The efforts of YUST and its people have been consistently recognized and we have received such honorary state and professional awards as the Order of Honour of the Russian Federation, the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation and the Order “For Fidelity to the Advocate’s Duty”, in addition to awards linked with the protection of the rights and freedom of the individual, the Plevako Gold Medal, and the Themis – the very highest legal award.

Since 2005, the Legal 500 for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, published by Legalease Ltd., has annually included YUST in its recommended list of law firms in Russia and the CIS.

Between 2006 and 2008, YUST was listed as one of the leading Russian law firms by the European Legal 500 - US Special Edition.

In 2007-2009, a number of YUST’s partners and lawyers were recognized as the leading experts in their respective areas of law by the directory, European Legal Experts, an authoritative international reference work published by Legalease Ltd.

In 2007, YUST won the Company of the year 2007 National Business Award, following nomination in the “commercial reputation” section.

In 2008, YUST and its managing partner Yury Pilipenko were awarded the legal community’s highest award – the Themis. In his speech during the ceremony, Valery Rudnev, the President of the Moscow Lawyers’ Club and Chairman of the Themis Award Organizing Committee, referred to YUST as “one of the most professional and successful law firms in the profession”.

Law firm "YUST" has been entered in "Chambers Europe" Guide in 2009 www.chambersandpartners.com
Chambers – an authoritative international reference work has published annually the leading directories of the legal profession. Entrance in the rating is a result of an objective independent overview and is predicated upon information received by analysts of Chambers in the process of research in the form of explicated interviews with clients and other market players. In the performance of the research criterions are reputation and competence of professionals relating legal aspects of business worldwide.

In 2009, a reputable international publication Best Lawyers included advocates at the Law Firm “YUST” in the Best Lawyers list of advocates for Russia.

The Law Firm "YUST" has won the Company of the Year 2009 award For Commitment to Traditions and Proficiency in the Legal Profession (for outstanding achievements in the current year as published by the Kompaniya weekly).