Kovalev, Tugushi & Partners law firm is one of the strongest and most experienced litigation teams in Russia, known and recognized for achieving the highest results in resolving large-scale commercial disputes and supporting complex bankruptcies. Over two decades, we successfully defend a broad range of Russian and foreign corporations throughout the Russian Federation, as well as in the CIS, Europe and Asia. Many court cases became precedent setting cases and qualitatively changed our clients' way of doing business.

Our legal team has an impeccable expertise and confidently handles cases in arbitration courts at all levels, including the Russian Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court. The lawyers have notable experience of representing clients in foreign arbitration institutions: SCC, ICC, CAM, CAS, CIETAC, LCIA, HKIAC, DIAC, as well as in national arbitration institutions: the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and the Russian Arbitration Council. The team has significant experience in ad hoc arbitration under UNCITRAL rules, and is also extensively qualified in civil and criminal cases before the courts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Cyprus, BVI. Our team is also highly proficient in corporate, sanctions, labor and tax law. Since 2001 we are successfully practicing in a number of the following sectors: finance and banking, IT and fintech, insurance, real estate and construction, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, transportation and logistics, agribusiness and agriculture, fuel and energy, sports, private equity.

The Firm is acknowledged by the majority of national and international ratings, surveys and rankings: Pravo-300, Kommersant, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, RAA, Forbes, Legal 500, IFLR1000, WWL, Client Choice, Best Lawyers, etc. 4 years consecutively, the Firm has been ranked among the first groups in the federal surveys of Pravo.ru both in the area of bankruptcy and litigation. In 2022, our team took the absolute 1st place in terms of the total amount of claims in arbitration disputes. In November 2023, the Firm was included in the Forbes Rating: Best Russian Law Firms - 2023, and traditionally, in 2024, we received dozens of nominations in the Kommersant Publishing House rating.