Leading Guides to Legal Profession
Businessconsult law firm has consistently won recognition and praise in international professional rankings and guides.
Businessconsult law firm and its partners enjoyed top rankings for Belarus jurisdiction by CHAMBERS GLOBAL: THE WORLD’S LEADING LAWYERS; THE LEGAL 500 EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA; International Financial Law Review’s Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law firms (ILFR), PLC Which Lawyer?, The International Who's Who Legal, etc.
Prestigious international rankings, assessing law firms within different jurisdictions, search finest legal practices operating in more than 100 markets worldwide. Their findings with respect to the specific jurisdiction are published in international guides to the legal profession.
Among the general rules of the research method applied by rankings the following criteria deserve mentioning:
• researches are conducted by independent highly qualified specialists;
• law firms are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be included on the lists;
• research and analysis identify not only the leading law firms, but also the leading legal practitioners;
• law firms are not permitted to pay to be ranked. There may be only paid advertising, providing contact details for the ranked firm;
• the qualities on which rankings are assessed include: areas of expertise and reputation in the market, including the opinions of competitors of the featured firms;
• the rankings reflect the opinions of clients;
• all information received about law firms and lawyers is treated purely for research purposes and is entirely confidential.
CHAMBERS GLOBAL and CHAMBERS EUROPE
The CHAMBERS GLOBAL: the World’s Leading Lawyers publishes information about leading law firms operating in more than 176 countries, based on extensive independent research conducted according to the special criteria in order to identify top law firms and practitioners for each country.
The methodology for the research has been approved by the specialized agency British Market Research Bureau (BMRB Ltd) in 1936. BMRB Ltd is focused on the development of market assessment standards for varied markets. The criteria of the assessment methodology are permanently being improved.
There are also regional guides that contain the information, which is based on in-depth coverage of the law firms' practice within the market of the particular region. The CHAMBERS EUROPE: Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business offers in-depth analysis of the legal market within Europe.
Year after year, the CHAMBERS GLOBAL and CHAMBERS EUROPE have identified and ranked Businessconsult law firm and its team among the leading law firms and lawyers in Belarus. The firm receives ample praise for its dispute resolution practice. According to the 2011 and 2012 editions Igor Verkhovodko, the managing partner, partners Timour Sysouev and Dmitry Bokhan have been top-ranked among the leading legal practitioners for Belarus jurisdiction.
LEGAL 500 EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
The Legal 500 EMEA publishes the results of the profound analysis on identifying the leading law firms in more than 190 jurisdictions worldwide, to help corporate counsels, CEOs and legal practitioners, among others, to simplify the process of choosing finest law firms in particular jurisdiction.
Businessconsult law firm receives recognition and referrals of the Legal 500 EMEA on a regular basis and according to the results of 2012 edition the firm is top-ranked once more. According to the Legal 500 EMEA 2012 edition Igor Verkhovodko, the managing partner, partners Timour Sysouev and Dmitry Bokhan are considered among the leading lawyers for Belarus jurisdiction.
International Financial Law Review’s Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law firms (ILFR 1000)
The International Financial Law Review’s Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law firms (ILFR 1000) is among the leading international guides to the legal profession. In addition to research questionnaires, the guide’s findings reflect the opinions of clients and competitors of the featured firms, gathered during an extensive interview process. The IFLR 1000 provides rankings and analysis of the best financial law firms operating in 7 world regions and more than 100 markets worldwide.
The IFLR1000 print edition is distributed among different companies, including financial institutions and corporates. The guide is different from other legal directories, since it provides information about the best financial law firms and specializes only in corporate finance and transactional law.
The clients of the firms, featured by the ILFR 1000, carry out their businesses within the international market. Lawyers are advising and assisting on transactions that are of an international nature. The firms' team should also be experienced in representing the clients' interests in cases resolved under the principles of international law.
Businessconsult law firm once again is recommended by the International Financial Law Review’s Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law firms in its 2011 edition among the leading Belarusian law firms in the following practice areas: Banking, Capital Markets, Commercial Arbitration and Litigation, Corporate, Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trade and Customs, Investments, Employment. According to the International Financial Law Review’s Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law firms Igor Verkhovodko, the managing partner, partners Timour Sysouev and Dmitry Bokhan are recommended among the leading Belarusian legal practitioners. In addition, Alexander Bondar, senior associate of Businessconsult, was awarded a special mention for his successful transactions support legal practice.
PLC Which Lawer?
PLC Which Lawyer? is a prestigious international guide to lawyers and law firms in more than 110 countries.
The guide is focused on providing the independent research by assessing law firms and lawyers that advise businesses in order to identify the leading law firms and practitioners in core commercial practice areas.
PLC Which lawyer? has been tracking the most important trends in the legal profession since 1995.
The final findings are made for different practice areas, including dispute resolution, international property, mergers and acquisitions, among others.
PLC Which Lawyer? 2011 edition strongly recommends Businessconsult and its team for the following practice areas: Dispute Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Banking, Finance, Labor Law, Intellectual Property, Construction, Insurance, Investment Funds, Telecoms and Media.
Who is Who Legal
The Who's Who Legal is a legal client-oriented publication that serves as a reference source for clients, seeking the optimal law firm and lawyer in a particular practice area of the exact jurisdiction.
As many other prestigious international professional rankings, the Who's Who Legal publishes only those law firms and legal practitioners, which are top ranked in particular practice areas for their jurisdiction.
According to the Who's Who Legal, Businessconsult team professionals are listed for the following practice areas:
• Arbitration - both Igor Verkhovodko, the managing partner, and Timour Sysouev, partner.
• Capital Markets - Igor Verkhovodko, the managing partner.
• Mergers and Acquisitions - Dmitry Bokhan, partner.
• Commercial Litigation - partners Dmitry Bokhan and Timour Sysouev.
• Corporate Tax - both Igor Verkhovodko, the managing partner, and Timour Sysouev, partner.
• Insurance and Reinsurance - Timour Sysouev, partner, and Alexander Bondar, senior associate.
• Management Labor and Employment - Alexander Bondar, senior associate.
• Trade and Customs - Eugeny Malinovsky.
International Law Office
The International Law Office (ILO) is an online-resource launched in 1998. Its directory contains about 15 000 leading law firms and 1 200 partners operating in more than 100 countries.
The ILO also provides updates on global legal developments, which are used by the world's law firms and their clients to gather information with respect to different practice areas.
The ILO recognizes and rewards law firms and their partners based on expert analysis of their professional achievements.
Businessconsult law firm receives recognition and referrals of the International Law Office as the leading law firm.
Best Lawyers
For three decades the Best Lawyers have been publishing leading law firms with respect to different practice areas in more than 50 countries worldwide.
In average, approximately 20 million readers from all around the world see Best Lawyers lists every year.
The Best Lawyers’ rankings reflect opinions of clients and legal professionals, which are engaged in the same segments of the legal market. This method serves as the ground for unbiased complex assessment of legal practitioners and helps the publication to select and honor on the best of the best basis.
The Best Lawyers’ lists also appear in prestigious publications, including the Corporate Counsel, the American Lawyer, the Washington Post, the LA Times, the NY Magazine, the Business Day (South Africa) and the Expansion (Spain), among others.
Igor Verkhovodko, the managing partner of Businessconsult, and partners Timour Sysouev and Dmitry Bokhan received recognition and referrals of the Best Lawyers.