Ilya Nikiforov to Speak at ‘International arbitration at a Crossroads: is there a coming backlash?’ IBA Conference

On 28 June 2013, St. Petersburg will host the IBA Arbitration Committee’s ‘White Nights’  Conference ‘International arbitration at a crossroads: is there a coming backlash?’.  Ilya Nikiforov, Managing Partner of St. Petersburg Law Office of EPAM, is a conference organizing committee member and a chair of the session on public policy.

This is a conference presented by the IBA Arbitration Committee, supported by the IBA European Regional Forum.

The conference’s topics will include:

• Is there a need to regulate ethical standards in international arbitration?
• Public policy: old new challenges.
• State courts and arbitration: hand in hand forever?

Conference is designed for lawyers in private practice, lawyers in government and public bodies, in-house counsel, SME executives involved in international business activities, and academics.

During the event, Ilya Nikiforov will chair a session titled ‘Public policy: old new challenges’.

More detailed information is available on the official conference webpage