09 May 2008, Barcelona-Moscow - EPAM, Russia's leading law firm, became the first Russian law firm to win the Chambers Europe Russian National Law Firm of the Year award.
The Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence, the premier European event of the legal profession, took place in Barcelona yesterday.
The Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of the leading law firms operating in Europe and reflects not only the firms' achievements in key practice areas but also their outstanding work and success over the past 12 months, an impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service.
The Russian National Law Firm of the Year category recognises Russian independent national law firms that lead the way in the development of the professional legal sector in Russia and compete successfully alongside international law firms.
Commenting on the awards, Dimitry Afanasiev, the member of the Partners' Committee of EPA&P, said: "I am absolutely delighted that EPA&P has been named Russian National Law Firm of the Year. It is a great honour and privilege for us to win such an award and to be the first Russian firm to be recognised amongst the international legal elite. It is a tremendous accolade which distinguishes our leading role on the most high profile and complex deals in Russia and reflects our success in establishing a market-leading reputation in the region. It's very encouraging to know that the tremendous skills and efforts of our people are held in such high regard by our clients and colleagues in the legal profession."
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EPAM is a leading national law firm in Russia with offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg and an associated office in London EPAM LLP. Founded in 1993, the firm combines extensive emerging markets experience with international professional standards. It regularly represents international companies doing business in Russia and Russian companies going international. EPAM regularly acts for the Russian Federation in transactional and litigation matters. The firm also frequently serves as Russian counsel to leading international law firms.
Chambers and Partners, based in London, began as general book publishers in 1969. Since 1990, they have published the Chambers Guide to the UK legal profession. Chambers’ staff of full-time researchers now prepare renowned directories, which assess and rank the world’s leading lawyers according to their reputations amongst their clients. Chambers Europe was first introduced in 2007. For more information about Chambers and Partners, visit www.chambersandpartners.com.