ALRUD confirms its leading positions in Kommersant’s legal rating
10 April 2026
On April 9, a formal awards ceremony for the nominees of the annual Market Leaders in Legal Services rating by Kommersant Publishing House was held in Moscow. Following an assessment of key projects and professional achievements of legal services providers over the past year, ALRUD has once again been recognized among the top law firms, securing leading positions across 39 categories. The firm has maintained its place among market leaders for the second consecutive year.
According to the results of the Kommersant 2026 research, the ALRUD team has been ranked in the following categories:
Best legal practices: federal rating
Band 1:
Antitrust law
- Counseling
Arbitration proceedings
- Commercial dispute resolution: high-end
- Corporate dispute resolution: high-end
Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy of legal entities: high-end
- Personal bankruptcy
Compliance
Corporate law
- Mergers and acquisitions of international assets: high-end
- Mergers and acquisitions of Russian assets: high-end
Digital economy / FinTech
Family and inheritance law
- Structuring inherited assets
Foreign economic activities
- Currency regulation
- Customs regulation
Intellectual property rights
- Counseling on intellectual property law
- Resolving disputes on intellectual property law
International commercial arbitration
International litigation
Labour and migration law
- Counseling on labour and migration law
- Resolving disputes on labour and migration law
Personal data protection
Sanctions law
Tax law
- Counseling on tax law: high-end
Band 2:
Criminal law
- Economic crimes
Best industry practices: federal rating
Band 1:
Agriculture
- Counseling industry leaders
Construction and real estate
- Counseling real estate transactions and the implementation of construction projects
- Resolving disputes between participants in the real estate market
Energy
- Counseling industry leaders
Financial and banking sector
- Counseling industry leaders
- Resolving key disputes in the industry
Natural resources
- Counseling industry leaders
- Resolving disputes in the industry
Private capital
Production and industry
- Counseling industry leaders
- Resolving key disputes in the industry
Retail and trade, FMCG
- Counseling industry leaders
- Resolving key disputes in the industry
TMT (telecommunications, media, technology)
- Counseling industry leaders
- Resolving disputes in the industry
Transport and logistics
- Resolving key disputes in the industry
Band 2:
Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
- Counseling leaders in the medical services and pharma industries
The high level of professionalism of the ALRUD team is further confirmed by the individual rating!
10 professionals of the firm have been recommended across 19 legal and industry practices
Band 1:
Antitrust law (counseling on antitrust law)
German Zakharov
Compliance
German Zakharov
Construction and real estate (resolving disputes between participants in the real estate market)
Vassily Rudomino, Sergey Petrachkov
Corporate law (mergers and acquisitions of international assets)
Andrey Zharskiy, Alexander Kleschev
Corporate law (mergers and acquisitions of Russian assets)
Vassily Rudomino
Family and inheritance law (structuring inherited assets)
Maxim Alekseyev
Intellectual property (counseling on intellectual property law)
Maria Ostashenko
Intellectual property (resolving disputes on intellectual property law)
Maria Ostashenko
International commercial arbitration
Magomed Gasanov
Labour and migration law
Margarita Egiazarova
Personal data protection
Maria Ostashenko
Resolution of commercial disputes: high-end
Sergey Petrachkov, Dmitry Kuptsov
Resolution of international disputes
Magomed Gasanov, Dmitry Kuptsov
Private capital
Maxim Alekseyev
Tax law (counseling tax law)
Maxim Alekseyev
Band 2:
Agriculture
Alexander Kleschev
International commercial arbitration
Dmitry Kuptsov
Resolution of commercial disputes: high-end
Magomed Gasanov
Sanctions law
German Zakharov
The full results of the research are available on the Kommersant website.