THE LAW FIRM NETWORK
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017

hosted by Westside Law firm
Moscow, Russia
June 8 – 10, 2017
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Special Feature - on June 9, 2017:

Ведомости

Public session «International business contracts»

Business Program Partner:
Leading Russian Business
Newspaper VEDOMOSTI

Ведомости

In cooperation with:
Chair of International Private
and Civil Law, MGIMO University

МГИМО
Thursday, June 8
Time Activity Venue/remarks
11.00-12.00   12.00-13.00
Liaison Committee meeting Coffee-break
Steering Committee meeting
Petrovsky salon Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel
13.00-14.30
Lunch
Aurora Restaurant at Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel
14.30-17.30

Workgroups

1. Corporate and M&A – Alfonso Villalva 2. Franchising – Jeremy Carr 3. Restructuring/Insolvency – Louise Verrill 4. Business development – Remi Turcon 5. White collar crime – Tom Epps
Petrovsky salon, Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel
Friday, June 9
Time Activity Venue/remarks
10.00-11.15

Conference Session 1
Focus on Russia and Recent Law Developments

Speaker 1 Yegor Kravchenko,

Yegor Kravchenko

Senior Associate, Westside Law Firm.

Senior Associate, Westside Law Firm.
Recent changes in the Russian legal system.

Speaker 2 Dr. Elena Chirkova,

Elena Chirkova

Westside associate partner,
Associate Professor, Moscow Higher School of Economics, Moscow

Westside Law Firm Associate Partner,
Associate Professor, Moscow Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Russia vs. the resource curse. Does the country have adequate institutions to win the battle? 

Speaker 3 Nick Burrows

Nick Burrows

Partner, Blandy&Blandy LLP, UK

Partner, Blandy&Blandy LLP, UK
Legal Aspects of Brexit, British perspective

Panel Discussion

Speaker 4 Lynn Holowesco,

Lynn Holowesco

Holowesko Pyfrom Fletcher, Nassau, Bahamas.

Holowesko Pyfrom Fletcher,
Nassau, Bahamas.
On the Bahamas elections and corporate structures.

Petrovsky salon Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel
11.15-11.30
Tea/Coffee break
Lobby of Petrovsky salon
11.30-13.00

Conference Session 2
Russian and International Institutions for
Alternative Disputes Resolution

Speaker 1 Prof. Alexey Kostin,

Prof. Alexey Kostin

Chairman the International Commercial Arbitration Court
and Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Chairman the International Commercial Arbitration Court
and Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry
International ADR in Russia

Speaker 2 Dr. Andrey Loboda,

Dr. Andrey Loboda,

Arbitrator, Maritime Arbitration Commission at
the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Arbitrator, Maritime Arbitration Commission at
the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry
On Maritime Arbitration Commission

Panel Discussion Engelin Teh,

Engelin Teh,

Engelin Teh Practice, Singapore

Engelin Teh Practice, Singapore

Petrovsky salon, Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel
13.00-14.30
Lunch
Aurora Restaurant at Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel
14.00-14.30
Registration of the Russian attendees for the Session 3
Lobby of Petrovsky salon
14.30-16.30

Conference Session 3
International Business Contracts

Presentation of Cross-Border Contracts Guide prepared by the Law Firm Network.

Opening remarks by Mark Dorff, Brown Rudnick LLP, Boston, USA

Moderator - Kai Graf v. der Recke, Haver & Maelander, Stuttgart, Germany

Panelists

Nick Burrows,

Nick Burrows

Partner, Blandy&Blandy LLP, UK

Blandy & Blandy LLP,
London, United Kingdom

Petrovsky salon, Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel Audience – LFN members, Russian legal and business community
Saturday, June 10
Time Activity Venue/remarks
10.00-12.30

General assembly

Mark Dorff (Chair, LFN),
Tony Kirwan (Executive Director, LFN)
to address the General Assembly.

  • Presentations by Observer Firms: Spain
  • Executive Director’s Report
  • Announcement of Appointment of Alfonso Villalva as Chairman of LFN and of Kai Graf v. der Recke as Vice-Chairman
Presentations :
  • Bucharest EMEA Regional
    14-17 September 2017 -
    short presentation by Iulian Patrascanu
  • New Zealand Asia Pac. Regional - short
    presentation by Jeremy Carr
Reports of the Chairs of the Practice Groups: 1. Corporate and M&A – Alfonso Villalva 2. Franchising – Jeremy Carr 3. Restructuring/Insolvency – Louise Verrill 4. Business development – Remi Turcon 5. White collar crime – Tom Epps
Petrovsky salon Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel
12.30-13.30
Lunch
Petrovsky salon Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel