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International Law Forum in Saint Petersburg

The International Law Forum in Saint Petersburg, organized by the Ministry of Justice of Russia, by the Higher Court of Arbitration of Russia and the State Hermitage, will be held in Saint Petersburg for the third time on May 15 – 18 of 2013. The Forum will be held at the following venues: the new stage of the Mariinsky Theater, the Eastern wing of the General Staff, the Mikhailovsky Manege.

The plenary session will occur on May 15 of 2013 at the new stage of the Mariinsky Theater (Saint Petersburg, Teatralnaya Sq., 1) and will be called “Competition and cooperation of legal systems: the role of law in the safeguarding of development of society, the State and economy”.

The round tables in the framework of the business program will be held in the Eastern wing of the General Staff (Saint Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Sq., 6-8 A). The following subjects will be discussed:

  • Corporate practice / Compliance;
  • Public law / Rule of law;
  • Managing legal practice / Standards of the legal profession;
  • Court and arbitration practice;
  • Finances / Investments / Commerce / Competition;
  • Telecommunications / Innovations / Information / Intellectual property;
  • Sports Law;
  • Resources and energy;
  • Cultural heritage;
  • Notarial system.

Yury Pilipenko, Managing Partner of the Law Firm "YUST", First Deputy Chairman of the Federal Chamber of Advocates, will speak at the session “Uniting the Russian legal profession”. Academician Andrey Lisitsyn-Svetlanov, Senior Partner of the Firm, will also take part in the Forum.

The time of the round tables will be communicated separately.

A gala dinner at the Mikhailovsky Manege (Saint Petersburg, Manezhnaya Sq., 2) closes the program of the event.

For more details see the official website of the Forum.


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