Organizing Committee:
Co-Chairs:
Dr. Irina Paliashvili
President and Senior Counsel
RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group, P.A.
Mr. John Whittaker
Partner
Clyde & Co LLP
Mr. Dimitry Afanasiev
Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners
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8th CIS LOCAL COUNSEL FORUM PROGRAM
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
| Arrival |
All day |
Delegate Registration
as of 2 PM |
At the Ballroom of the Kiev Hyatt Regency Hotel |
3:00 PM
6:00 PM |
Internal meeting of the CIS Local Law Firms and the Organizing Committee (all Forum Delegates are welcome; Russian-English simultaneous translation will be available)
Opening remarks:
Forum Co-Chair: Dr. Irina Paliashvili, RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group
Management Hour (organization and management of a law practice): partnership forms and issues, marketing, attracting young talent, virtual office update, personnel training, billing structures, technology, attorney compensation, and development plans
CIS Forum's Initiatives in Action! New Initiative: Regulatory Risks for Business and Strategies in Dealing with Regulatory Bodies and Follow up: CIS Competition Support Partnership
Moderator:
Mr. Vassily Rudomino, Senior Partner, Alrud - Moscow
Ms. Elena Ovcharova, Head of Administrative Defense of Business Group, Pepeliaev Group - Moscow
Mr. Vladimir Sayenko, Partner, Sayenko Kharenko - Kiev
Presentation: "The Art of Networking - Creating Global Relationships - Cross Borders, Cross Cultures" - Mr. Itzik Amiel, Attorney-at-Law, Founder, CEO EyeRon Group B.V. - Amsterdam
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| 7:30 PM |
Welcome Cocktail for Delegates and Guests: celebrating 20th Anniversary of Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, Ballroom of the Kiev Hyatt Regency Hotel |
Thursday, 27 June 2013
| 8:30 AM |
Delegate Registration at the Ballroom of the Kiev Hyatt Regency Hotel Welcome morning coffee
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| 9:30 AM |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Forum Co-Chairs: Mr. Dimitry Afanasiev, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners;
Dr. Irina Paliashvili, RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group;
Mr. John Whittaker, Clyde & Co LLP;
Mr. Martin Solc, Secretary-General of the IBA, Partner, Kocian Solc Balastik - Prague
Panel: Showcase of the Host Country - Ukraine and its Regions
Moderator: Mr. Valentyn Zagariya, Managing Partner, Spenser & Kauffmann
Head of the Higher Qualification and Disciplinary Bar Commission - Kiev
Mr. Andriy Hrynchuk, Managing Partner, Hrynchuk Mazur & Partners - Lviv
Ms. Olena Kibenko, Managing Partner, Kibenko, Onika & Partners - Kharkiv
Dr. Sergii Koziakov, Managing Partner, Sergii Koziakov & Partners - Kiev
Mr. Andriy Selyutin, Head of South Ukrainian Branch, Arzinger - Odessa
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| 11:00 AM |
Coffee break |
| 11:30 AM |
Panel: Regional Update - Belarus, Moldova, Russia
Moderator: Mr. Konstantin Mikhel, Managing Partner, Vlasova Mikhel & Partners - Minsk
Mr. Sergey Pepeliaev, Managing Partner, Pepeliaev Group - Moscow
Mr. Octavian Cazac, Partner, Turcan Cazac - Chisinau
Panel: Regional Update - Central Asia and Caucasus Regions
Moderator: Ms. Olga Chentsova, Managing Partner, Aequitas Law Firm – Almaty
Mr. Nariman Ramazanov, Managing Partner, FINA LLP - Baku
Mr. Akbar Rasulov, Partner, the Representative of the Law Firm COUNCIL (Uzbekistan) in the United Kingdom - Glasgow
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| 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 2:00 PM |
Interactive Audience Panel (jointly with IBA and ABA International Leadership):
Resilient Dynamism: we have crossed the "point of no return", so let's get comfortable in the new environment!
Moderators:
Mr. Dimitry Afanasiev, Chairman, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners - Moscow
Dr. Hermann Knott, Senior Vice-Chair of IBA's Law Firm Management Committee, Partner, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH - Cologne
Mr. Barton Legum, Chair of ABA International Section, Partner, Dentons - Paris
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| 2:50 PM |
Introducing Forum's Social Responsibility Initiative:
the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in Kiev and the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra
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| 3:00 PM |
Coffee Break |
| 3:30 PM |
Live Interview with Corporate Counsel on New Age Partnership between Corporate and External Counsel
Anchor: Mr. Alexander Bolkvadze, Partner, BLC Law Office - Tbilisi
Guest: Ms. Natalya Pleshkova, Hewlett-Packard CIS Lead Regional Counsel - Kiev
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| 4:15 PM |
Panel: The Increasing Role of Legal Infrastructure Industry (Professional Media, Consulting, Legal Directories, HR, Marketing) for a Local Law Firm
Moderator: Mr. Nick Eastwell, Kinstellar, London Consultant – London
Ms. Olga Dedova, Editor-in-Chief, Yurydychna Gazeta - Kiev
Mr. Alexander Moskovkin, Deputy CEO, Lexpro - Moscow
Ms. Olga Usenko, Editor-in-Chief, The Ukrainian Journal of Business Law - Kiev
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| 5:00 PM |
Closing |
7:15 PM
7:30 PM |
Buses leave the Kiev Hyatt Regency Hotel |
| 7:30 PM |
Gala Dinner
http://panorama-rest.com
Showcasing local artists
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Friday, 28 June 2013
| 9:15 AM |
Ballroom of the Kiev Hyatt Regency Hotel Welcome morning coffee |
| 9:30 AM |
Panel: EU at our Doorstep - Harmonization with EU Legislation and Trends
("Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR)" and the Common European Sales Law - the most important project of the last ten years on the harmonization of European contract law and its meaning for the CIS countries)
Moderator: Dr. Paul Varul, Partner, VARUL – Tartu
Mr. Dmitry Matveyev, Partner, Aleinikov & Partners - Minsk
Dr. Christian Schmies, Partner, Hengeler Mueller - Frankfurt
News from Delegates:
Mr. Paul Marmor, Partner, Sherrards Solicitors; Alliott Group Legal Chairman - London
Panel: New and Old Energy
(Conventionals, Unconventionals, Renewables)
Moderator: Dr. Irina Paliashvili, Managing Partner,RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group - Kiev
Mr. Ilgar Mehti, Managing Partner, EKVITA - Baku
Ms. Gabrielle Sigel, Partner, Jenner & Block - Chicago
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| 11:00 AM |
Coffee break |
| 11:15 PM |
Panel: Commercial Dispute Resolution: Litigation is Back!
Moderator: Ms. Irina Nazarova, Managing Partner, ENGARDE Attorneys at Law - Kiev
Mr. Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi, Partner, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners - Kiev
Ms. Irina Sidorova, Managing Partner, Cabinet Irina Sidorova - Paris
Mr. Robin Wittering, Partner, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners - Moscow
Presentations of Sochi - the next 9th CIS Forum Venue
Mr. Yuri Pustovit, Managing Partner, Advocates Bureau Yug - Krasnodar
Closing Remarks
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| 12:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
Buses Leave Kiev Hyatt Regency Hotel for Zhuliany Kiev Airport to Transfer to Odessa via Charter Flight
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| 3:00 PM |
Charter Flight to Odessa from Zhuliany Kiev Airport
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| 5:00 PM |
Checking into Bristol Hotel in Odessa, free time
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7:15 PM
7:30 PM |
Buses leave Bristol Hotel
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| 7:30 PM |
Dinner for the Delegates at the seaside Columbus Restaurant
http://www.columbus-odessa.com.ua/
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Saturday, 29 June 2013
11:00 AM
Until
5:00 PM |
Buses leave Bristol Hotel
Grand Tour of the Shabo Center for Wine Culture, including Wine Tasting and Lunch:
http://shabo.ua/en/main
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| 7:00 PM |
The Closing Event at the Odessa Philharmonic Hall
Introduction: Forum Co-Chair: Dr. Irina Paliashvili, RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group
Keynote Speech: Mr. Pavlo Sheremeta, President of the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) - Kiev
Keynote Speech: Dr. Oleg de Lousanoff, Partner, Hengeler Mueller - Frankfurt-on-Main
Meetings with the Odessa Legal, Business and Cultural Community - Natalia Myroshnychenko, Partner, InterLegal
Musical Present from the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra, Chief Conductor Maestro Hobart Earle
Closing Dinner Party
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