OREANDA-NEWS. April 25, 2014. The Legal 500 Europe’s leading rating confirms the status of FBK Legal as one of the leaders in the market of legal services. In the annual rating of The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa 2014 published in April 2014 FBK Legal was listed among the best in the areas of Tax, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Construction, Corporate Practice and M&A.

A whole range of FBK Legal lawyers deserved special praise of The Legal 500. In particular, in the Tax Category Galina Akchurina, FBK partner, head of the Tax Litigation Practice, and Tatiana Grigoreva, the Tax Litigation Practice senior manager. Then, in the Corporate Practice and M&A area the rating called the joined work of Alexander Ermolenko, FBK partner, the head of Corporate Practice, and Andrew Shkadov, the head of Commercial Practice, a bright example of an “effective team game”. In the category of Dispute Resolution, The Legal 500 marked high qualification and professionalism of Galina Akchurina, FBK partner, and Anna Grishchenkova, the head of Dispute Resolution Practice.

The Legal 500 is one of the most authoritative international legal publications. It contains a most complete list and description of the legal firms operating worldwide. The Legal 500 rating has been published since 1987 to provide an authoritative and thorough analysis of performance of the legal firms in over 90 countries of Europe, Middle East, Asia, North and South Americas, and the Caribbean. The evaluations and recommendations in this reference book are based on the independent research and survey of the legal firms and interviewing of their customers and partners.