The results of the 8th annual law firm rating “Pravo.ru-300” were announced on December 7, 2017. The ranking, which is the most systematic national study in Russia, determines leaders in the Russian legal services market. Its expert board consists of the heads of legal departments from Russian and global companies.
Remarkably, this year’s study is the most expansive in the ranking’s history. This year, “Pravo.ru-300” rating researched firms in 19 branches of law, as well as evaluated them by financial and statistical indicators, which made possible to identify top players at both the federal and regional levels.
According to the authors of the study the number of participants increased by more than 20 per cent from last year, and the number of projects that the law firms submitted for evaluation grew by more than 30 per cent. This year, over 400 law firms from all over Russia applied to participate in the rating, and 100 of those did it for the first time.
In 2017, ALTHAUS Legal ranks among the best legal advisers at the federal level in the following four areas:
In addition to listing the best law firms by branches of law, “Pravo.ru-300” rating traditionally presents federal and regional rankings of top companies by revenue and the number of lawyers.
At year-end 2017 ALTHAUS Group made the TOP-50 of the federal ranking of law firms by the number of lawyers.
“Our positions in “Pravo.ru-300” rating were made possible through successful work of our team and, equally important, through support of our customers,” said Rostislav Shatenok, Managing Partner at ALTHAUS Group, commenting on the ranking results. “To be appreciated and recognized by the professional community is not only a source of pride for our firm, but also an incentive to develop further and improve quality of the services we provide,” he added.
“We are grateful to our clients for their trust, and to authors of the rating for an opportunity to demonstrate our achievements. I want to thank our team separately. I am sure that we will not rest on our laurels,” in his turn said Ilya Smirnov, Partner at ALTHAUS Legal.
For more details of the annual study of law firm business in Russia see the rating website.