Individual ratings for lawyers from Pravo300 2023

The Pravo300 legal rating organization published their list of recommended lawyers which features the achievements of BIRCH LEGAL’s lawyers.

This year, many colleagues received high marks and were recognized as the best in the Russian legal services market. More information about the rating can be found at the link

Mikhail Timonov

  • Agro-industrial complex and agriculture
  • Corporate law / Mergers and acquisitions (High Market)
  • Antitrust law

Yury Pugach

  • Agro-industrial complex and agriculture
  • Arbitration proceedings (Large commercial disputes - High Market)
  • Natural resources / Energy

Anton Sitnikov

  • Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions (High Market)
  • Natural Resources / Energy
  • TMT (Telecommunications, Media and Technology)

Evgeny Oreshin

  • Arbitration (Large commercial disputes - High Market)
  • Retail, FMCG, Foodservice

Ekaterina Tilling

  • Intellectual Property (Protection of Rights and Litigation)
  • Intellectual Property (Consulting)
  • Retail, FMCG, Foodservice
  • TMT (Telecommunications, Media and Technology)

Andrey Grachev

  • Tax consulting and disputes (Tax consulting)
  • Foreign Trade / Customs Law and Currency Regulation (Customs Law)
  • Retail, FMCG, Foodservice

Nikita Butenko

  • Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions (High Market)
  • Real Estate, Land, Construction (Consulting)

Anton Bakov

  • Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions (High Market)
  • TMT (Telecommunications, Media and Technology)

Timur Akhundov

  • Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions (High Market)
  • Environmental Law
  • Natural Resources / Energy

Alexander Bolomatov

  • Bankruptcy (Restructuring and Consulting)
  • Arbitration (Large Commercial Disputes - High Market)

Olga Chirkova – Environmental Law

Alexey Bardin – Natural Resources / Energy

Anton Borisichev – Foreign Economic Activity / Customs Law and Currency Regulation (Customs Law)

Alexander Gavrilov

  • Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare (Medicine and Healthcare)
  • Antitrust Law
  • Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare (Pharmaceuticals)

Tatiana Kandrina

  • Labor and Migration Law
  • Bankruptcy (Restructuring and Consulting)

Natalia Ivolgina

  • Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions (High Market)
  • Antitrust Law

Anna Lapshina

  • Intellectual Property (Protection of Rights and Litigation)
  • Intellectual Property (Consulting)
  • Retail, FMCG, Foodservice

Daria Atamanova – Employment and Migration Law

Other news

BIRCH successfully represented the interests of HeadHunter in a court dispute
23 May 2024

The BIRCH LEGAL represented the interests of HeadHunter in a court dispute and won.

BIRCH advised Kemira on a transaction involving the sale of its Russian business to management
17 October 2024

BIRCH’s team provided comprehensive legal support for the transaction on the sale of Kemira’s subsidiary, a Finnish industrial chemical company.

BIRCH provided legal support on Avito’s strategic acquisition of the advertising platform Group
24 December 2024

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the transaction for our client: Avito’s acquisition of a group running the AdRiver and Soloway advertising platforms which play an integral role in the online advertising market in Russia.

Comprehensive legal support for a transaction on the sale of Mantsinen Group’s subsidiary
1 March 2024

The BIRCH LEGAL team provided comprehensive legal support for a transaction on the sale of the Mantsinen Group’s subsidiary to Russian management.

BIRCH acted as counsel to the shareholders of Zapadnaya Gold Mining on the sale of the group
14 May 2025

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the transaction whereby our client has sold Zapadnaya Gold Mining Group of Companies to a private investor.