Moscow Seminar “Damages in International Arbitration: Is It All About the Money?”

International Centre for Dispute Resolution Young & International (ICDR Y&I) invites to its annual Seminar in Moscow on Thursday, September 26, 2013.

The Seminar will be hosted by the Independent Arbitration Chamber. The program will take place at 33 Arbat Street, in the historic center of Moscow. Registration will open at 4:30 p.m., with the program running from 4:50 to 7:00 p.m., followed by a reception.

This year’s topic, “Damages in International Arbitration: Is It All About the Money?”, will be presented in a debate format and will explore the intricacies of calculating and proving damages in international arbitration. We welcome your views in this open exchange and your company at the reception.

The Welcome and Introduction will be given by Mark Appel, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (Europe, Middle East & Africa); Alexey Kostin, International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (Moscow); and Mikhail Savranskiy, The Independent Arbitration Chamber (Moscow).

The Debate Panelists include: Vasily Anurov, Moscow State Law Academy (Moscow); John Fellas, Hughes Hubbard &Reed LLP (New York); Maria Kostytska, Winston & Strawn LLP (Paris); Dmitry Labin, State Institute for International Relations of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (Moscow). The Moderator will be Laura Hardin, Charles River Associates (Houston).

Closing remarks will be given by Anna Kozmenko, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (New York); International Centre for Dispute Resolution Young & International Global Advisory Board.

Attendance at the seminar and the reception is free of charge thanks to the generous event sponsorship of Charles River Associates, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, and Winston & Strawn LLP. Informational support for this event is provided by Arbitrations.ru, CIA Arbitration Forum and the Russian and CIS Arbitration Network.

The Seminar will be held on the occasion of the ABA Section of International Law’s Fifth Annual Conference on the Resolution of CIS-Related Business Disputes, which will take place in Moscow on Friday, September 27, 2013, and in cooperation with the ABA Section of International Law (ABASIL), Moscow Arbitration Forum 40 (MAF40), International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry/Международный Коммерческий Арбитражный Суд при Торгово-Промышленной Палате Российской Федерации (ICAC/MKAS) and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation/Торгово-Промышленная Палата Российской Федерации (CCIRF/ТППРФ).

The program is attached. As seating is limited, please return the registration form as soon as possible. For the ABA Conference program and registration details, please use the following link.