According to the ratings 2011 provided by the most competent international edition Chambers Global, Vlasova Mikhel & Partners is acknowledged as a first band Belarusian law firm in the sphere of general business law
Chambers Global remarks:
«Historically, this firm stands out for international transactional work in Belarus, and today’s «highly skilled and diligent» 20-strong outfit continues to win praise from its cross-border clients.
The firm is the Belarusian entry for the CIS Leading Counsel Network, alongside top names like Russia's Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners. This has consolidated the team’s cross-border capacity in the region. Major deals in this domain include acting for the Russian oil giant Gazprom-Neft in restructuring its network of filling stations in Belarus.
The firm has also recently attracted interest from beyond the CIS, such as advising Middle Eastern investors on commercial real estate development projects in and around Minsk.
Although she has now stepped down from transactional work to develop the mediation practice
- Liliya Vlasova remains an invaluable adviser to the commercial side of the team.
- Managing partner Konstantin Mikhel is a key player in transactional work, and commentators praise him as «a top-class lawyer».
Other highly regarded lawyers in the group are:
- Svetlana Dashuk, acting in corporate and international investment,
- Ekaterina Zabello, who covers real estate and construction disputes, among other areas.
- Tatiana Emelianova «is a strong corporate and finance all-rounder and enters the rankings on the back of her risk analysis skills and sound advice».
