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organised by the
Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) of the London Court Of International Arbitration (LCIA)
and sponsored by ARZINGER
Who should attend: Young practitioners (under the age of 45) from the region, in‐house/in private practice,
interested to deepen & update their knowledge about international commercial arbitration
& arbitration involving states.
Date: Monday 22 November 2010 ‐ from 4pm to 7:30pm (refreshments provided)
Venue: National University of Kyiv‐Mohyla Akademie (NaUKMA), Olena Zamostyan Gallery,
Illinska 9, 1st
floor, 04070 Kiev, Ukraine
Cost: Free of charge
Programme: Review of international legal principles & debate on current practical issues relating to
arbitration & the CIS
 Opening by Timur Bondaryev, Arzinger, Kiev, Ukraine
 Framework of international arbitration: legal setting, arbitration agreement, applicable law and
arbitral tribunal.
Amir Ghaffari, Shearman & Sterling, Paris, France (YIAG Co‐Chair)
 Arbitral proceedings from beginning to end: the crucial steps.
Kate Davies, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, London, UK (YIAG Co‐Chair)
 Arbitrating in Ukraine today: The Arbitration Law of Ukraine
Representative of Kyiv University [TBC]
 Standards of international arbitration: Practise and tools.
Barbara Helene Steindl, Brauneis Klauser Prändl (bkp), Vienna, Austria
(YIAG Regional Representative für Central & Eastern Europe)
 Enforcement of arbitral awards internationally & related to the CIS
Markian Malsky, Arzinger, Lviv, Ukraine
The seminar will be followed by informal drinks and dinner in the city centre at the participants’ own cost. The
language of the seminar will be English and attendance is limited to 60 participants. Places will be allocated on a
first come first served basis.
About YIAG: Established in 1997, the Young
International Arbitration Group (YIAG) is an LCIA
sponsored association for students, practitioners and
younger members of the arbitration community.
YIAG aims to promote the understanding and use of
international arbitration law and practice by
providing opportunities for its members to exchange
views on topical issues in international commercial
arbitration. Members of YIAG meet and network
regularly in venues around the world at conferences,
training seminars and social events. YIAG publishes
regular e‐newsletters, to which all members are
encouraged to submit contributions. Currently, there
are over 2900 members from more than 100
countries, and membership continues to rise steadily.
YIAG BRIEFING & ROUNDTABLE
Monday 22 November 2010 ‐ 4:00pm to 7:30pm
Kiev, Ukraine
Registration form:
To register for a place at this event, please complete and return
this form to YIAGevents@lcia.org or +44 (0) 20 7936 7009
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If you have any queries, please contact the LCIA
Membership, Conferences and YIAG, The London Court of International Arbitration, 70 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1EU
Tel: +44 (0) 207 936 7007 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7936 7009 Em: YIAGevents@lcia.org Web: www.lcia.org