SPILF 2016: First ICDR Y&I Seminar in Saint Petersburg, Russia

On May 17, 2016 ICDR Young & International (ICDR Y&I) will hold its first ever Seminar "International Arbitration in Russia: Openneness and Opportunities" in St Petersburg. The event will take place within St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2016.

The event "International Arbitration in Russia: Openneness and Choices" will feature discussion on the problem of diversity in international arbitration and in particular in Russia. Is the practice of international arbitration in Russia is equally open to representatives of different genders, ages and nationalities? Do Russian parties have equal access to international arbitration? Is there sufficient and quality choice of arbitrators, arbitration institutions and venues to conduct international arbitrations? The participants of the discussion will address these and other questions and share their practical experience and considerations.

 Speakers:

• Tatiana GAVRILYUK, Head of Legal Department, 2GIS, LLC (Novosibirsk, Russia)
• Andrey ZELENIN, ICDR Y&I Advisory Board member, Partner, Lidings (Moscow, Russia)
• Anna KOZMENKO, ICDR Y&I Advisory Board member, Senior associate, Schellenberg Wittmer (Zurich, Switzerland)
• Igor PEREVOSHCHIKOV, Head of Contract Management Department, PJSC GAZPROM NEFT (St Petersburg, Russia)

Moderator:

Ilya NIKIFOROV, Managing Partner of EPAM (St Petersburg, Russia)

The Seminar will feature discussion on the problem of diversity in international arbitration, in particular in Russia and will take place at the offices of EPAM (24 Nevsky Pr.).

Registration will open at 17:30, with the program running from 18:00 – 19:30, followed by a networking reception.

Participation is free of charge. Due to the space limit registration is required. If you would like to attend please RSVP to Elena Uspenskaya at elena_uspenskaya@epam.ru. Please note that the seminar will be held in Russian, we won’t provide translation in English.

We appreciate information support of the Seminar provided by CIS Arbitration Forum, RAA-40 and RCAN.