OREANDA-NEWS. April 28, 2015. In the recently published rating of law firms - Chambers Europe 2015 -  the lawyers of FBK Legal were once again listed among the best.

The authors of the rating recommended for cooperation the Company’s  Corporate Practice (Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market, band 2) headed by Alexander Ermolenko pointing out the experience in advising to major Russian and international companies on merger and acquisition, setting up joint ventures and participation in the due diligence projects. ("Advises major Russian companies and international clients on M&A, joint ventures and day-to-day commercial matters. Assists with due diligence projects.").
The clients of the practice paid attention to such characteristics of the lawyers as efficient responsiveness to requests and creativity: the team actively suggests solutions to the client’s problems and helps with running the business ("The team actively suggests solutions and helps us to negotiate", "Its lawyers are quick to react.")

The FBK Legal practice of Dispute Resolution (Dispute Resolution, band 4) is also noted in the rating of Chambers Europe 2015. According to the experts, the lawyers of the practice have extensive experience in defending the interests of the Russian and international clients, including the dispute cases with the state structures ("Advises local and international clients on a range of commercial disputes, including contentious cases involving government agencies.").

Traditionally nominated among the top is FBK Tax Practice (Tax, band 2). In the opinion of the clients, the lawyers have extensive experience in participation in the court proceedings, and are always available for consultations ("The FBK lawyers are very approachable, and you always get a fast response." "The team has lots of experience in front of court.")

Besides, Galina Akchurina, head of the tax litigation practice, received a personal recommendation of the rating as a specialist with extensive experience and qualification in the issues of transfer pricing and tax dues to the pension funds.
The clients think that she is "Very responsive and quick to answer our questions and solve our problems".

Since 1999 the Chambers rating has been one of the most authoritative in the field of study of legal companies. The specialists of Chambers and Partners provide the analysis of the market of legal services in 190 countries of the world and recommend the best law practices and professionals in various fields of law.