The Lawyer (London, UK) has included Dimitry Afanasiev, the member of the Partners' Committee of EPAM Law, in the list of the 40 brightest stars of the international legal market who have been making the biggest waves outside the UK. According to The Lawyer, as the profession's globalists, these lawyers will help shape 2007.

Latest issue of The Lawyer, the UK authoritative legal magazine, brings with it The Hot 100, praising the brightest stars in the UK legal market. To accompany The Hot 100, The Lawyer reveals the 40 lawyers who have been making the biggest waves outside the UK.

The Lawyer applauds 40 of the brightest stars of the international market, from those commanding the M&A frenzy in the US through to those dominating China's IPO market and those lobbying to liberalise the Indian market.

Dimitry Afanasiev of EPAM Law has been included in this list.

“Dimitry Afanasiev
EPAM, Russia
As the member of the Partners' Committee of Russia's largest domestic firm, Dimitry Afanasiev aimed high during 2006. In the spring EPAM became the first Russian firm to open an office in London. It then scooped the mandate to advise Rusal on its $30bn (£15.29bn) merger with Glencore, creating the world's largest aluminium producer”, The Lawyer reads. 

According to The Lawyer, as the profession's globalists, these lawyers will help shape 2007.

To read International Stars: World-shakers