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Who we are
KKP Consulting FZ-LLC is an independent legal boutique headquartered in the UAE focusing on Dispute Project Management and Legal Consultancy. Our expertise covers complex issues of litigation, commercial arbitration, expert reports for courts and arbitrations, and acting as arbitrators.
We support clients in all major arbitration centres (ICC, SCC, LCIA, VIAC, HKIAC, etc.), in ad hoc arbitrations (for example, under UNCITRAL rules), and in litigation proceedings in 60 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
Our clients include leading global financial institutions, energy and industrial holdings, large transport and construction companies, as well as TMT, FMCG, etc.
Our partners have over 30 years of experience advising clients.
We have a flexible pricing policy and payment options.
Our partners
Maxim Kulkov specialises in commercial, insolvency, shareholder, investment, and construction disputes, disputes related to international trade, and conflict of laws and jurisdictional disputes.
For over 30 years, he has represented clients in international arbitration centres such as the SCC, the ICC and the LCIA. He has extensive experience giving evidence in foreign courts and arbitral proceedings as a legal expert. He also has extensive experience in advising clients on their business strategy and its implementation subject to relevant restrictions.
He is a listed arbitrator at the DIAC, VIAC, SIAC, JCAA, HKIAC and EDAC.
Maxim is a speaker at leading international conferences in the field of arbitration and dispute resolution (C5, ABA, London International Disputes Week, English Law Day, SCC East-West Online Forum, etc.). Maxim’s articles are regularly published in Practical Law.
Maxim graduated from The University of Nottingham (UK). He speaks English fluently.
Clients note that Maxim is “a formidable trial lawyer who has very persuasive advocacy skills” and he is “well regarded and respected in the English High Court as an expert who gives independent, clear, reasoned, and coherent opinions” (The Legal 500 EMEA)
Oleg Kolotilov has over 20 years’ experience in multijurisdictional disputes and in international arbitration centres such as the VIAC and the ICC, including in parallel court and arbitration proceedings. Oleg specialises in contractual and corporate disputes, enforcement proceedings and interim relief.
Oleg studied at the University of Regensburg (Germany). He speaks English, German, and Italian.
Clients note that Oleg “is lauded for his ability to offer clearly understandable and strategic solutions to the most complex questions” (The Legal 500 EMEA)
Nikolai supports clients in commercial arbitration (SCC and ICC). He also specialises in insolvency and restructuring, and in handling cases for lenders, debtors and their beneficiaries, as well as in the resolution of contractual and corporate disputes, the application of interim measures, and recognition and enforcement of state court judgments and arbitral awards.
He speaks English fluently.
Clients note that “Pokryshkin is ‘sharp and creative’ and ‘always considers all the possible options’” (The GAR 100)
Our experience
Providing advisory and legal services for a client in a dispute in an ICC arbitration over the client’s claim against its counterparty, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines. The client won tenders for the production of green electricity and started the construction of wind farms. The wind turbines were to be produced, supplied and maintained by the opponent. However, the respondent terminated its contracts with the client unlawfully, which resulted in substantial losses for the client. Thanks to the efforts of the team, the parties settled the dispute on favourable terms for our client.
Preparing an expert report for the Autostore Technology AS v Ocado Group PLC & ors case (Top 20 Cases of the year according to The Lawyer). The client (Ocado) was sued by rival company Autostore in connection with an alleged patent infringement. The claim was aimed at blocking the import, manufacture, sale, and use of the client’s invention, which Autostore claims infringes its patents.
Our client’s defence strategy was built on the absence of patentability criteria (i.e., novelty) of the invention under dispute, which can be established if the claimant had previously – before the patent priority date – disclosed information about the invention to any third parties who are not bound by a duty of confidence. Following the hearing, the English court found the report and testimony of Maxim Kulkov convincing and, in 2023, ruled in favour of the client.
Representing a major European construction company in ICC arbitration proceedings. Our client was involved in the construction of an elite residential complex. After the commissioning of the building, the general contractor (an Italian company) refused to return the client the retention guarantee and set it off against a penalty for violation of the terms of work, which reduced the client’s claim to zero. The tribunal agreed with the arguments of Maxim Kulkov’s team and decreased the amount of the penalty by 60% and partly satisfied client’s claim for the retention guarantee.
Advising a major international bank in a dispute on the recovery of over US$230m from 54 defendants from the BVI, Latvia, Cyprus, Singapore and other countries in connection with actions aimed at withdrawing assets from a bank through offshore structures.
Advising English court appointed receivers regarding the disclosure of information by Panamanian, Belize, and BVI companies, and regarding securing evidence.