The authoritative international ranking of law firms Best Lawyers 2015 has hailed Pepeliaev Group as Top Listed in Tax. This means that Pepeliaev is recognised as the top firm in Russian tax law. The award is handed to firms whose lawyers occupy the highest positions in the rankings within a certain region and practice area.

The reviewers of the Best Lawyers set great store by the professional achievements of Managing Partner Sergey Pepeliaev, Senior Partners Rustem Ahmetshin and Ivan Khamenushko, Partner Valentina Akimova, together with Head of Pepeliaev Group’s St. Petersburg office Sergey Spasennov, and Head of the Tax Practice in the St. Petersburg office Sergey Sosnovsky.

Furthermore, since 2009, Sergey Pepeliaev, Managing Partner of Pepeliaev Group, has been a mainstay of the Best Lawyers ratings, appearing in the following categories: Banking and Finance Law, Arbitration and Mediation, Corporate Law, Tax Law, Tax Litigation, and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Partner and Head of the Labour and Employment Law Practice Julia Borozdna has featured in the Employment Law category since 2010. Sergey Spasennov, Partner and Head of the St. Petersburg practice, has been on the Best Lawyers list since 2009 in the categories of Corporate Law, Tax Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.