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Business breakfast "Litigation in state courts and arbitration centers in the UAE. Key aspects of enforcing Russian court judgments and arbitral awards in the UAE"

UPPERCASE LEGAL invites you to a panel discussion as part of RIAC 2025 – the Russian International Arbitration Congress.
The event will feature a panel discussion involving in-house lawyers from the Russian companies from banking and oil and gas sectors and counsel of the main UAE arbitration centre. The discussion will be focused on the mutual recognition and enforcement of court judgments and arbitral awards and developments of the UAE arbitration system.
PROGRAM:

11:00 –11:30 Guest Registration, Welcome Coffee

11:30 –12:20 Speakers' Presentations
Alexander Kukuev, Managing partner, UPPERCASE LEGAL, session moderator
Opening remarks

Sergey Levichev, Partner, head of dispute resolution practice, UPPERCASE LEGAL
The principle of reciprocity in the recognition of court judgments. Overview of the recent case law

Elena Torbeeva, Projects director, VTB DC LLC
Potential approaches on recognition of Russian court judgments for creditors in the UAE jurisdiction

Mohamed Hafez, Special counsel, DIAC
Latest procedural developments of the DIAC proceedings. Key statistics of 2024

Arseniy Salamatov, Chief legal expert, International Legal Department, PJSC Lukoil; lecturer on international commercial arbitration, St. Petersburg State University, co-chair, Arbitration Association 40
Pro-arbitration approach of the UAE jurisdiction: the role of state and the DIFC courts

13:30 – 14:00 Q&A Session & Informal Networking

Location: Four Seasons Hotel Moscow; Moscow, 2 Okhotny Ryad Street
Date: May 16
Time: 11:00
Participation is free. Registration is required: https://riac.centerarbitr.ru/ru/events/75
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