FBK Legal lawyers and practices recommended by The Legal 500
Date of publication
14.04.2016
The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa 2016 annual rating recommends FBK Legal among best law firms in
Tax, tier 1,
Competition, tier 4,
Energy and natural resources, tier 5 and
Dispute resolution, tier 4.
Corporate and M&A practice (
Corporate and M&A, recommended) has been endorsed as a recommended go-to company.
Among endorsed lawyers are Sergey Ermolenko and Evgeniya Yusipova (Darenina) from the antitrust practice, and Alexander Ermolenko, a FBK Legal partner overseeing the team’s activities. The team as well as individual lawyers have received highly appreciative recommendations as outstanding experts in antitrust law with in-depth knowledge of the legal proceedings.
Alexander Ermolenko has received personal recommendation as a key expert in dispute resolution and an overseer of this field’s activities.
Other FBK legal partners personally endorsed by the rating include Nadezhda Orlova and Galina Akchurina as Russia’s top-performing tax layers.
According to Nadezhda Orlova, The Legal 500 has recommended FBK Legal team among best lawyers for quite a while. “Historically, tax advisory practice has been one of the strongest in this country. The tax team possesses vast field experience and expertise gained in the course of handling complicated large scale engagements for Russian business leaders. Our corporate practice has been repeatedly highlighted by the rating. I am pleased to note that our antitrust practice has also received appreciative endorsements this year.”
The Legal 500 is one of the most respected international legal publications. The Legal 500 rating has been issued since 1987 to review activities of law firms across more than 90 countries of the world. Ranks and recommendations provided by the reference are drawn on the independent surveys and questionnaires applied to law firms as well as on their clients’ and partners’ polling findings.