FBK Legal Ranked by Best Lawyers

Fifteen FBK Legal’s lawyers have been recognised in fifteen practice areas by Best Lawyers, a prestigious international ranking.

FBK Legal was assigned the best law firm of the year title in tax law. Partner Nadezhda Orlova, Director of Tax Services and Digital Solutions Alexander Grigoriev, Deputy Director Tatiana Golovaneva and Head of the Tax Consulting Practice Tatiana Matveicheva were named among the best lawyers in the same category.

Nadezhda Orlova was also recognised in construction law, real estate law, and arbitration and mediation, while Tatiana Matveicheva was recommended in customs and excise law. Alexander Grigoriev was also recommended in litigation, oil and gas law and fintech (together with Head of Practice Elena Shigidina). 

FBK Legal’s Partner Alexander Ermolenko was once again recognised in competition / antitrust law, and corporate law. Together with Partner Elena Bokareva and Heads of Practices Alexandra Gerasimova, Alena Ermolenko, Tatiana Golovaneva and Senior Lawyer Elizaveta Kapustina, he was also included in the list of the best litigators. Alexander Ermolenko and Elena Bokareva were also named one of the best in insolvency. Sergey Ermolenko and Natalya Lezhennikova were listed among the best lawyers specialised in mergers and acquisitions. In the IT law category, Sergey was recommended along with Darya Tereshchenko.

Head of Practice Valentina Polyakova was ranked in two categories: arbitration and mediation, and corporate law. Senior Lawyer Anastasia Suvorova was recognised as one of the best in family law, Elizaveta Kapustina — in land use and zoning law, while Alena Ermolenko and Alexandra Gerasimova — in real estate law.

Best Lawyers is one of the most respected peer review publications in the legal profession. Since 2006 its lists of outstanding attorneys have been compiled by conducting peer review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.