Russia and Foreign Business in 2024: EPAM Law to Host the III Annual Business Discussion
EPAM Law invites you to take part in the III Annual Business Discussion: «Russia and Foreign Business in 2024», dedicated to the most pressing legal issues affecting business operations in the evolving international landscape.
Event Details
Date: 29 May 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 11:00–16:00 (Welcome coffee from 10:30 to 11:00)
Venue: Hotel Baltschug Kempinski, 1 Balchug Street, 8th Floor, Library Conference Room, Moscow
The event will be held in a hybrid format, allowing both in-person and online participation.
We welcome business owners, senior executives, heads of legal departments, commercial and financial directors of large companies to join the discussion.
About the Event
Business practices have undergone significant change. International arbitration is playing an increasingly critical role in resolving disputes between Russian and foreign companies, while the conditions for handling such cases—and the strategies for protecting interests—are evolving. New trends are also emerging in the bankruptcy of foreign legal entities.
Additionally, the spin-off of local offices of Western companies into independent firms, the transfer of assets to Russian top management or external buyers, and related structural changes require a rethinking of traditional corporate governance approaches.
In 2022, representatives of large and medium-sized businesses met at the discussion «The Fate of Foreign Business in Russia: How to Act in the New Reality?» to review the first outcomes of major changes in the legal and economic environment. In 2023, the focus shifted to new operating models for domestic and international companies at the seminar «Foreign Business in Russia: Transformation Pathways.»
This year, EPAM Law’s experts and business representatives will address the most pressing questions of dispute resolution, bankruptcy, corporate governance, tax, and antitrust law.
Programme
Part I – Session: «A Good Player Always Wins: New Tactics for Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy»
Time: 11:00–13:00
- Bankruptcy and beyond: new practice of bankrupting foreign companies in Russia
- Disputes with foreign companies: new instruments for resolution
- Enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards in Russia
- Contract adjustment in the face of sanctions: best practices
- Case Study: Key court cases from 2023–2024
Part II – Session: «The Business Cycle: New Owners, Market Changes, and Development Strategies»
Time: 13:30–15:00
- Leaving without leaving: how the Russian market has changed in recent years
- M&A deals under new conditions: structuring and execution
- Government Commission clearance of transactions: requirements and recommendations
- Tax aspects of corporate restructuring: redomiciliation to Special Administrative Regions (SARs) and expansion to the UAE
Part III – Networking Session and Buffet (for in-person participants)
Time: 15:00–16:00
Moderators
- Evgeny Gurchenko, Counsel, EPAM Law (Session I)
- Elena Agaeva, Partner, EPAM Law (Session II)
Speakers
- Sergey Kalinin, PhD in Law, LL.M., Partner, Head of Tax Practice, EPAM Law
- Elena Agaeva, Partner, Head of M&A and Corporate Law Practice, EPAM Law (St. Petersburg)
- Evgeny Gurchenko, Counsel, Head of Litigation and Arbitration Practice, EPAM Law (St. Petersburg)
- Olga Denchenkova, Senior Associate, Antitrust Practice, EPAM Law
- Alexander Svyashenko, Senior Associate, Litigation and Arbitration Practice, EPAM Law
- Maya Chokoraya, Senior Associate, Litigation and Arbitration Practice, EPAM Law
- Yulia Sevostyanova, Associate, Litigation and Arbitration Practice, EPAM Law
- Robert Agee, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (AmCham Russia)
