At the recent ordinary meeting of Pepeliaev Group's partners, two newcomers were elected to the ranks of the partnership. Making the step up are Yulia Litovtseva, the Head of Bankruptcy and Anti-Crisis Protection of Business Practice, and Sergey Klimenko, the Head of Commercial Practice/Healthcare.

Yulia Litovtseva specialises in the anti-crisis protection of business and, for more than 15 years, she has been providing legal support to clients when risks associated with bankruptcy arise or are threatened. Yulia has substantial experience in providing support in court disputes associated with collecting bad debts, and in settling conflicts out of court. She is also a professional mediator. Yulia holds a PhD in Law. She has more than nine years of experience as a judge of the Kaluga Region State Commercial Court as well as more than nine years of experience as an attorney-at-law. In 2017 Yulia joined the panel of arbitrators of the Arbitration Court of the Association of European Businesses. She has authored numerous articles and expert commentaries, and is a permanent speaker at conferences dedicated to bankruptcy.

Thanks to the efforts of Ms. Litovtseva, the Bankruptcy and Anti-Crisis Protection of Business Practice, which was set up at Pepeliaev Group in February 2015, has achieved outstanding results, becoming a leader on the Russian market. IFLR1000 describes Yulia as a “very good lawyer, having huge experience in court, and her reaction in court debates is very quick. She manages immediately to find the arguments to support her point of view”.

Sergey Klimenko specialises in commercial law, as well as in the legal regulation of companies that produce and distribute medicines and medical devices and of private medical institutions. Before turning to private practice Sergey managed the legal departments of Russian holding companies. He then spent several years heading the legal team at a major Russian pharmaceutical company. This enabled Sergey to gain deep experience in the sector and to study the pharmaceutical industry from the inside. Sergey has authored many articles and regularly provides expert comments for business and professional publications.

During the three years in which Sergey has managed our Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Group, which is the largest on the Russian market, it has become a recognised leader. International and Russian ratings regularly recommend the group as a provider of legal services in the area of medicine and healthcare. Chambers Europe's assessment is that clients are struck by Sergey’s profound practical knowledge, and his “efficiency and commercial way of thinking”. 

“Pepeliaev Group’s team of partners continues to grow and develop," comments Sergey Pepeliaev, Pepeliaev Group's Managing Partner. "Yulia Litovtseva and Sergey Klimenko are consummate professionals, and they have both proved that any business area can be built up from scratch, relying only on their own knowledge, experience, leadership skills, colossal capacity for work, and dedication. I am sure that their career development as partners will provide a further stimulus for the development of both practice areas”.