Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners was once again recognised by one of the most reputable legal rankings – Chambers Global 2016. For the fifth consecutive year the Firm has been recommended for all key practice areas in each jurisdiction of its presence.
In Russia, Chambers Global ranked the firm’s dispute resolution practice in the highest Band 1 as well as highly recommending the firm’s corporate and M&A and intellectual property practices.
The Guide gives a top ranking to Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners for its “exceptionally large” dispute resolution team offering “in-depth local litigation experience as well as market-leading international arbitration expertise” and notes instructions on cross-border litigation matters involving the UK and Asia.
The Guide also recommends Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners as one of the largest Russian corporate firms with a “wealth of experience and a deep bench of lawyers covering all industry sectors.” Chambers highlights the firm’s corporate and M&A practice, with its presence in the key CIS jurisdictions, for assisting government-owned Russian companies with the Russian aspects of cross-border deals and joint ventures.
Chambers highlights the firm’s chairman Dimitry Afanasiev as a “key rainmaker” who provides “strategic advice on contentious and transactional issues.” Eminent practitioner Dimitry Afanasiev focuses on advising clients on strategic issues related to Russian and cross-border projects. “If there are major, important, complex issues to discuss we always involve him,” clients say.