Ilya Nikiforov to moderate at the conference “International Arbitration. State and Arbitration Courts: Partners or Rivals?”
On December 15, the “International Arbitration. State and Arbitration Courts: Partners or Rivals?” conference organised by the Russian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce – the World Business Organization (ICC Russia) will take place in Moscow. The“Commercial Arbitration. Simultaneous Proceedings in State and Arbitration Courts” session will be moderated by Ilya Nikiforov, the managing partner of EPA&P’s St Petersburg office.
The participants are invited to consider issues surrounding the relationship between the state and arbitration courts in resolving both commercial and investment disputes.
The conference will be a concluding part of the 2009 ICC Russia Anti-Crisis Programme – a series of events which look at issues faced by practicing lawyers in the current economic climate.
The conference will be attended by A.A. Ivanov, Chairman of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, and John Beechey, the new Chairman of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.
Conference Programme