Kommersant 2026: Confirming Leadership

According to the annual study by Kommersant, Russia’s main business media, we were rec-ognized among the best firms in the Russian legal services market: five gold medals in the team placing ("Best Practices") and two in the individual standings ("Best Lawyers").

The firm’s practices received high marks (Band 1 and 2) in all 16 rating categories we took part in; seven of our partners and counsel were recognized personally as country’s leading legal advisors:

Best Industry Practices: Federal Ranking

Band 1
Banking and Finance: advising sector leaders
Energy: advising industry leaders
Energy: dispute resolution
Production and Manufacturing: advising industry leaders

Band 2
Natural Resources: advising industry leaders
Real Estate and Construction: deals and construction projects
Real Estate and Construction: dispute resolution
Transportation and Logistics: advising industry leaders

Best Legal Practices: Federal Ranking

Band 1
Employment

Band 2
Data Protection and Privacy
Commercial Disputes (high-end)
Corporate: Russian Assets M&A (high-end)
International Commercial Arbitration
International Dispute Resolution
PPP/Infrastructure Projects
Tax Advisory (high-end)

Best Lawyers
(Ranking position in brackets — Band 1 or 2)

Khristofor Ivanyan
International Dispute Resolution (1)
International Commercial Arbitration (2)
M&A of Russian Assets (high-end) (2)

Andrey Gorlenko
International Commercial Arbitration (2)
International Dispute Resolution (2)
Transportation and Logistics (2)

Alexey Kozyakov
Natural Resources (2)

Vasily Papkin
Data Protection and Privacy (2)

Daria Semenikhina
Banking and Finance (1)
Production and Manufacturing (2)

Sergey Chuprygin
Real Estate and Construction: advising industry leaders (2)

Irina Golovanova
Data Protection and Privacy (2)

The full ranking results (in Russian).