ICDR Y&I Seminar on International Arbitration and Mediation – 20 September 2012

The program will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2012 from 5.00 PM to 7.45 PM (registration opens at 4.30 PM) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, 3^rd Floor, Iliyinka Street, 6, Moscow, Russia.

The first panel will focus on advocacy in international arbitration.  How do you persuade an international tribunal of your client’s case, in an effective and ethical way?  The highly qualified panelists will share their insights and experiences with respect to both written and oral advocacy – from the written phase of the proceedings, through counsel’s oral submissions and witness examination, to the closing statements.

The second panel will guide you through practical issues encountered in mediating international disputes.  The panelists will draw on their diverse mediation experiences to debunk international mediation myths and to explore the benefits, downsides and pitfalls of mediating international disputes.  The demand for international mediation is growing, and this panel’s insights will help you develop your knowledge and skills to meet this demand.

The Panelists who will address these issues include:

Andrey Astapov, AstapovLawyers International Law Group;

Dmitry Davydenko, Muranov Chernyakov & Partners law firm;

Marina Kaldina, Basic Element Company;

Bruce Macaulay, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP;

Ivan Marisin, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP;

Noradèle Radjai, Lalive;

Irena Vanenkova, International Mediation Institute;

Andrey Zelenin, Lidings.

The Panel moderators are:

Anna Kozmenko, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP; and

Kristoffer Löf, Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB.

Please join us for a lively debate on these and other topical issues.  The seminar will be followed by a reception and buffet dinner for the speakers and participants.  The program is attached.

Attendance at the seminar and the reception is free of charge thanks to the generous event sponsorship of AstapovLawyers International Law Group, Lidings, and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.

Informational support for this event is provided by Arbitrations.ru, CIS Arbitration Forum and the Russian and CIS Arbitration Network.

As seating is limited, please return the registration form as soon as possible.

Download the Program and the Registration Form.

This seminar is organized on the occasion of the ABA 4th Annual Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Business Disputes.  For the ABA Conference program and registration details, please use the following link: http://ambar.org/moscow2012.