EPAM Law is pleased to invite you to its annual year-end conference:«Executive and Beneficial Owner Liability in 2024: Risk Barometer and Legal Compliance».

12 December 2024 , Saint-Petersburg

Date & Time: Thursday, 12 December 2024, 14:00–21:00Guest Arrival: 13:30–14:00Venue: Lotte Hotel St. Petersburg, Pushkin Conference Hall, 2 Antonenko Lane, St Petersburg ([map])

The event will be held in person only – no online participation is available.

The conference is designed for top executives, general counsel, and commercial and financial directors of major companies.

About the Event

Managing a large company involves considerable responsibility for both owners and senior executives, especially those overseeing critical business processes. These include managing counterparty relationships, sanctions and compliance controls, logistics oversight, and other key financial and legal risks.

In practice, a lack of attention to the legal nuances of essential business operations can result in serious consequences – up to and including threats to a company’s survival and significant personal liability for its owners and leadership.

At this conference, EPAM Law’s leading litigators, along with corporate and international law legal experts, will summarise the key developments of 2024 and engage in open dialogue with representatives of major businesses on pressing legal and compliance issues.

Programme Opening Remarks

Ilya Nikiforov, Managing Partner, EPAM Law
Alexander Shchelkanov, PhD (Economics), Member of the Expert Council of the State Duma Committee on SME Development, General Director, Vedomosti. Severo-Zapad

Part I – Panel: «Truth Through Dispute: Key Trends in Subsidiary Liability and Dispute Resolution» 14:00–15:30

Moderator: Evgeny Gurchenko, Partner, EPAM Law

Legal and financial risks for businesses: what top managers need to know
Evolving case law: key Russian Supreme Court positions in 2024
Disputes with foreign counterparties and their bankruptcy in Russia: recent developments

Part II – Panel: «Back to Basics: What Matters in Personal Data Protection» 16:00–17:30

Moderator: Elena Agaeva, Partner, EPAM Law

Regulatory and enforcement trends
Extraterritoriality: what it means for business
Shifting landscape of data protection: risks and focus areas
How to minimise risk when handling personal data

Part III – Panel: «Foreign Trade in Flux: What to Expect and How to Prepare» 18:00–19:30

Co-Moderators: Alexey Karchyomov, Partner, EPAM Law, Alexander Shchelkanov, General Director, Vedomosti. Severo-Zapad

Legal reforms and enforcement trends
«The Land of Learned Lessons»: building resilient foreign trade operations
Cross-border dispute resolution trends in current conditions
Maritime disputes: navigating the complexities of shipping and trade

Part IV – Networking, Reception & Evening Cocktail19:30–21:00

Speakers Include:

Evgeny Gurchenko, Partner, Head of Litigation, St Petersburg Office, EPAM Law
Elena Agaeva, Partner, Head of Personal Data Protection Practice, EPAM Law
Alexey Karchyomov, LL.M., Partner, Co-Head of International Trade & Customs Law Practice, EPAM Law
Maya Chokoraya, Senior Associate, Litigation Practice, EPAM Law
Natalia Soldatenkova, LL.M., Senior Associate, International Arbitration and Litigation, EPAM Law
Natalia Checheneva, Senior Associate, International Trade & Customs Law Practice, EPAM Law
Yulia Sevostyanova, Associate, Litigation Practice, EPAM Law
Elena Kvartnikova, Associate, Personal Data Protection Practice, EPAM Law
Anastasia Galyova, Junior Associate, International Trade & Customs Law Practice, EPAM Law
Diana Kevorkova, Junior Associate, Litigation Practice, EPAM Law
Alina Bukarina, Junior Associate, Litigation Practice, EPAM Law
Alexander Shchelkanov, PhD (Economics), Expert Council Member, State Duma Committee on SME Development
Sergey Timofeev, Data Protection Manager, AstraZeneca