Capital Legal Services is the Russian legal advisor to Atria Group (Finland) in the sale of Pit-Product LLC (Pit-Product brand), a meat processing enterprise, to Agricultural Complex Mikhailovskiy LLC, a member of the Cherkizovo Group. 

Capital Legal Services once again confirmed its positions in a large-scale study of the international legal market prepared by Chambers & Partners. 

Capital Legal Services associates have been recognized by the Pravo.ru-300 rating among the best Russian lawyers. Results of the individual rating were published on March 12. The list of recommended lawyers includes over 900 experts from federal and regional law firms.

The catastrophic situation with debt collection has worsened amid the pandemic. In most cases, bankruptcy proceedings only lead to more losses for creditors. Irina Onikienko discussed these and other issues of recognizing companies as bankrupt and collecting debt, with participants of the Bankruptcy 2021 business breakfast.

On February 16, Julia Antipova, Head of the PPP and Project Finance Group at Capital Legal Services, gave a presentation on the topic “PPP in urban transport” within the framework of the Executive MBA program at the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO for managers from 100 major cities in Russia.

The international rating World Trademark Review 1000 once again placed Capital Legal Services among the best Russian law firms in the field of trademark security and protection.

Vladislav Zabrodin, Managing Partner at Capital Legal Services, became the Vice Chair of the IBA Poverty and Social Development Committee (PSDC) after a 2-year term as Secretary-Treasurer.

Irina Onikienko, partner at Capital Legal Services, retains her position on the Executive Committee of the St. Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) with over 50% of votes.

Kommersant-SPb posted its annual ranking of the most successful managers in the main sectors of the economy for St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region. In 2020, Vladislav Zabrodin, Managing Partner at Capital Legal Services, was included among the top three leaders in audit, consulting and law.

Moscow Dispute Resolution Practice headed by Irina Onikienko successfully completed a complex court dispute in the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). The hearing was held via a London-Moscow-St. Petersburg conference call.