Most Highly Regarded Firms: CIS 2010 - Management Labour & Employment
Our research identifies a total of 26 leading lawyers.
We feature two professionals from Aequitas in Kazakhstan. Yulia Chumachenko has extensive experience in corporate and contract relations while Semion Issyk is highly recommended for his work advising international financial groups and institutions.
Russia contains a large pool of talent with 13 lawyers recognised by our research. ALRUD Law Firm has two representatives listed. Irina Anyukhina heads the labour law practice and is an “expert” while Vassily Rudomino is “one of the best” in the region for dispute resolution. At Baker & McKenzie, the “brilliant” Evgeny Reyzman is head of the CIS labour and employment practice group and specialises in advising major multinational corporations on Russian labour law. At Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP we identify two lawyers: Michael Schwartz is “one of the top guys” with over 10 years of experience in the country, while Olga Chislova specialises in a range of areas including disciplinary actions, employment termination and employment by foreign companies and individuals. From Goltsblat BLP, Anna-Stefaniya Chepik is a “leading lawyer” with a wide range of experience in litigation and out-of-court settlements advising at a senior management level as well as drafting recommendations for domestic and foreign companies. At Linklaters LLP, Henry Rutstein is a “great” lawyer while at Pepeliaev Goltsblat & Partners, Julia Borozdna heads the employment law practice and has great experience as counsel to Russian and multinational companies in litigation and out-of-court settlements. From PricewaterhouseCoopers CIS Law Offices, Gennady Odarich is highly rated while Marina Ryzhkova at Salans established and heads the firm’s employment practice in Russia. At Salomons Anton Klyachin is “superb” and Timur Beslangurov from Vista Foreign Business Support provides “highly astute” counsel for foreign companies entering the Russian market. From Beiten Burkhardt Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Elena Balashova is also highly recommended.
In Belarus, Denis Aleinikov from Law Group Argument is a “highly skilful” lawyer and is general counsel of the CIS Economic Court. From Magisters, Anna Rusetskaya has substantial experience in advising domestic and international clients while at Vlasova Mikhel & Partners senior partner Liliya Vlasova has a “renowned” practice. At Sorainen Law Offices Kiryl Apanasevich is a “very prominent” lawyer and from Stepanovski Papakul and Partners Ltd, Tatiana Ignatovskaya is “outstanding”.
In Ukraine Armen Khachaturyan at Asters is “world class” and advises financial groups at a managerial level. Margarita Karpenko is a managing partner of the Kiev offices of DLA Piper Ukraine LLP and she advises clients in a range of industries including oil and gas, media, financial services, consumer products and real estate. From Volkov Koziakov & Partners, Oleksandr Aleksyeyenko is a “highly impressive” lawyer while Oksana Voynarovska at Vasil Kisil & Partners is “tremendous”.
From Kalikova & Associates Omurgul Balpanova is based in Kazakhstan and is “first rate”. At Karakhanyan & Partners Law Office LLC in Armenia senior partner Aram Karakhanyan has been highly recommended and is a “very intelligent” lawyer.