Development project rating powered by VEB.RF: the firm counts among the leaders

Ivanyan and Partners has taken part in a new rating of legal advisors which is focused on large-scale (₽10 bn+) infrastructure projects for boosting the country’s economic growth and raising living standards. The research was launched by the rating agencyExpert, with the support of VEB.RF, Russia’s state development corporation.

The firm took leading positions in five categories:

Group 1:

• M&A (mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures)
• Real Estate and Land Use
• Financial Law / Banking Law

• PPP Law
• Litigation and Arbitration

Expert is the oldest rating agency in Russia, having researched the financial market for over 25 years (accredited by the Bank of Russia). Using VEB.RF’s infrastructure projects expertise and the agency’s ranking know-how, a new approach was taken to evaluation criteria, while a fully transparent and understandable methodology was created. The survey will become an annual one and is designed to help clients implementing big infrastructure projects to navigate better the environment of Russian law firms advising on such projects.

For the rating methodology and its full results (in Russian), see here.