Press Release

<h2>Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected guide to the legal profession, announced the 11th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Russia on 24th May 2019. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on the consensus opinion of leading lawyers from around the world. ALRUD Law firm is repeatedly mentioned, by the ranking, among the leaders, and received the highest recommendations on key legal areas. This year, specialists from ALRUD managed to expand their presence in the ranking.</h2> <p>For the first time, this year, ALRUD was also named the <strong>2020 'Law Firm of the Year'</strong> for expertise in the Labor and Employment Law.</p> <p><em>Vassily Rudomino</em>, Senior Partner, took leading position in the number of recommendations and is considered as one of the best lawyers in the following legal areas: Arbitration and Mediation, Capital Markets Law, Competition / Antitrust Law, Corporate Law, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Investment, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions Law. In addition, Vassily is ranked as Lawyer of the Year 2020 in Investment.</p> <p><em>Maxim Alekseyev</em>, Senior Partner, is ranked as Lawyer of the Year 2019 and is recommended in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Regulatory Practice and Tax Law.</p> <p><em>Alexander Zharskiy</em>, Partner, is recognized in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Real Estate Law.</p> <p><em>Irina Anyukhina</em>, Partner, is named among the best lawyers in the fields of Information Technology Law, Labor and Employment Law, Real Estate Law and Telecommunications Law.</p> <p><em>German Zakharov</em>, Partner, is recommended in the area of Competition / Antitrust Law.</p> <p>Four ALRUD partners entered the rankings for the first time and are recommended in the following areas: <em>Anton Dzhuplin</em>– in Information Technology Law; <em>Andrey Zharskiy</em> – in Mergers and Acquisitions Law; <em>Sergey Petrachkov</em> – in Arbitration and Mediation; <em>Magomed Gasanov</em> – in Litigation.</p> <p><em>Maria Gnutova</em>, Of Counsel, entered the ranking for the first time and is recommended in the area of Labor and Employment Law and Immigration Law. For the first time, this year <em>Olga Pimanova</em>, Of Counsel, also entered the ranking in the area of Labor and Employment Law.</p> <p><em>Kira Egorova</em> and <em>Elena Novikova</em>, Of Counsels, also debuted in the ranking in Trusts and Estates, and Tax Law respectively. <em>Stanislav Veselov</em> and <em>Boris Ostroukhov</em>, Senior Associates, were noted by rating in the areas of Construction Law and Litigation respectively. This year, <em>Ruslana Karimova</em> and <em>Ksenia Tarkhova</em>, Senior Associates, both were included in the rating in Competition / Antitrust Law.</p>