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Russia's Constitutional Court has agreed with the arguments of Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers and has protected utility companies in bankruptcy cases Based on the appeal of T Plus PJSC, which was prepared by Pepeliaev Group’s specialists, the Russian Constitutional Court (the “Constitutional Court”) has declared unconstitutional the provisions of article 134(1)(2) of the Federal Law “On insolvency (bankruptcy)” to the extent that they do not provide a proper degree of certainty when establishing the circumstances entailing payment to a supplier for energy resources preferentially out of turn ahead of any other claims of creditors relating to current payments.

Pepeliaev Group celebrates its 20th anniversary

Natalya Prisekina, a partner at Pepeliaev Group, and Ekaterina Samusenko, an attorney with the firm , have become joint contributors to a book 'Force Majeure and Hardship in the Asia-Pacific Region' Natalya Prisekina, a partner at and head of the Far East Office of Pepeliaev Group, and Ekaterina Samusenko, attorney, have become co-authors of a chapter in a book 'Force Majeure and Hardship in the Asia-Pacific Region' by globally renowned publisher JURIS Legal Information.

Alexander Kuznetsov has defended his Doctor of Laws dissertation Alexander Kuznetsov, the Head of the Corporate Disputes Group at Pepeliaev Group, has defended before the Dissertation Defence Committee of the Lomonosov Moscow State University his Doctor of Laws dissertation dedicated to the topic: “Reorganisation of business entities: civil law methods to defend the rights and interests of members and creditors”. 

Valentina Orlova has become one of the arbitrators of the Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on IP disputes Valentina Orlova, the Head of IP and Trademarks Practice at Pepeliaev Group, has become one of the arbitrators of the Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (“RUIE”) on intellectual property disputes. Ms Orlova has also been included in the list of associated arbitrators of the RUIE.

Nine practice areas at Pepeliaev Group have strengthened their positions in the Pravo.ru-300 rating