On 30 September 2026, Kommersant Publishing House published its ranking of leading law firms and lawyers in the private wealth sector. EPAM Law was recognised as a leader in 10 practice areas, while seven of the firm's partners received individual Band 1 rankings in their respective fields.
EPAM Law secured leading positions in the following areas: asset ownership structuring and wealth protection; estate and succession planning; family law; private client taxation; transactions and investments; real estate and construction; dispute resolution; bankruptcy, subsidiary liability and crisis-related legal protection; criminal and administrative defence; and reputation, privacy and cybersecurity.
The following partners received individual Band 1 rankings:
- Denis Arkhipov, Managing Partner of the Moscow office and Head of the Private Clients Practice
- Ekaterina Verle, Partner and Head of the Real Estate and Construction Practice
- Sergey Kalinin, Partner and Head of the Tax Practice
- Andrey Bastrakov, Partner and Co-Head of the White-Collar Crime Practice
- Konstantin Tretyakov, Partner and Co-Head of the White-Collar Crime Practice
- Denis Golubev, Partner
- Mikhail Kazantsev, Partner
The ranking is compiled by Kommersant’s editorial team based on questionnaires submitted by law firms operating in the private wealth sector. It covers the key areas of legal practice relating to private wealth.
