On 26-27 May Moscow hosted the International Commercial Arbitration Conference organized by the London Court of International Arbitration. Ilya Nikiforov, Managing Partner at EPAM St. Petersburg Law Offices, chaired the Investment Arbitration section.

In the course of this conference leading world experts in international arbitration proceedings discussed the key aspects of international commercial dispute resolution and ways to create and maintain a “friendly” environment for out-of-court proceedings required to boost trust in Russia on the part of international business. The interactive conference allowed all of its participants to make their own contributions to the deliberations organized in the form of moderated discussions.

Leading practitioners and theorists in international dispute resolution, arbitrators from both Russian and international arbitration institutes, and lawyers from Russian firms dealing with foreign clients joined the conference.

Ilya Nikiforov chaired the Investment Arbitration section providing an overview of contemporary trends in international investment disputes and an analysis of rights and obligations of parties to proceedings.