On May 25, 2013, the International Bar Association (IBA) adopted the Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration. Ilya Nikiforov, Managing Partner of the St. Petersburg Law Office of EPAM, was part of the team in charge of drafting the Russian version of the guidelines, which was released in October 2013.
On July 6, 2013, Ilya Nikiforov, Managing Partner of the St. Petersburg Law Office of EPAM, was accepted to a global panel of energy industry arbitrators – the Energy Arbitrators List (EAL).
The Firm’s Maritime Shipping/Transport Law team defended the Client’s interests in a dispute with insurance company MAKC regarding the payment of insurance compensation in the amount of RUR 23.5 million in connection with the loss of a ship. On 15 May 2012, the Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation determined that the compensation should be recovered in full, along with interest for the inappropriate use of others’ funds in the amount of RUR 1.9 million.
On 8 February 2013 Ilya Nikiforov, Managing Partner of St. Petersburg Law Office of EPAM, was appointed as a Councillor of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) European Users’ Council for a three-year period.
Established in 1991, SIAC is one of the world's leading institutions on international arbitration. Many multinational businesses choose to arbitrate in SIAC.