Announcement: III Arbitration School
Ukrainian Arbitration Association and the UBA Students’ League invite Ukrainian and foreign students and young lawyers to participate in the III Arbitration School, which will be held in Kiev on 4-8 May 2015 at the offices of leading Ukrainian and international law firms.
Audience: 4th and 5th year Ukrainian and foreign students, students of the Master’s program, as well as postgraduates, teachers and young practitioners. The finalists of the Essay Contest on international arbitration 2014/2015 have priority right to participate in the School. The working language is English (including Mock Case). Number of participants is limited to 30.
The intensive five-day program will encompass general and specialized courses in arbitration. Training will be provided in the form of lectures, interactive workshops, mock case and visit to the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. School’s lecturers and speakers will include foreign and Ukrainian experts in the field of international arbitration.
The following speakers have confirmed their participation at the School:
- James Clifford, Maitland Chambers, London, UK
- Artem Doudko, White&Case LLP, London, UK
- Ivan Kasynyuk, AGA Partners, Kiev, Ukraine
- Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners, Kiev, Ukraine
- Rafal Morek, K&L Gates, Warsaw, Poland
- Andrey Panov, Norton Rose Fulbright
- Olena Perepelynska, UAA, Sayenko Kharenko, Kiev, Ukraine
- Yaroslav Petrov, UAA, Asters, Kiev, Ukraine
- Ihor Siusel, Baker&McKenzie, Kiev, Ukraine
- Tatyana Slipachuk, UAA, Sayenko Kharenko, Kiev, Ukraine
- Olga Troshchenovych, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Dr Maciej Zachariasiewicz, Kozminski University, Poland
- Maria Gritsenko, Bryan Cave, London, UK
- Vladimir Khvalei, Baker&McKenzie, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Kiev, Ukraine
- Anton Sotir, Football Federation of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
- Noah Rubins, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, France
Mock Case Coaches:
- Volodymyr Yaremko & Oksana Karel, Arzinger, Kiev, Ukraine
- Mykyta Nota & Oksana Varakina, Avellum Partners, Kiev, Ukraine
Registration for the program begins on 25 March 2015. Applicants should send their application form and essay in English (up to 1000 words) on the topic “Standard of proof in international arbitration” on arbitration@ligauba.org.ua with the subject: «Arbitration School 2015″. The deadline for applications is 20 April 2015.
Fee: UAH 250 for members/candidates of members of UAA; UAH 350 for members of UBA Students’ League and UAH 450 for non-members of UAA and UBA Students’ League.
In case additional questions arise, feel free to contact us by sending an e-mail: arbitration@ligauba.org.ua. Contact person – Mykhailo Soldatenko.
UAA President Tatyana Slipachuk notes: "Organization of Arbitration school became a good tradition for the Ukrainian Arbitration Association and the UBA Students’ League. The school is a good opportunity for young lawyers to receive basic knowledge in international arbitration given by the leading Ukrainian and foreign arbitration practitioners.
Ukrainian Arbitration Association is proud of the fact that we are paying more and more attention to the educational activities for students."
Coordinators of the school Olena Perepelynska and Yaroslav Petrov (UAA Board Member and General Secretary accordingly) noted: "We are very pleased to announce the third Arbitration school. It was nice to hear a lot of positive feedback from participants of previous schools. While drawing up the school program, we tried to take the best from the past year, to take into account the participants wishes and to make lectures more interactive and interesting. By the example of last year, the school program will include both theoretical and practical part."
Programme
Mock Case Directions
Mock Case Preparatory Materials