Strategic investments are always accompanied by reliable and qualified means of legal remedies, especially if such investments are transnational. Such means undoubtedly encompass an investor’s right to have its case heard via international arbitration. The advantages of arbitration versus national courts are well known to large business. Global economic processes, changes in market conditions and current economic trends determine the approach of arbitrators and the development of certain trends in arbitration practice of resolving transnational investment disputes.

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

• Overview of the System of Investment Law
• Latest Trends in International Investment Arbitration
• Risks Assessment: How to be One Step Ahead in Protecting Your Business Interests
• Peculiarities of Investment Arbitration in Eastern Europe: Ukrainian Experience

MODERATOR

• Dmitry DYAKIN, Partner, Co-Head of Litigation Practice (Moscow)

SPEAKER

• Markiyan KLIUCHKOVSKYI, Partner (Kyiv)

GUEST SPEAKER

• Steven FINIZIO, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (UK)

AGENDA

10:00–10:30      Registration, welcome coffee

10:30–11:45      Discussion, Q&A session

11:45–12:00      Coffee-break

12:00 – 13:00    Discussion, Q&A session

13:00–13:10      Closing statement, cocktails