Aviation & Shipping in the CIS
Following the recent credit crisis the aviation and shipping sectors in the CIS have started to pick up again as governments back national companies active in these industries. Our research identifies 10 of the best lawyers with expertise in this field.
International Law Offices receives two listings from their offices in Odessa. Clients regard Arthur Nitsevych and Nikolay Melnykov as “excellent specialists in local shipping law”.
At Sokolov Maslov & Partners, Mikhail Sokolov is an “excellent lawyer” and previously served as deputy head of the legal department at the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. Anna Arkhipova specialises in marine insurance, shipbuilding and ship registration, and provides “clear-cut advice”.
Based in St Petersburg, Andrey Suprunenko is the director of Remedy Law Firm and is a “practical and experienced lawyer”.
From Jurinflot International Law Offices in Moscow, Alexander Mednikov is consistently nominated for his “expert” counsel.
In Ukraine, Alexander Kifak is the chairman of Ank Law Firm and advises a wide range of clients in the aviation and shipping sectors.
The “outstanding” Denys Rabomizo is a managing partner at Ilyashev & Partners and recently represented Illichivsk Shipyard LLC in the London Court of International Arbitration.
Elena Stepanenko of Baker Botts LLP in Moscow specialises in M&A and project finance in the aviation industry, and is a “thorough and accurate” lawyer. Leonid Zubarev leads the insurance and funds practice group of CMS Russia and is also highly nominated for his “first-rate” counsel.