiana Matveicheva, Alexander Grigoriev, Tatiana Grigorieva, Natalia Ryabova and Dmitry Paramonov.
Key practice areas of FBK Legal have been highly ranked by Pravo-300, a leading professional ranking of law firms in Russia. This year, the firm has been ranked in eleven categories.
FBK Legal has been traditionally the best in taxes. This year, the firm has been ranked first in tax litigations and tax consulting. The firm has also been ranked high in corporate and anti-trust, arbitration, employment, insolvency, natural resources and energy, commercial real estate, intellectual property and PPP categories.
Eight lawyers of FBK Legal were recognised by Pravo-300, a leading Russian professional ranking.
Alexander Ermolenko (Corporate/M&A), Nadezhda Orlova (Tax Consulting), Galina Akchurina (Tax Disputes), Sergey Ermolenko (Competition) and Elena Bokareva (Commercial Real Estate/Construction), all being partners of FBK Legal, were recognised as leaders in their practice areas. In addition, Deputy Director of the Tax Litigation Department Tatiana Golovaneva (Tax Disputes), Head of Practice Marina Balandina (Natural Resources/Energy) and Head of Practice Alexandra Gerasimova (Labour and Migration Law) were also recommended by Pravo-300.
FBK Legal was recognised in five categories by IFLR1000 published by International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The firm was ranked in such practice areas as M&A, PPP/PFI, Restructuring and insolvency, Project development: Power and Project development: Mining.
The IFLR1000 is an international guide to law firms that provide services for banking, financial and investment businesses. The first ranking was published in 1990 and the research currently covers over 120 jurisdictions worldwide. The law firm rankings are based on transactional highlights from the previous 12 months, client feedback and peer feedback.
The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa 2018 has named FBK Legal among the best in Russia in Tax, tier 1, Commercial, corporate and M&A, other recommended, tier 1, Dispute resolution: Litigation, tier 3, Competition, tier 3, Energy and natural resources, tier 5, Intellectual property, tier 3, PPP and infrastructure projects, tier 3, and Private client, tier 2.
FBK Legal Partners Nadezhda Orlova and Galina Akchurina were personally recommended among the best tax lawyers in Russia. Alexander Ermolenko, Sergey Ermolenko and Dmitry Paramonov were also distinguished in different practice areas.
FBK Legal lawyers have been recognised by Best Lawyers, a respected international ranking.
FBK Legal Partner and Head of Tax Litigation Practice Galina Akchurina and Head of Tax Consulting Practice Tatiana Matveicheva were named among the best tax law experts in Russia. Tatiana Matveicheva was also recommended in Customs and Excise Law. FBK Legal Partner Alexander Ermolenko was recognised in Competition/Antitrust Law and Corporate Law.
Chambers Europe-2018, a leading ranking of European law firms, recommended several FBK Legal practices and lawyers.
The following FBK Legal practices were ranked among the best in Russia: Corporate Practice (Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market, Band 1), Tax Practice (Tax, Band 2) and Dispute Resolution Practice (Dispute Resolution: Domestic, Band 2) which climbed two places as compared to the previous year.
FBK Legal Partners Alexander Ermolenko and Galina Akchurina, as well as Head of Tax Consulting Practice Tatiana Matveicheva, were personally endorsed by Chambers Europe-2018 as notable practitioners.
FBK Legal has been ranked in five categories in the Kommersant newspaper ranking of legal practices. In addition, FBK Partner Nadezhda Orlova, Head of Tax Consulting Practice Tatiana Matveicheva and Public Relations Department Director Petr Geltishchev received personal recommendations.
FBK Legal was ranked first among best legal practices in M&A (mid-market) and second in Competition.
FBK Legal also made it to the top five industry-specific practices in Banks and Financial Services, Raw Materials and Energy.
In the individual ranking of lawyers FBK Partner Nadezhda Orlova was endorsed in Tax Consulting and Head of Tax Consulting Practice Tatiana Matveicheva was endorsed in Heavy Industry.
Kommersant also paid attention to a non-legal component of a law firm's success and published a short list of specialists in legal marketing, PR and strategy. Public Relations Department Director Petr Geltishchev was ranked third in the list.
The firm’s tax lawyers also received special recognition from their colleagues. FBK Legal Partner Alexander Ermolenko was personally named among best Russian lawyers in corporate law.
Pravo.ru has conducted a research of the litigation market and ranked FBK Legal among top 10 firms according to “the number of cases in arbitration” and “the win rate”.
The ranking of litigators was published for the second time. The research covered 53 law firms that had provided Pravo.ru with the information about their participation in arbitration cases. According to the organisers, the number of firms increased twofold as compared to the previous year.
Three FBK Legal lawyers were recognised in the international ranking Tax Controversy Leaders – 2018 annually published by International Tax Review.
FBK Partner and Director of the Tax Litigation Department Galina Akchurina, Associate Director of the Tax Litigation Department Tatiana Grigorieva and Project Manager Alexander Grigoriev were included in the list of leading Russian litigation experts. They have been regularly recognised in this international ranking of tax lawyers since 2015.
Five FBK Legal’s lawyers were recognised in the special ranking Women in Tax Leaders published by International Tax Review.
The recognition was given to FBK’s Tax and Legal Partner Nadezhda Orlova, Partner and Director of the Tax Litigation Department Galina Akchurina, Deputy Director of the Department Tatiana Grigorieva, Head of Tax Consulting Practice Tatiana Matveicheva and Senior Manager Natalia Ryabova.
FBK Legal was recognised in two key categories of the World Tax, an annual international ranking published by Tax Review.
The firm is among the leaders in general corporate tax and transfer pricing.
The clients speak highly of Alexander Ermolenko and say that "He thinks strategically and he cares about his clients."
FBK Legal was ranked in nine categories by Pravo.Ru-300 2017.
The firm is still a leader in Tax Law and was recommended in such practices as Arbitration, Corporate Law, Antitrust Law, Natural Resources / Energy, Commercial Real Estate / Construction, Intellectual Property, Employment and Public-Private Partnerships.
Pravo.Ru-300 is the most respected national ranking of legal firms which measures not only financial and reputational parameters but also the quality of accomplished projects, their impact in terms of achievements and development of law enforcement practices and from a social impact perspective.
FBK Legal has been yet again endorsed by the prestigious global rating Best Lawyers.
Galina Akchurina, FBK Legal partner, Head of Tax litigation practice, has been yet again endorsed as a best tax lawyer in Russia. Another lawyer endorsed by the Best Lawyers rating in the same area is Tatiana Matveicheva, Head of Tax consulting practice, who is also endorsed in the area of customs law and excise taxes.
Alexander Ermolenko, FBK Legal partner, ranks among Russia’s best-in-class lawyers in antitrust law.
International guide Best Lawyers is one of the most respected ratings in the global law community. Since 2006, the publication has issued a best lawyers list drawn on the evaluation of peer reviews provided confidentially by thousands of leading lawyers.
FBK Legal has been listed among best firms in M&A Practice by IFLR1000 ranking published by International Financial Law Review (IFLR), leading top-rated resource for professionals.
IFLR1000 is an international ranking of law firms providing services to banking, financial and investment businesses. The first ranking was published in 1990 and now it covers more than 120 jurisdictions all over the world. The ranking is based on firms’ achievements during the year, feedback from customers and reputation among colleagues from other law firms around the world.
The Legal Insight magazine has selected FBK Legal website as one of the most useful websites of legal firms and ranked it third in the Best Law Firm Website 2017 competition.
This year there were 12 rating criteria the most important of which were availability of mobile website, easy navigation, high website speed and presence in social networks. Besides, the criteria included active marketing, availability of analytical materials and news, as well as easily accessible contact details.
FBK Legal ranks first in “Tax consulting”, according to the Best Law Practices rating announced by the Kommersant paper, and also ranks among top five law practices in the area “Land and Real property”.
FBK Legal leads the list of law firms in the Best industry practices rating, specifically, in “Healthcare and pharmaceuticals”, “Retail and trade” and “Raw materials”. Three lawyers have been distinguished by the leading lawyers rating, including Nadezhda Orlova in the area of Tax consulting, Sergey Ermolenko in Anti-trust regulation and Alexander Ermolenko in “Land and Real property”, “Corporate law” and “Commercial disputes resolution”.
According to the 7th annual global rating “Tax Controversy Leaders – 2017” announced by International Tax Review, as many as three lawyers at FBK Legal have been selected to the Russia’s best tax litigators list.
Galina Akchurina, FBK Partner, Director at Tax litigation department, Tatiana Grigorieva, Deputy Director and Alexander Grigoriev, Project manager have been yet again endorsed by the rating authors as Russia’s best-in-class tax lawyers.
FBK Legal has been named one of the best Russian firms in Tax Litigation by World Tax international rating published by International Tax Review.
Head of FBK Legal Nadezhda Orlova, Partner and Head of Tax Litigation Practice Galina Akchurina, Project Manager of Tax Litigation Practice Alexander Grigoriev and Lawyer of Tax Consulting Practice Dmitry Paramonov have received personal recommendations.
FBK consultants Vice-President Valeria Polyakova, Head of Financial Advisory Lioubov Staroverova and Head of Business Process Outsourcing Polina Sungurova have been also highly appreciated by World Transfer Pricing rating. FBK Consultants Zlata Marenkova and Anna Manasyan were mentioned personally.
Head of Tax Litigation Practice Galina Akchurina and Head of Tax Consulting Practice Tatiana Matveicheva have received personal recommendations in Transfer Pricing.
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