ALRUD took leading position in The Legal 500 EMEA 2021 rating

The Legal 500 EMEA, one of the most influential international legal ratings, published the results of its regular analysis. In total, in 2021 ALRUD Law Firm confirmed its positions in 17 researched areas.

The following practices are included in the rating:

• Employment (Tier 1)
• White-collar crime (Tier 1)
• Restructuring and insolvency (Tier 1)
• Energy and natural resources (Tier 1)
• Commercial, corporate and M&A (Tier 1) - Private client (Tier 1)
• Competition (Tier 1)
• Intellectual property (Tier 2)
• Banking and finance: Borrower side (Tier 2)
• Banking and finance: Lender or arranger side (Tier 2)
• Dispute resolution: Litigation (Tier 2)
• Capital markets (Tier 2)
• TMT (Tier 2)
• Tax (Tier 2)
• Real estate and construction (Tier 3)
• PPP and infrastructure projects (Tier 3)
• Dispute resolution: Arbitration and meditation (Tier 3)

We would like to note that this year two ALRUD practices received special recognition and strengthened their positions: Energy, natural resources and infrastructure Practice was included in Tier 1, the practice of Intellectual property Practice in Tier 2, accordingly.

For the fourth time, Alexander Zharskiy, ALRUD Partner, was honored by the Legal 500 rating – Hall of Fame in Banking and Finance, Commercial, Corporate and M&A. The Hall of Fame includes leading lawyers who, for many years, have consistently received positive feedback from clients and whose outstanding professionalism has been recognized by the market.

Partners, who were noted as Leading individuals: Maxim Alekseyev (Private client), Vassily Rudomino (Competition), Alexander Zharskiy(Commercial, corporate and M&A: Moscow), Irina Anyukhina (Employment), Anton Dzhuplin (Banking and finance: Borrower side / Lender or arranger, Commercial, corporate and M&A: Moscow), Andrey Zharskiy (Energy and natural resources).

This year, as Next Generation Partners were rated: Maria Ostashenko (Telecommunications, Media and Technology), German Zakharov (Competition) Sergey Petrachkov (Restructuring and insolvency) and Magomed Gasanov (Dispute Resolution: Litigation, White-collar crime). Also ALRUD Of Counsel Kira Egorova (Private Clients) was noted as Next Generation Partner.

In 2021 Legal 500 nominated as a Rising Stars 10 ALRUD lawyers in various fields of law: Elena Novikova (Tax), Ekaterina Rogacheva (Capital Markets, Banking and Finance: Borrower side), Sergey Khanaev (Commercial, corporate and M&A), Dmitry Kuptsov (Dispute Resolution: Litigation), Margarita Egiazarova (Employment), Olga Pimanova (Employment), Timur Akhundov (Energy and natural resources), Ilya Khodakov (Intellectual Property), Sergey Artemiev (Tax), Alexander Mikhailov (White-collar crime).

Also as a Recommended were mentioned: Alexander Rymko (Banking and finance: Borrower side), Stanislav Veselov (Real estate and construction), Anastasia Petrova (Employment), Roman Vedernikov (Competition), Ekaterina Vasina (Private Clients), Boris Ostroukhov (Restructuring and Insolvency) and Ekaterina Boeva (Banking and Finance: Borrower side).