Kommersant Publishing House Names the Leading International Arbitration Teams

Kommersant notes that the key objective of the study was to identify and assess how the practice of international arbitration involving Russian parties has transformed between 2023 and 2025. 

Asari Legal’s Dispute Resolution team includes more than 30 professionals specializing in international commercial and investment arbitration, handling landmark matters with a combined value in the tens of billions of US dollars.

Ilya Rybalkin, partner,
Co-Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice

“We are grateful to Kommersant and personally to Yulia Karapetyan for the high assessment of our arbitration practice and for including Asari Legal among the leading Russian firms (Band 1). We would particularly like to acknowledge the independent, thoughtful, and responsible approach taken in preparing this ranking, as well as the transparent, uncompromising, multifactor and methodologically rigorous analysis of the legal market and its specific segment. This is a meaningful contribution by Kommersant to the development of legal culture and professional ethics within the legal community.”

Dmitry Kaysin, partner,
Co-Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice

“The launch of Kommersant’s first international arbitration ranking demonstrates not only the business community’s interest in this alternative form of dispute resolution, but also the commitment of a respected media outlet to developing an alternative ranking of Russian law firms. We strongly welcome this initiative and believe that an annual Kommersant ranking will serve as a valuable and objective reference point for the business community and will contribute to fostering a mature and competitive environment in the international arbitration market in Russia.”

Link to Kommersant’s special report on international arbitration.