On September 22, 2019, following the Qingdao Arbitration Commission (QDAC) meeting, Evgeny Raschevsky, Partner and Head of International Arbitration Practice at EPAM, was appointed as vice president of the International Arbitral Tribunal of the Qingdao Arbitration Commission in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) demonstration area.

Evgeny Raschevsky, a leading expert in international arbitration, will hold this position for 3 years.

“I am thankful for this confidence vested in me. The need for independent forums for fast and fair resolution of international commercial disputes would only grow as the Belt and Road Initiative is getting steam. I’m sure that those 3 upcoming years will be filled with rigorous efforts”, Evgeny Raschevsky commented on his appointment.

The Qingdao Arbitration Commission has been a permanent arbitration center since 1996. Over 739 skilled professionals and scholars in economics and law, including over 72 foreign experts from 18 different countries and regions, are currently working as arbitrators at the QDAC.