Sochi Legal Speakers and Participants

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Sochi Legal was attended by over 200 delegates from 26 countries, as well as 82 speakers took part in 10 sessions, among them:

  • Dimitry Afanasiev, the member of the Partners' Committee, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (Russia)
  • Boris Titov, Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights (Russia)
  • Andrey Nazarov, Сo-Сhairman of Delovaya Rossiya, Сo-Сhairman of the Business Against Сorruption public centre (Russia)
  • Yuri Pustovit, Managing Partner, Advocates Bureau Yug (Russia)
  • Igor Makarov, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Legal Affairs, Basic Element (Russia)
  • Zauresh Baymoldina, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • Andrey Tsyganov, Deputy Head of the FAS Russia
  • Konstantin Kolpakov, Vice-President, Board Member, URALSIB Bank (Russia)
  • Natalya Thotahewage, Head of Legal and Compliance, Alcon Russia, Novartis Group
  • Andrey Tenishev, Head of the Anti-Cartel Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia)
  • Sergei Voitishkin, Managing Partner, Baker & McKenzie - CIS, Limited (Russia)
  • Tomohiro Tsuchiya, Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (Japan)
  • Olga Chentsova, Managing Partner, AEQUITAS Law Firm (Kazakhstan)
  • Margarita Gaskarova, Chief Editor, Legal Insight Magazine (Russia)
  • Ruslan Ibragimov, Vice-President on Corporate and Legal Affairs, MTS (Russia)
  • James Popperwell, Senior Counsel, Macfarlanes (UK)
  • Dr. Christian Schmies, Partner, Hengeler Mueller (Germany)
  • Philippe Shin, Senior Foreign Attorney, Shin & Kim (Korea)
  • Nikolai Gordeev, President, Chairman of the Management Board, UFC Bank (Russia)
  • Alexander Walsh, Partner, Enyo Law (UK)
  • Xavier Isaac, Head of Trust and Fiduciary, Salamanca Group (Switzerland)
  • James Menz, J.D., Counsel, Schellenberg Wittmer (Switzerland)
  • Evgeny Kovalev, Managing Partner, Kovalev, Ryazantsev & Partners (Russia, Chelyabinsk)
  • Robin Wittering, Partner, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (Russia)
  • Natacha Onawelho-Loren, Head of Legal, Trust and Fiduciary, Salamanca Group (Switzerland)
  • Vitaly Vinogradov, Venture Partner for Russia and the CIS, Rubicon Venture Capital (Russia)
  • Rupert D’Cruz, Barrister, Littleton Chambers (UK)
  • Andrei Zimin, Deputy CEO, TMK (Russia)
  • Dr. Johannes P. Willheim, Partner, Willheim Müller (Austria)
  • Ekaterina Pustovalova, President, ICS (Russia)
  • Nariman Ramazanov, Managing Partner, FINA LLP (Azerbaijan)
  • John Whittaker, Partner, Clyde & Co (UK)
  • Egor Noskov, Managing Partner, Duvernoix Legal (Russia)
  • Tatiana Tolstaia, Associate, Henley & Partners (UK)
  • Sergey Pepeliaev, Managing partner, Pepeliaev Group (Russia)
  • Oleg Leonov, Managing Director, FTI Consulting (Russia)
  • Vladimir Khvalei, Chairman of Russian Arbitration Association, Partner at Baker & McKenzie (Russia)
  • Julia Charlton, Principal Partner, Charltons (Hong Kong, China)
  • Benjamin Flowe, Partner, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, L.L.P. (USA)
  • Rustam Kurmaev, Partner, Goltsblat BLP (Russia)
  • Kendall Coffey, Partner, Coffey | Burlington (USA), and former U.S. Attorney
  • Alexey Andronov, General Counsel, Megapolis Group of Companies (Russia)
  • Mikhail Kazantsev, Partner, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (Russia)
  • Ulf Hardeman, Partner, Advokatfirman Delphi (Sweden)
  • Andrew Mac, Partner, EPAM USA PLLC (USA)
  • James Campbell, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (UK)
  • Nikolay Mizulin, Partner, Mayer Brown (Belgium)
  • Yuri Botiuk, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP (UK)
  • Charalambos Prountzos, Partner, Prountzos & Prountzos LLC (Cyprus)
  • Anton Panchenkov, Head of Group, Goltsblat BLP (Russia)
  • Albert Eganyan, Chairman of the Board of Partners, VEGAS LEX (Russia)
  • Tony Hadjiloucas, Partner, PWC (Cyprus)
  • Rupert Boswall, Chairman, RPC (UK, Hong Kong and Singapore)
  • Diyas Assanov, Regional Compliance Officer, Siemens LLC (Russia)
  • William Hare, Managing Partner, Forbes Hare LLP (British Virgin Islands)
  • Filip Vanhastel, Divisional Legal Counsel, Ontex (Belgium)
  • Mark Brown, Partner, Bristows LLP (UK)
  • Kamil Blažek, Partner, Head of Projects&Infrastructure, Kinstellar (Czech Republic)
  • Ilya Skripnikov, Of Counsel, Dentons (Russia)
  • Andrey Sychev, Managing Partner, Volga Legal (Russia)
  • Elena Artyukh, Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights in the Sverdlovsk Region (Russia)
  • Pavel Karpunin, Partner, Capital Legal Services (Russia)
  • Ekaterina Lazorina, Partner, Financial Services Leader, PwC (Russia)
  • Natalia Luchkova, Partner, TaxTeam (The Netherlands)
  • Igor Stepanov, Managing Partner, Eberg, Stepanov & Partners (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)
  • Anton Chertov, Director of Department of Legal Support of Law Drafting Activities, ROSVODOKANAL