Best Lawyers, the oldest and one of most respected peer review publications in the legal profession, published its rating for 2019: Capital Legal Services is traditionally among leaders of the Russian legal market.

Thanks to high peer and Advisory Board reviews, Irina Onikienko, head of the Dispute Resolution Practice and member of the Council of the Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers, was recognized Lawyer of the Year 2019 in Arbitration and Mediation in St. Petersburg. This rank is awarded to only one attorney for each specialty and location.

Vladislav Zabrodin was traditionally included among the best lawyers in such areas as M&A, Real Estate & Construction, Arbitration and Mediation. Pavel Karpunin was noted as an expert in M&A.

Best Lawyers is one of the oldest ranking services in the world, covering over 70 countries. It is highly reputable not only among clients, but first of all among attorneys themselves: recognition is based on reputation among colleagues of the legal community within the same geographical area and legal practice area, without regard to project analysis and client feedback.

The ranking is becoming more and more popular in Russia. The first Best Lawyers ranking designating the best attorneys in our country was published 10 years ago, and the year 2019 is record-breaking by the number of participants and activity in peer evaluation of nominees. Under competitive pressures, the value of leading positions confirms great recognition not only by clients, but first of all by the legal community itself.

Detailed results of the ranking are available here.