The bankruptcy department at KIAP (Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law provides ‘excellent advice focusing on the best business interests of the client’. It is consistently engaged on contentious insolvency-related matters by both domestic and international companies; its recent workload has included an increase of instructions relating to pre-bankruptcy transactions. Recently promoted practice head Ilya Dedkovskiy has accrued extensive experience handling disputes involving subsidiary liability issues relating to corporate indebtedness. Associate Sergey Ilin works closely with Dedovskiy and is also noted.

KIAP (Korelskiy, Ischuk, Astafiev and Partners, Attorneys at Law’s dispute resolution group receives commendation for its ‘excellent reputation and worthy professional experience’. Its client roster includes high-net-worth individuals and multinational companies, mostly active in the investment, retail, manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors, among others. In particular, the team is known for its work on high-profile domestic bankruptcy and corporate disputes. In a closely watched case, it is representing Elena Baturina in a $285m corporate dispute contesting the client’s acquisition of a 24% stake in construction company Inteco. Praised as a ‘highly effective litigator‘, managing partner Andrey Korelskiy leads the practice and is well versed in insolvency and commercial litigation. Arbitration expert Anna Grishchenkova and bankruptcy specialist Ilya Dedkovskiy are also key figures in the team.