Kommersant 2026: Leadership Confirmation

According to the annual study by Kommersant, Russia’s top business media outlet, we have been recognised among the best firms on the Russian legal services market: five team placing gold medals ("Best Practices") and two in the individual standings ("Best Lawyers"). 

The firm’s practices received high marks (Band 1 and 2) in all the 16 rating categories in which we took part; seven of our partners and counsel received personal recognition as lead-ing legal advisors in the country:

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
Transport 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)
Russian Assets M&A (high-end) (2)

Andrey Gorlenko
International Commercial Arbitration (2)
International Dispute Resolution (2)
Transport 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).