About us

We are an independent dispute resolution practice with a particular focus on commercial litigation, bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate conflict, white collar crime, and disputes with regulators and state authorities.

Our vision

A creative approach to problem-solving, a results-based management strategy, always striving to achieve excellence and offer top-notch legal advice to our clients – these are our core values and the underlining principles of our work.

The firm was established in October 2017 as an independent dispute resolution practice with a particular focus on commercial litigation, corporate conflict, white collar crime, disputes with regulators and state authorities, and criminal defense of businesses in Russia. We also have significant background in representing clients in bankruptcy proceedings, complex insurance disputes, and high-value construction disputes.

The firm is a spinoff of the Russian practice of a major global law firm. We launched RKP to be able to offer our clients a tailored approach to solving the most complex legal issues they are facing without the additional bureaucratic burden of a large firm, while maintaining competitive rates and boasting high level of partner involvement.

Rustam Kurmaev Managing partner

20+

years of experience in dispute resolution

455

clients

1395

cases

key practice areas

50+

cities

₽80 bln

the total value of disputes clients instructed us on
this year

Our clients

We are proud to say that this approach has been rewarding. Such industry leaders as Mechel, ChelPipe, Jones Lang Lasalle, Baker Hughes, Volkswagen Group RUS, Abbott Russia continue to trust us with their most sensitive cases. In less than six months since the launch of RKP our clients have instructed us to represent them on matters amounting to over 88 billions rubles.

Abbott Laboratories RUS Mechel ChelPipe JLL American oilfield services company Volkswagen Group Rus Toyota Motor Rus

Defending the interests of company management in the course of inspections conducted within the scope of a pre-investigation probe by the Economic Security and Anticorruption Directorate of the RF Ministry of Internal Affairs for the City of Moscow pursuant to incoming complaints about the quality of the medical products sold in the Russian Federation by our client. Working closely with the client's in-house legal team we were able to prove that all of the products made and sold by our client meet the most stringent quality standards and are absolutely safe for consumers, thereby demonstrating that our client’s business activities are entirely devoid of legislative violations. read more

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Successful representation of the interests of a Russian mining-and-metallurgical giant in a dispute with the counterparty under consulting agreements and finished-product supply contracts in the total amount of RUB 12.7 bln. Successful representation of the interests of Mechel Group companies in disputes on holding controlling entities to subsidiary liability within the scope of bankruptcy cases, as well as in disputes involving the recovery of damages caused by the actions of management bodies. read more

Successful representation of the interests of a systemic enterprise in a dispute over a claim seeking the recovery of RUB 11 bln. The swift and decisive actions taken by our team made it possible not only to secure injunctive relief through the freezing of the respondent’s assets, but also to organize the sweeping imposition of effective provisional remedies that allowed for the actual seizure of the opponent’s key production assets and the freezing of accounts receivable owed to the industry’s main players in just three days. The sheer speed and scope of these actions prompted the opponent to reach an amicable settlement with our client. read more

Legal support and representation of JLL (as well as the JLL Group companies) in contractual disputes throughout Russia. read more

Successful representation of the client’s interests in a series of disputes with customers and their contractors involving the recovery of damages in connection with the loss of equipment in a total amount of more than RUB 264 mln. read more

Legal support for the client in the process of getting it included on the creditors’ register of a bankrupt auto-dealer for a claim in the amount of roughly RUB 90 mln. Successful defense of the client’s interests in a dispute with an unscrupulous dealer involving the recovery of damages in the amount of RUB 67 mln and additional penalties in the amount of RUB 25 mln. read more

Provision of legal support for the client’s efforts seeking inclusion in the register of creditor claims against a bankrupt auto-dealer and the settlement of recovery claims brought by private consumers in a total amount of more than RUB 100 mln. read more

TESTIMONIALS

Our professional achievements are recognized by all leading legal directories, both domestic and international. For many years our team consistently receives top ranking positions and professional awards for its expertise in the field of dispute resolution, white collar criminal defence, insolvency issues.