Westside Law Firm in the ranking of the Legal 500 EMEA 2017
12.04.2017
The Legal 500 has published its annual rankings of Europe, Middle East & Africa.
Westside Law Firm has been repeatedly listed among those recommended by the trusted international guide in the practice area: «Commercial, corporate and M&A».
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Westside Law Firm is ranked in annual research Leaders of the Legal Services Market 2026 by Kommersant in categories:
Best Legal Practices (Federal ranking):
- Cross-border trade (foreign exchange regulations) Band 2
- Corporate law (mergers and acquisitions of Russian assets of MID-MARKET) Band 3
- Compliance Band 2;
- Labor and migration law (advising on labor and migration law) Band 3
Sergey Vodolagin, Managing Partner of Westside Law Firm, was included in the Individual Rating of Lawyers in Cross-border trade (foreign exchange regulations) (Band 1), Compliance (Band 2) and Cross-border trade (customs law) (Band 1).
Natalya Vodolagina, partner at Westside Law Firm, was included in the Individual Rating of Lawyers in Cross-border trade (foreign exchange regulations) (Band 1), Compliance (Band 2) and Labor Law and migration law (Band 1).
Westside Law Firm is rated by Pravo.ru in 2025 in 7 categories, namely:
- Arbitration proceedings (mid-sized and small commercial disputes: high market) — Group IV
- Foreign trade/customs law and currency regulation (currency regulation) — Group III
- Compliance — Group III
- Corporate law/mergers and acquisitions (mid market) — Group III
- Retail, FMCG, public catering — Group III
- Labor and migration law — Group III
- Private capital management — Group III