EPAM keeps its top position among Russian law firms by the overall number of recommendations according to Best Lawyers 2018. Moreover, the Firm has increased the number of recommended lawyers and practice areas as compared to the last year’s ratings.
On 9 December 2016, the Cbonds Awards 2016 ceremony was held at the fourteenth Russian Bond Congress. EPAM took third prize in the category Best Law Firm in the Bond Market.
On 6 December 2016, an annual awards ceremony took place in Moscow, during which Pravo.ru 300, announced the results of its comprehensive survey of the Russian market for legal consultants. The study identified the top-50 market leaders in terms of revenue, number of associates, and revenue per associate, as well as the market leaders in 17 areas of law both at the federal and regional levels.
On June 20, 2017 Russia’s leading business publication Kommersant published the results of the annual international ranking Best Lawyers 2017. According to the guide, EPAM is the leader among Russian law firms by the number of lawyers recommended for various practice areas. EPAM also became the only Russian law firm among the top-10 law firms by the number of lawyers recommended. Ilya Nikiforov, the Firm’s managing partner, has been recommended more than any other lawyer: 13 times for various areas of his expertise. In addition, the member of the Partners' Committee Dimitry Afanasiev gained personal recommendations in 6 categories, including litigation, antitrust and corporate law, international arbitration, investment, mergers and acquisitions.
Сbonds summed up the results of the first half of 2015 in legal advisory on securitization. EPAM is the runner-up in the ratings, being one of the two most active advisers on the market.
EPAM is the first runner-up in the ratings of legal advisers on securitization and mortgage bonds prepared by CBonds Information Agency.
Last night in London, at the Chambers Europe Awards 2014, EPAM was presented an award for excellence as the Russian National Law Firm of the Year.
Leading business newspaper Vedomosti published its international annual Best Lawyers 2014 rankings. According to their findings, EPAM remains an absolute leader when it comes to ratings in Russia: a record number of the Firm’s lawyers have been recommended for all key practice areas – ahead of other market participants.
On June 16 Vedomosti published a rating of top lawyers in the country, based on Best Lawyers® surveys - one of the most authoritative publications specializing in lawyer assessment.
The international legal directory The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2011 which provides annual information for a significant number of reputable legal firms, recommended EPAM for different practice areas including dispute resolution, banking and finance, corporate and M&A, shipping and transport.
EPAM recognized the Best Law Firm in Russia by ‘Pravo.Ru-300’ rating prepared by Pravo.Ru, Russia’s leading professional web-resource for lawyers, together with Russian premier business daily Vedomosti, joint product of Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, and Ernst & Young.
Dimitry Afanasiev, Nikolay Averchenko, Grigory Chernyshov, Mikhail Kazantsev, Anton Kostenko, Arkady Krasnikhin, Maxim Sokolinsky, Victor Dumler, Elena Sokolova, Ilya Tur have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the inaugural edition of the Best Lawyers® list for Russia.