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30.06.2022
14:30–16:00
Taking Care of Our Own: Legal Protection of Russian Businesses Abroad
Congress Centre, conference hall B1
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Russian entrepreneurs doing business abroad have recently encountered a number of issues. These range from a corrosion of their rights to various forms of discrimination and the removal of entrepreneurial freedoms. A number of countries have taken political decisions which disregard established legal boundaries. What forms of legal protection do Russian entrepreneurs have recourse to? What countermeasures should be taken? What can be done to tackle discrimination faced by Russian businesses?
Moderator
Vladimir Pligin
Co-Chairman, Association of Lawyers of Russia; Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation
Panellists
Stanislav Alexandrov
Deputy Chairman of the Board, Association of Lawyers of Russia; State Secretary – Vice-President, Synergy Corporation
Vladislava Karelskaya-Zotova
First Deputy of Head of Legal Department, Aeroflot
Yulia Karpova
Managing Director, СIS Management B.V. (online)
Alexey Klishin
Chairman of the Presidium, Interterritorial Bar Association "Klishin and Partners"; Chairman of the Commission on Legal Framework of Modern Integration Processes of the Russian Federation, Association of Lawyers of Russia
Vladimir Komarov
Managing Partner, GRATA International; Head, Educational Center for Practical Jurisprudence at the Faculty of Law, St. Petersburg State University of Economics
Alexander Pakhomov
Executive Director, CIS Management B.V.
Sergey Seliverstov
Director for Legal Support of Administrative and Economic Activities and Judicial Work, Russian Export Center
Ivan Smirnov
Managing Partner, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (St. Petersburg)
Broadcast
Vladimir Pligin
Co-Chairman, Association of Lawyers of Russia; Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation
Stanislav Alexandrov
Deputy Chairman of the Board, Association of Lawyers of Russia; State Secretary – Vice-President, Synergy Corporation
Born on 11 May 1989, in Kazan. He graduated with honours from Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Department of Law (2011) and the Russian Presidential Academy of the National Economy and Public Administration (2019).
2011–2013 Assistant to the Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
2013-2014 – Deputy Chief of Staff of the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
2014-2016 – Chief of Staff of the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
2016-2020 – Executive Director, Board member and Chief of Staff of the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
2020-2022 — Chief of Staff of the General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).
Since 2018 – a member of the Government Commission on the Affairs of Russians Abroad; Member of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.
Since 2019 – listed in Management Personnel Pool under the patronage of the President of Russia.
Awards:
— Letter of gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin ‘For active participation in organizing the election of the President of the Russian Federation’ (2018);
— Letter of gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin ‘For the contribution to the development of jurisprudence and constitutional legislation’ (2018);
— The gratitude of the Chairwoman of the Council of Federation Valentina Matviyenko ‘For contribution to the development of the legislation of the Russian Federation and community service’ (2016);
— The gratitude of the Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Sergei Naryshkin ‘For considerable contribution to the development of the legislation of the Russian Federation, community services and political engagement and in connection with a professional holiday – Lawyer’s Day’ (2015);
— Honorary diploma of the Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Konovalov ‘For effective assistance in solving the tasks assigned to the Ministry of Justice of Russia, and in connection with the celebration of Lawyer’s Day’ (2014);
— Letter of gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin ‘For active participation in the election campaign for the President of the Russian Federation’ (2012).
2011–2013 Assistant to the Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
2013-2014 – Deputy Chief of Staff of the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
2014-2016 – Chief of Staff of the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
2016-2020 – Executive Director, Board member and Chief of Staff of the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
2020-2022 — Chief of Staff of the General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).
Since 2018 – a member of the Government Commission on the Affairs of Russians Abroad; Member of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.
Since 2019 – listed in Management Personnel Pool under the patronage of the President of Russia.
Awards:
— Letter of gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin ‘For active participation in organizing the election of the President of the Russian Federation’ (2018);
— Letter of gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin ‘For the contribution to the development of jurisprudence and constitutional legislation’ (2018);
— The gratitude of the Chairwoman of the Council of Federation Valentina Matviyenko ‘For contribution to the development of the legislation of the Russian Federation and community service’ (2016);
— The gratitude of the Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Sergei Naryshkin ‘For considerable contribution to the development of the legislation of the Russian Federation, community services and political engagement and in connection with a professional holiday – Lawyer’s Day’ (2015);
— Honorary diploma of the Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Konovalov ‘For effective assistance in solving the tasks assigned to the Ministry of Justice of Russia, and in connection with the celebration of Lawyer’s Day’ (2014);
— Letter of gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin ‘For active participation in the election campaign for the President of the Russian Federation’ (2012).
Vladislava Karelskaya-Zotova
First Deputy of Head of Legal Department, Aeroflot
Yulia Karpova
Managing Director, СIS Management B.V.
Alexey Klishin
Chairman of the Presidium, Interterritorial Bar Association "Klishin and Partners"; Chairman of the Commission on Legal Framework of Modern Integration Processes of the Russian Federation, Association of Lawyers of Russia
Vladimir Komarov
Managing Partner, GRATA International; Head, Educational Center for Practical Jurisprudence at the Faculty of Law, St. Petersburg State University of Economics
Alexander Pakhomov
Executive Director, CIS Management B.V.
Sergey Seliverstov
Director for Legal Support of Administrative and Economic Activities and Judicial Work, Russian Export Center
Ivan Smirnov
Managing Partner, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (St. Petersburg)