On April 27, 2015 the Council of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation announced that Dimitry Afanasiev, member of the partners committee of EPAM, was awarded the Distinguished Service in Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms Medal.
EPAM breaks away from its competitors and remains an absolute leader in Russia by the total number of references according to the annual Best Lawyers 2015 ranking. The Firm furthers its positions by increasing the number of listed lawyers and expanding the quantity of recommended practice areas.
Following extensive legal market research published in Kommersant’s themed supplement, EPAM tops the largest law firms ratings in Russia. In addition, the Firm is listed as leaders in litigation and arbitration and named as one of the two strongest tax law and tax litigation practices.
EPAM (the Firm) received the European energy, infrastructure and projects deal award at The Lawyer European Awards held in London on March 12, 2015. The Firm won such international acclaim for its support of a number of projects regarding the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics preparations. Moreover, the Firm was also “highly commended for work in Russia”.
A comprehensive study carried out by the newspaper Delovoy Peterburg found that EPAM ranks among the leading companies in the Northwest region’s legal market.
EPAM is the first runner-up in the ratings of legal advisers on securitization and mortgage bonds prepared by CBonds Information Agency.
Pravo.Ru has released the annual Russian law firms ratings for the fifth year running. The study includes several categories: the overall ranking of the 50 top players of the market, industry ratings based on the areas of specialization as well as reputational rankings or the audience choice ratings, in which market participants assess each other as a whole and in the various areas of law.
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus has identified the best organisations and individual entrepreneurs rendering legal services in 2013.
EPAM is one again listed as one of the Top-100 law firms in Europe in the annual rating of The Lawyer European 100.
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.
For the seventh year running EPAM has been shortlisted for this prestigious awards. This year the firm traditionally competes for the status Best Law Firm of the Year in Russia.
Following a study performed by Legal Insight magazine jointly with the Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) and the CIS Arbitration Forum, EPAM has been recognized the CIS Best National Law Firm in International Arbitration.
Following the annual study by Pravo.Ru, EPAM affirmed its leading position yet again. The Firm traditionally heads both Top-50 ratings and is top-ranked over all the industry rankings. Also, EPAM tops the majority of industry audience choice ratings, which highlights the Firm's outstanding reputation not only amongst clients but also the Firm’s peers in the market.
EPAM has been awarded a top ranking by the world's leading antitrust and competition law publication Global Competition Review (GCR). This year the firm’s outstanding competition law practice is listed in the highest - elite - tier.