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Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024 Rankings are now live! The 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific is your key resource for finding top dispute resolution firms and lawyers in the region. Since its expansion from North America in 2018, it has provided detailed rankings and insights. Based on robust research in Hong Kong, this guide is perfect for those seeking expert legal representation or reviewing legal partnerships in Asia-Pacific. For full details and to view the rankings, visit: https://lnkd.in/gBmj8A6 #BenchmarkLitigation #Law #DisputeResolution #LegalRankings #AsiaPacific

Maxim Kulkov took part in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2024 Virtual Round Table   In March, The Corporate LiveWire organised a Virtual Round Table discussion during which well-known experts from the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Russia, Ukraine and Panama discussed the latest trends relating to litigation and dispute resolution in their jurisdiction. The event was held in the format of a series of online questions, to which lawyers were asked to give detailed answers.   KK&P Managing Partner Maxim Kulkov was invited as an expert on Russian law and spoke on: · the increase in the number of sanctions disputes and their impact on legal proceedings; · recent regulatory changes, landmark cases and examples of new case law precedents; · trends in industry-specific litigation; · the most effective means of litigation and Dispute Resolution in Russia · the biggest challenges for clients pursuing International Litigation, and · which contractual disputes arise most often today.   You can find a link to the full text of the Roud Table by the link:https://lnkd.in/dQyf9HyJ or download the pdf: https://lnkd.in/dfr9QCrJ   The Corporate LiveWire platform is a news publication covering the latest trends in Corporate Transactions, M&A, Dispute Resolution, Family Law, IP and many other topics.

Fraudulent Arbitrations: A Few Bad Apples?: Arbitration offers parties a flexible, efficient and confidential alternative to traditional litigation for resolving disputes. However, under certain circumstances, these positive aspects of arbitration can be manipulated to nefarious ends. When arbitrations go rogue, it’s less “courtroom drama” and more “crime thriller”. The following three cases of fraudulent arbitrations serve as illustrations of how both […] Aceris Law - International Arbitration Law Firm #arbitration

Congratulations to our shipping litigation and finance team for their rankings in Chambers Global 2024! We are ranked for: -Asia-Pacific Shipping: Litigation (Band 1) -China Shipping: Litigation (International Firms) (Band 1) -South Korea Shipping: International Firms (Band 1) -Shipping: Finance - Asia Pacific -Shipping: Finance (International Firms) - China -Shipping: Finance - Global Market Leaders -Shipping: Litigation - Global Market Leaders -Shipping: Domestic - Singapore -Shipping: International: Litigation - Singapore -Shipping: International Firms (Expertise based abroad) in UK - South Korea Congratulations to our ranked lawyers as well: Alex Andrews - South Korea Shipping: International Firms and South Korea Shipping (Expertise based abroad) in UK (Band 1) Lianjun LI, - China Shipping: Litigation (International Firms) (Band 1), Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms), China and Shipping: Litigation, Global Market Leaders Charles Weller - Global Market Leaders Shipping: Litigation (Band 1) Peter Glover - Shipping: International: Litigation, Singapore Leigh T. Hansson - International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions, USA Peter Lee - Shipping: Finance (International Firms), China Min Li - Shipping: Litigation (International Firms), China Tat Pan 潘颖达 - Shipping Finance (International Firms), China (new entry) Donald Sham - Shipping: Litigation (International Firms), China (new entry) Andrew Taylor - Shipping: Litigation, Global Market Leaders and was named a Senior Statesperson for Global Markets Leaders Shipping: Litigation Rob Wilkins - Shipping: Finance, Global Market Leaders Congratulations also to our Formal Law Alliance partner Resource Law LLC partner, Bernard Yee for ranking in Shipping: Domestic: Litigation, Singapore https://lnkd.in/ekGfYkAR #Shipping #ReedSmith

Honoured to have earned recommendations in the 2024 edition of Legal 500 for Corporate M&A, Dispute Resolution, Competition and Energy work.   But it is even better receiving positive client feedbacks like these :)   "Most of the time we work with Zoltán Forgó. He is an outstanding and very experienced transactional lawyer, possessing all the qualities we need, approachable, accurate drafting and strong negotiation skills. He is able to put together the most challenging and complex transactions and to bring them to completion."   "We consider Zoltán Forgó as a star performer for both M&A transactional and corporate governance matters. He excels in providing legal analyses within short deadlines, always able to provide solutions even for the most complex matters. He communicates clearly focusing on issues which really matter for us. It was great having him on our side."   "Zoltán Forgó was instrumental in analysing the potential risks and upsides for us in the litigious situation and in building up and executing a communication strategy with our counterparty. I would note that he is a tough negotiator but at the same time he is able to throw many alternatives on the table which yielded good results." Thanks for Legal 500, thanks for our clients!  #legal500 #mergersandacquisitions #corporate #disputeresolution #legal

𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗨𝗦 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - #𝟮 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 Foreign lawyers often associate US discovery with the production of 🚚 loads of documents and with 🎣 expeditions.  There is however more to it than that. The first thing to note is that the US takes a (very) different approach to the collection of pre-trial evidence than most other countries. In civil law countries, the general rule is that a party must prove its case with the evidence at its disposal. And it will lose its case when it fails to do so. The possibility to obtain documents from the other side is generally limited to documents that are known to the requesting party and are relevant for the outcome of the dispute. This is a practice that is often followed in international arbitration cases as well. In the US, the purpose of discovery is to seek the truth and to decide disputes on what the facts reveal, not on what is being concealed. Parties are therefore expected to share information and evidence with the other side. Discovery gives parties the opportunity to find out about the strengths and weaknesses of the other parties' case pre-trial. Discovery can therefore help parties to reach a settlement. It also aims to prevent "trial by ambush", where one side doesn’t learn of the other side’s evidence or witnesses until the trial. The scope of discovery is broad: it may be obtained about any matter relevant to the subject matter of the case. The other thing that makes US discovery unique is that it is much more than document production. Discovery includes: 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – this is one of the most common methods of discovery and is about getting an out-of-court statement given under oath by any person involved in the case. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 – these are written questions that one party asks another party to answer under oath. These questions must be specific and relevant to the case. 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - these are written requests to the other party to admit or deny specific facts related to the case. Discovery also includes requests for 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and, of course, 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. The discovery phase can be quite a lengthy process. And a contentious one, if a party does not comply with discovery requests. If that happens and parties are not able to resolve the issue themselves, the court will be asked to take decisions. One of the possible results of discovery is that a party finds that there is no real dispute about material facts and that a trial is not necessary to present evidence in court. The party may then move for a summary judgment motion. Read more about that next week! ------------- For other posts in this series see: My introduction - https://lnkd.in/ej_m_f2Q # 1: Start of Procedure - https://lnkd.in/ecFcPPxG

ACCRALAW was recently recognized by Benchmark Litigation in its Asia-Pacific 2024 rankings. The Firm was ranked as a Tier 1 firm in the practice areas of Commercial and Transactions, Intellectual Property, and Labour and Employment. The Firm’s Tax practice area was also Highly Recommended, while the practice areas of Government and Regulatory and International Arbitration were Recommended. The following ACCRALAW lawyers were also recognized by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific as Litigation Stars in their respective practice areas: • Managing Partner and Senior Partner Patricia-Ann T. Prodigalidad for Commercial and Transactions and Intellectual Property; • Senior Partner Leland R. Villadolid, Jr. for Commercial and Transactions and Government and Regulatory; • Senior Partner Oliver L. Pantaleon for Commercial and Transactions and Tax; • Partner Victor N. De Leon for Intellectual Property; • Senior Legal Counsel Victor P. Lazatin for Commercial and Transactions; and • Of Counsel Emerico O. De Guzman for Government and Regulatory and Labour and Employment. Ms. Prodigalidad was also named among the Top 100 Women in Litigation for the Asia Pacific region. Benchmark Litigation is a publication that focuses exclusively on dispute resolution. The Asia-Pacific guide aims “to provide law firm and lawyer rankings on the market’s most important cases and firm developments across the region.” #ACCRALAW #BenchmarkLitigation #AsiaPacific

Check out my latest article on the evolving complexity of consumer arbitration disputes for Business Law Today from the ABA.

KK&P Trial Lawyers strengthened its position in Kommersant’s Market Leaders in Legal Services law firm ranking In 2024, the firm participated in the research for the second time, improving its position: despite increased competition, the team is recognised in seven practices (up from six last year), six industries (two last year), and the firm’s partners are individually ranked in seven practice areas, up from five in last year’s research. 2024 results: Best Legal Practices: Federal Ranking 1. International Commercial Arbitration – Band I 2. International Litigation – Band I 3. Insolvency of Legal Entities: Mid-Market – Band I 4. Domestic Litigation. Commercial Disputes Resolution: High-End – Band II 5. Sanctions Law – Band II 6. Corporate Law. M&A of International Assets: High-End – Band II 7. Corporate Law. M&A of Russian Assets: High-End – Band III Best Industry Practices: Federal Ranking 1. Agriculture. Resolution of Key Disputes in the Industry – Band I 2. Transportation & Logistics. Resolution of Key Disputes in the Industry – Band I 3. Energy & Natural Resources. Resolution of Key Disputes in Oil & Gas Industries – Band I 4. Energy & Natural Resources. Advising Natural Resources Industry Leaders – Band II 5. Construction and Real Estate. Resolution of Key Disputes of the Real Estate Market Participants – Band II 6. Financial and Banking. Advising Financial and Banking Sector Leaders – Band II Best Lawyers: Federal Ranking Maxim Kulkov, the KK&P Managing Partner, retained his leadership in the International Dispute Resolution practice meaning that, once again, he is one of the top 15 lawyers in Russia in this practice. Maxim is also ranked in the International Commercial Arbitration practice and the Transportation & Logistics industry. KK&P partner Oleg Kolotilov has been individually ranked in the Kommersant ranking for the first time, getting high positions in the Commercial Dispute Resolution practice and the Energy & Natural Resources industry. KK&P Partner and Head of Insolvency Nikolay Pokryshkin (Николай Покрышкин) is ranked in the Insolvency practice.   The full ranking results: https://lnkd.in/eyXrgZ3D   Market Leaders in Legal Services is annual research by the Kommersant Publishing House. The researchers analyse leading legal practices and best industry practices, and rank individual lawyers. The subject matter of the research is the scale, importance and effectiveness of a firm’s projects, as well as staffing, professionalism and teamwork.

We are excited to announce that Suhardi Somomoeljono & Associates (SSA Advocates) has been named in the 2024 Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific rankings. Our commitment to delivering exceptional legal services and achieving excellent outcomes for our clients in the field of litigation is reflected in these rankings (Tier 3 for Commercial & Transactions and Tier 3 for Insolvency). Our clients have expressed their satisfaction with our services. One client commented on our commercial and transaction services, "Very good lawyers and very professional." Another commented on our labour and employment services, saying, "Their employment work is strong, and their approach to problem-solving is impressive." Dianyndra K Hardy also named as a Future Star by Benchmark Litigation. Clients have praised Dianyndra K Hardy for his problem-solving abilities and ability to provide clear and articulate legal advice. The clients' comments are, "He solves problems.", "The legal advice that he gives is always on point." and "Knowledgeable and excellent ability to articulate the problems." Full report: https://lnkd.in/gBmj8A6