EVENTS
19 May 2017 , Saint Petersburg

CEE & CIS Dispute Resolution Meeting

EPAM (EPAM) and Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati (CHSH) are excited to invite you to take part in CEE & CIS Dispute Resolution Meeting on the occasion of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2017, one of the largest professional gatherings in CEE.

The agenda includes 3 sessions and a champaign reception.

 Topics for Discussion

  • Emergency Arbitrator Award as a mechanism for extraordinary recourse against the actions of the state against an investor. case study: JKX Oil & Gas vs. Ukraine
  • The state’s regulatory measures and restriction of the Fair and Equitable Treatment regime: taxation and capital repatriation restrictions
  • “Exemplary corruption” – difficulties in protection of foreign investment in the context of allegations of corruption
  • DOs and DON’Ts of recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments in the CIS/CEE countries
  • Using courts in beautiful islands to settle the disputes in the CIS/CEE
  • Can you hide [behind] offshore: new levels of involvement of regulators from offshore jurisdictions in anti-corruption and compliance investigations originating in the US/UK

Moderators & Speakers

  • Irene WELSER, CHSH, Lex Mundi Regional Vice Chair Dispute Resolution;
  • Miguel DE ALMADA, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados;
  • Markiyan KLIUCHKOVSKYI, EPAM;
  • Ramunas AUDZEVICIUS, Motieka & Audzevicius;
  • David S. LORELLO, Covington & Burling LLP;
  • Edward H. DAVIS, Sequor Law;
  • Brian LACY, Ogier;
  • Dmitry DYAKIN, EPAM.

Agenda 

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Registration and Networking Brunch

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Session 1. International Investment Arbitration

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Coffee Break

3:15 PM – 4:45 PM

Session 2. Cross-border litigation

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Cocktail reception

Date

19 May 2017, Friday, 1:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Location

EPAM, 24 Nevsky Pr., St. Petersburg

Languages

The working sessions will be conducted in English, translation will not be provided.

Registration

Please note that this is an invitation only event.

Key contact – Elena Uspenskaya, pr_spb@epam.ru, +7 812 322 96 81.