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Belgrade, Serbia
12 june 2024
English Law Day
in belgrade
We are delighted English Law Day is being run in collaboration with the Bar Council of England & Wales and British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce.
Topics
Language, its comprehension, influence and impact in international arbitration;
1
Investor state and international commercial arbitration in Serbia and further afield;
2
Combating corruption and fraud through the use of international legal mechanisms;
3
Investments into Serbia and England, streamlining processes and securing the best terms;
4
Sanctions and their impact on transport, trade, transactions and the disputes which arise from them.
5
SPEAKERS
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Hilton Belgrade hotel
agenda
09:00 - 09:30
Registration
09:30 - 09:45
Keynote speakers
Dominic Otway - Deputy Head of Mission of the British Embassy to Republic of Serbia.
Petar Orlic, Deputy Chairman of the British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce.
Petar Orlic, Deputy Chairman of the British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce.
Speakers:
Petar Orlic
British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce
Dominic Otway
The British Embassy in Serbia
09:45 - 10:00
Opening remarks
Greeting by Samuel Townend KC - Chair of the Bar Council of England & Wales – “Flexibility of the English common law and advantages of England and Wales as a jurisdiction to litigate and arbitrate”
Speakers:
Benjamin Wells
Chairman of the Eurasian Legal Professionals’ Forum
Sam Townend KC
Chair of the Bar Council of England & Wales
Shantanu Majumdar KC
The Bar Council of England & Wales
10:00 - 10:30
Session 1
Language, its comprehension, influence and impact in international arbitration
Speakers:
Andrew Burr
16 Marina One Chambers
Benjamin Wells
Belgravia Law
10:30 - 11:30
Moderator:
Session 2
Investor state and international commercial arbitration in Serbia and further afield
Speakers:
Benjamin Wells
Belgravia Law
Boris Baklaja
BIT law office
Duncan Speller
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Sylvia Tonova
Pinsent Masons
Relja Radović
BDK Advokati
Filip Šušulić
Karanovic & Partners
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 - 13:00
Moderator:
Session 3
Combating corruption and fraud through the use of international legal mechanisms
Speakers:
Shantanu Majumdar KC
Radcliffe Chambers
John Binns
BCL Solicitors
Marko Repic
Doklestic Repic & Gajin
Roman Khodykin
BCLP
Mikhail Ivannikov
Seamless Legal
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:00
Moderator:
Session 4
Investments into Serbia and England, streamlining processes and securing the best terms
Speakers:
Marko Radosavljevic
Whitecliff
Milovan Vesnić
Broadway Law
Nadezhda Orlova
Orlova\Ermolenko Law Firm
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00
Moderator:
Session 5
Sanctions and their impact on transport, trade, transactions and the disputes which arise
Speakers:
Alexandra Komarova
CIS LONDON & PARTNERS
Alexandra Gerasimova
Orlova\Ermolenko Law Firm
Anastasiya Ryabova
KIAP
Mikhail Bychikhin
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
Maxim Kulkov
KK&P
Hugo Lodge
2 Bedford Row
Anthony Walker
RGD
17:00 - 17:15
Closing speech
Speakers:
Benjamin Wells
Chairman of Eurasian Legal Professionals’ Forum
17:30 - 19:30
Networking reception
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With special thanks to our sponsors
SPONSORS
CIS LONDON & PARTNERS
CIS London & Partners LLP is a uniquely positioned London based law firm specialising in providing legal advice on all key aspects of laws across the CIS region.
We advise companies and private clients on cross border matters and projects with a CIS element.
The CIS London & Partners team have excellent expertise in the areas of financial services, corporate and M&A and venture investments. We also advise on dispute resolution and arbitration matters.
We have a deep understanding of the relevant areas based on local expertise and knowledge of the CIS markets.
Gold Sponsor
Barnes Law
Founded by Yulia Barnes in 2019, the firm has developed an impressive track record of reaching compromises through mediation rather than needing to formally litigate in the courts. We only work with the most qualified lawyers with excellent track records; this is central to our business philosophy of putting clients first.
Our team of dedicated and hard-working professionals resolves the most complex legal challenges faced by businesses. We only work with the most qualified lawyers, all of whom have excellent track records and immaculate reputations.
The core of our philosophy is to put clients first. We operate with a hands-on approach, working creatively and collaboratively to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
Our team of dedicated and hard-working professionals resolves the most complex legal challenges faced by businesses. We only work with the most qualified lawyers, all of whom have excellent track records and immaculate reputations.
The core of our philosophy is to put clients first. We operate with a hands-on approach, working creatively and collaboratively to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
Official Sponsor
Bar Association of Serbia
The Bar Association of Serbia (Advokatska Komora Srbije) is the largest legal association in Serbia with over 6000 members. It was established in Belgrade in 1929 and has its headquarters at Dečanska 13/III, 11103, Belgrade, Serbia.
The Bar Association of Serbia is responsible for representing and protecting the legal profession and its interests. It ensures conditions for the proper practice of law and undertakes measures for the development of the legal profession. It is dedicated to providing legal and ethical training for professional development and organises free legal aid to citizens in need.
It promotes and affirms advocacy as an independent profession and achieves international co-operation in the area of advocacy.
The Bar Association of Serbia is responsible for representing and protecting the legal profession and its interests. It ensures conditions for the proper practice of law and undertakes measures for the development of the legal profession. It is dedicated to providing legal and ethical training for professional development and organises free legal aid to citizens in need.
It promotes and affirms advocacy as an independent profession and achieves international co-operation in the area of advocacy.
Media Partner
Organisers
The Bar Council
The independent, practising Bar of England and Wales is more than 17,000 strong and plays a crucial role in upholding the principles of government accountability under law and vindication of legal rights through the courts.
A strong and independent Bar exists to serve the public. As specialist, independent advocates, barristers enable people to uphold their legal rights, often acting on behalf of the most vulnerable members of society.
The Bar makes a vital contribution to the efficient and effective operation of criminal and civil courts. It provides a pool of talent, from increasingly diverse backgrounds, from which a significant proportion of the judiciary is drawn, and on whose independence the rule of law and our democratic way of life depends.
Eurasian Legal Professionals’ Forum
The Eurasian Legal Professionals' Forum is a networking group and platform for bringing together people who are connected not only by country and profession, but also by their values and beliefs.
Over a period of 10 years, the forum has helped to increase the level of interaction of legal systems between countries located throughout Eurasia, to expand opportunities for lawyers to co-operate and to develop joint projects.
British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce
The British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) is a company limited by a guarantee and not having a share capital, whose main objective is to facilitate trade between the United Kingdom and Serbia. It operates on a non-profit basis and represents the views of the business communities in both countries.
The BSCC activities include meetings with members, helping members enter and maintain their positions on the UK and Serbian markets, seminars, webinars, trade missions in both countries, joint cooperation with other similar trade organisations, sponsorship opportunities, contacts with experts in various fields, business networking, etc.
The BSCC activities include meetings with members, helping members enter and maintain their positions on the UK and Serbian markets, seminars, webinars, trade missions in both countries, joint cooperation with other similar trade organisations, sponsorship opportunities, contacts with experts in various fields, business networking, etc.
Partner at Orlova\Ermolenko Law Firm, PhD in Law. Alexandra specializes in supporting projects in the field of currency regulation, sanctions compliance, foreign trade, cross-border employment, international litigation and international commercial arbitration.
Personally recognized by world leading legal ratings The Legal 500 EMEA, Best Lawyers, Law 300, Kommersant. Supports projects in the field of obtaining approvals from the Government Commission when interacting with persons from unfriendly states.
She has many years of experience in supporting projects in the field of labour law, including labour and corporate issues of changing directors of companies in various sectors of the economy
Personally recognized by world leading legal ratings The Legal 500 EMEA, Best Lawyers, Law 300, Kommersant. Supports projects in the field of obtaining approvals from the Government Commission when interacting with persons from unfriendly states.
She has many years of experience in supporting projects in the field of labour law, including labour and corporate issues of changing directors of companies in various sectors of the economy
Alexandra Gerasimova
Alexandra is a qualified Russian lawyer with over 10 years of experience in the areas of corporate and commercial law.
Alexandra has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation and a firm grasp of cross-border transactions, having worked as an in-house lawyer for a large manufacturing company. She is also experienced in setting up joint venture and related tax issues.
Alexandra graduated as a Russian qualified lawyer from Novosibirsk State University in 2010. She obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Law at the University of Law in 2022.
Alexandra has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation and a firm grasp of cross-border transactions, having worked as an in-house lawyer for a large manufacturing company. She is also experienced in setting up joint venture and related tax issues.
Alexandra graduated as a Russian qualified lawyer from Novosibirsk State University in 2010. She obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Law at the University of Law in 2022.
Alexandra Komarova
Anastasiya Ryabova represents clients at international commercial arbitration and litigation, as part of KIAP’s international arbitration team. Curates the Russian Women in Arbitration (RWA) Mentoring Program and is an associate member of the Arbitration Association in Belgrade; member of the ICCA Russia Arbitration Commission.
Anastasiya Ryabova
Andrew Burr is a barrister, arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator, practising from 16 Marina One Chambers, specialising primarily in construction and technology matters; he is an affiliated foreign lawyer with Varul (Vilnius, Lithuania). Andrew is a listed arbitrator in multiple jurisdictions and sat on the ICC’s advisory committee for the revision of its Dispute Board Rules. He was previously also both the general and articles editor for Construction Law Journal.
Andrew Burr
Andrey Zelenin is the Lidings' Managing Partner, Head of the Corporate and M&A practice of the Firm. Focuses on corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and intellectual property issues. His experience covers complex negotiations regarding local or cross-border M&A and other transactions, specialized corporate and regulatory advice, day-to-day operational support and oversight of clients' investment activities in Russia
Andrey Zelenin
Partner at RGD, Head of English Law Practice. He is a solicitor qualified in England and Wales, advocate and a recognised expert with more than 15 years’ experience in international corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and related disputes. Anthony has a vast experience in supporting complex M&A deals. Over the span of his professional career, he has taken part in some of the largest corporate projects and deals, many of which have been high-profile in the Russian market.
He also represented clients in disputes arising out of a breach of the terms of share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements and joint venture agreements. Anthony has experience in international arbitration proceedings, including under LCIA and ICC Rules. Antony is registered as an English law arbitrator with the Russian Arbitration Center, the Vienna International Arbitration Center. Anthony is also a member of the Reserve Panel of Arbitrators of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC).
Before joining RGD, Anthony was a senior lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and before that a counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
Expertise
He also represented clients in disputes arising out of a breach of the terms of share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements and joint venture agreements. Anthony has experience in international arbitration proceedings, including under LCIA and ICC Rules. Antony is registered as an English law arbitrator with the Russian Arbitration Center, the Vienna International Arbitration Center. Anthony is also a member of the Reserve Panel of Arbitrators of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC).
Before joining RGD, Anthony was a senior lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and before that a counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
Expertise
- Primary Practice Focus: Corporate, Private Equity, Corporate Finance
- Secondary Practice Focus: International Commercial Arbitration, Investment Treaty Arbitration, International Litigation
Anthony Walker
Benjamin Wells worked for Freshfields, Linklaters and Gide Loyrette Nouel, sitting his traineeship at CMS Cameron McKenna, prior to joining Belgravia Law.
Benjamin is a Solicitor-Advocate whose practice is centred on dispute resolution. He regularly represents clients in: (i) arbitral proceedings conducted under the auspices of leading arbitration institutions; and (ii) litigation in the English courts. He also sits as an arbitrator and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. All his cases have a cross-border element.
Issues that he resolves relate to commercial contracts, joint ventures, company and shareholder disputes, banking, investments, trading (including shipping), insolvency, international civil fraud and enforcement.
Benjamin has a particular focus on sanctions, asset-tracing, contentious trusts and matrimonial disputes. Benjamin is an executive committee member of the British-Kazakh Law Association, holds rights of audience at the Astana International Finance Centre.
Benjamin writes articles which are published internationally as well as having featured in articles for the Law Society of England and Wales.
Benjamin is a Solicitor-Advocate whose practice is centred on dispute resolution. He regularly represents clients in: (i) arbitral proceedings conducted under the auspices of leading arbitration institutions; and (ii) litigation in the English courts. He also sits as an arbitrator and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. All his cases have a cross-border element.
Issues that he resolves relate to commercial contracts, joint ventures, company and shareholder disputes, banking, investments, trading (including shipping), insolvency, international civil fraud and enforcement.
Benjamin has a particular focus on sanctions, asset-tracing, contentious trusts and matrimonial disputes. Benjamin is an executive committee member of the British-Kazakh Law Association, holds rights of audience at the Astana International Finance Centre.
Benjamin writes articles which are published internationally as well as having featured in articles for the Law Society of England and Wales.
Benjamin Wells
Boris is a highly skilled commercial and arbitration lawyer with 20 years of professional experience in Serbia and throughout the region. For the past decade he has provided legal services to local and international clients in cooperation with different international law firms.
He has represented clients in more than 15 arbitration proceedings in areas of construction and engineering, IT, international trade and services, before the local and international arbitration forums under VIAC rules, ICC rules, UNCITRAL rules, BAC rules, Rules of the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and rules of Arbitrational Court of the Serbian Football Association.
Boris acted as a sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in international arbitrations under VIAC rules, Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce rules and BAC rules.
He has represented clients in more than 15 arbitration proceedings in areas of construction and engineering, IT, international trade and services, before the local and international arbitration forums under VIAC rules, ICC rules, UNCITRAL rules, BAC rules, Rules of the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and rules of Arbitrational Court of the Serbian Football Association.
Boris acted as a sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in international arbitrations under VIAC rules, Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce rules and BAC rules.
Boris Baklaja
Dominic joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2006 after training as a barrister and five years in law enforcement. His first job was in the British Embassy Tehran as an Immigration Liaison Officer (2006 to 2008), before spending two years in London covering multilateral sanctions, migration issues and the South Sudanese independence referendum.
From 2011 to 2015, Dominic was in British Embassy Moscow where he followed issues related to the North Caucasus, cyber-security and rule of law, and later led the team covering Russia’s external policy.
In 2015 Dominic returned to London to lead on the UK’s bilateral relations with 16 countries in Northern and Central Europe and then set up the UK’s first diplomatic mission in N’Djamena (2017 to 2018). In August 2018 he began his role as Deputy Ambassador in Skopje, North Macedonia, and then in October 2021 he came to Serbia as Deputy Ambassador to British Embassy Belgrade.
From 2011 to 2015, Dominic was in British Embassy Moscow where he followed issues related to the North Caucasus, cyber-security and rule of law, and later led the team covering Russia’s external policy.
In 2015 Dominic returned to London to lead on the UK’s bilateral relations with 16 countries in Northern and Central Europe and then set up the UK’s first diplomatic mission in N’Djamena (2017 to 2018). In August 2018 he began his role as Deputy Ambassador in Skopje, North Macedonia, and then in October 2021 he came to Serbia as Deputy Ambassador to British Embassy Belgrade.
Dominic Otway
Duncan Speller is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department, and Co-Chair of Willkie’s Arbitration Practice Group. Duncan is based in the London office, where he practices International Arbitration and English High Court Litigation.
Duncan is an English barrister. He has significant experience in international arbitration and has successfully represented clients as an advocate on some of the most challenging, high-value and complex cases over the past decade. Duncan has represented clients in over one hundred and fifty institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, sited in both common and civil law jurisdictions, including England, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Germany.
Duncan is an English barrister. He has significant experience in international arbitration and has successfully represented clients as an advocate on some of the most challenging, high-value and complex cases over the past decade. Duncan has represented clients in over one hundred and fifty institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, sited in both common and civil law jurisdictions, including England, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Germany.
Duncan Speller
Filip Šušulić is a senior associate in the dispute resolution department of Karanović & Partners law office. Filip specializes in commercial and investment arbitration in a wide array of industry sectors but also has experience in commercial litigation, insolvency and debt recovery proceedings. He obtained his LLM degree from the University of Cambridge with a focus on investment arbitration and international commercial litigation. Filip is also qualified to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales.
Filip Šušulić
Hugo Lodge is a regulatory and targeted financial sanctions expert, with a background in serious and organised crime cases. He advises banks, trusts, investment managers and fund entities on their regulatory obligations. In addition to advising and representing corporate clients, Hugo defends High Net Worth individuals in white collar disputes. He is an experienced jury advocate.
Hugo is a subject matter expert on Anti-Money Laundering (and related fields of Counter Proliferation Finance and Counter the Financing of Terrorism) and has had three books published by Oxford University and The Law Society of England & Wales. Hugo’s most recent publication is the Blackstone’s Guide to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 which has a focus on Russia targeted financial sanctions. He has been the Butterworths / Lexis Nexis expert on the Proceeds of Crime Act, since 2020. Hugo is a published expert on Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) obligations.
Hugo is a subject matter expert on Anti-Money Laundering (and related fields of Counter Proliferation Finance and Counter the Financing of Terrorism) and has had three books published by Oxford University and The Law Society of England & Wales. Hugo’s most recent publication is the Blackstone’s Guide to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 which has a focus on Russia targeted financial sanctions. He has been the Butterworths / Lexis Nexis expert on the Proceeds of Crime Act, since 2020. Hugo is a published expert on Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) obligations.
Hugo Lodge
John Binns is a specialist in proceeds of crime laws, sanctions, and tax investigations. He has extensive experience in financial crime, which also involves bribery and corruption, extradition, Interpol, fraud, market abuse, and the conduct of related civil proceedings. He is a prolific writer and speaker on a variety of topics.
John Binns
Marko Radosavljevic holds law degrees from the University of Belgrade and London BPP Law School. Marko specialises in corporate and contract law and has over 20 years of experience in Serbia, England and Kazakhstan. Marko is director of the London based Whitecliff Management Corporation Limited, part of the Whitecliff Group.
Through its offices in the UK, Netherlands, Malta, UAE, Singapore, BVI and Kazakhstan, Whitecliff Group provides company management, cross border transactional, accounting, tax planning and corporate law services to international businesses.
Through its offices in the UK, Netherlands, Malta, UAE, Singapore, BVI and Kazakhstan, Whitecliff Group provides company management, cross border transactional, accounting, tax planning and corporate law services to international businesses.
Marko Radosavljevic
Marko is a partner at Doklestic Repic & Gajin and the Head of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Department. He specializes in dispute resolution (litigation and arbitration), particularly in matters related to commercial law, M&A, real estate and construction, labor law, and employment law. In addition to his expertise in Serbia, he has extensive experience in issues pertaining to Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Legal 500 ranks him as a leading expert in dispute resolution in Serbia. Marko is also recognized by Who’s Who Legal as a global leader in commercial litigation. Besides his native Serbian, he assists clients in English and Russian.
Legal 500 ranks him as a leading expert in dispute resolution in Serbia. Marko is also recognized by Who’s Who Legal as a global leader in commercial litigation. Besides his native Serbian, he assists clients in English and Russian.
Marko Repic
Maxim Kulkov specialises in commercial, insolvency, shareholder, investment, and construction disputes, disputes related to international trade, and conflict of laws and jurisdictional disputes.
For almost 30 years, Maxim has represented clients in international arbitration centres, such as the SCC, the ICC, the ICAC and the LCIA, in Russian state courts of all levels (including the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court), and in foreign courts (England, USA, Jersey, BVI, Hong Kong, Cyprus and Switzerland).
For almost 30 years, Maxim has represented clients in international arbitration centres, such as the SCC, the ICC, the ICAC and the LCIA, in Russian state courts of all levels (including the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court), and in foreign courts (England, USA, Jersey, BVI, Hong Kong, Cyprus and Switzerland).
Maxim Kulkov
Mikhail Bychikhin is an experienced international arbitration and litigation lawyer, whose extensive experience includes high-value arbitrations under numerous arbitral rules including the ICC, the LCIA, the SCC, the HKIAC and the ICAC. His experience also spans enforcement/challenge of arbitral awards, and matters on application of EU laws and treaties.
As a key part of his practice, Mr. Bychikhin advises clients on a significant range of EU, US and UK sanctions matters. Prominent sanctions work includes: challenging sanctions (both in administrative and court proceedings), obtaining and implementing licenses, conducting sanctions due diligence and advising on sanctions risks in corporate, finance and shipping transactions.
Mr. Bychikhin has lectured at M-Logos Legal Academy and Moscow Digital School, speaking on sanctions and international arbitration courses. He has been recommended by Legal 500 in international arbitration and litigation and by Pravo-300 in the sanctions and compliance categories.
As a key part of his practice, Mr. Bychikhin advises clients on a significant range of EU, US and UK sanctions matters. Prominent sanctions work includes: challenging sanctions (both in administrative and court proceedings), obtaining and implementing licenses, conducting sanctions due diligence and advising on sanctions risks in corporate, finance and shipping transactions.
Mr. Bychikhin has lectured at M-Logos Legal Academy and Moscow Digital School, speaking on sanctions and international arbitration courses. He has been recommended by Legal 500 in international arbitration and litigation and by Pravo-300 in the sanctions and compliance categories.
Mikhail Bychikhin
Mikhail Ivannikov is heading Criminal Law Defense & Investigations practice at SEAMLESS Legal. His practice includes supporting companies and individuals at all stages of criminal investigation and court proceedings mainly in relation to white-collar crimes. Mikhail has also extensive experience in civil/commercial litigation, international arbitration, mediation, and regulatory proceedings.
Mikhail has more than 16 years of experience with international law firms. He is an Attorney-at-Law (Advokat) admitted to the Moscow Bar.
Mikhail has more than 16 years of experience with international law firms. He is an Attorney-at-Law (Advokat) admitted to the Moscow Bar.
Mikhail Ivannikov
Milovan Vesnic is a Solicitor Advocate and principal of Broadway Law. Milovan holds LLB from the University of Belgrade, postgraduate law degree and LLM from the Nottingham Law School. Broadway Law specialises in dispute resolution, corporate law and UK immigration. Milovan’s speciality is assistance to startups and funds in setting up their operations and obtaining immigration licences for the business and visas for key personnel.
Milovan Vesnić
Broadway Law
Nadezhda is a partner and practicing attorney at Orlova\Ermolenko law firm, she leads the firm's office in Serbia, Belgrade.
Nadezhda has been operating in the field of commercial, financial and tax law since 1993. She specialises in tax structuring projects, international tax planning and due diligence, as well as large infrastructure projects. She supervises the provision of legal services to oil and gas companies.
Before relocating to Serbia, she successfully headed one of the leading law firms in the Russian Federation for over 20 years. In 2023, together with 6 other partners, Nadezhda established Orlova\Ermolenko legal firm with offices in Moscow and Belgrade. The firm now includes more than 30 lawyers in the following areas: transaction support, tax consulting, dispute resolution, currency regulation, sanctions compliance, foreign trade, labour law, and legal support for private clients.
Nadezhda has been operating in the field of commercial, financial and tax law since 1993. She specialises in tax structuring projects, international tax planning and due diligence, as well as large infrastructure projects. She supervises the provision of legal services to oil and gas companies.
Before relocating to Serbia, she successfully headed one of the leading law firms in the Russian Federation for over 20 years. In 2023, together with 6 other partners, Nadezhda established Orlova\Ermolenko legal firm with offices in Moscow and Belgrade. The firm now includes more than 30 lawyers in the following areas: transaction support, tax consulting, dispute resolution, currency regulation, sanctions compliance, foreign trade, labour law, and legal support for private clients.
Nadezhda Orlova
Petar is responsible for international business development at NKO. Having approximately 20 years’ experience of working as a lawyer/partner in the city of London, Petar is the interface between NKO and its international clients and partners.
Petar Orlić
Relja’s focus in the firm is on public law litigation, constitutional litigation, and international litigation and arbitration, covering human rights, international trade, and investment protection matters. His professional experience includes assisting with cases before the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and in international arbitration. He has advised governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Relja holds a PhD in Law from the University of Luxembourg, an Advanced LLM in Public International Law from Leiden University, an LLM and an LLB from the University of Novi Sad.
Relja has presented his scholarly research in the field of public international law and international dispute resolution at high-level conferences across the world and published his work in prominent journals and edited volumes. He is the author of the book “Beyond Consent: Revisiting Jurisdiction in Investment Treaty Arbitration” (Brill 2021). He runs and edits the website SRB-ICT, which monitors cases before international courts and tribunals concerning Serbia. Relja is fluent in English and has a good basic command of French.
Relja holds a PhD in Law from the University of Luxembourg, an Advanced LLM in Public International Law from Leiden University, an LLM and an LLB from the University of Novi Sad.
Relja has presented his scholarly research in the field of public international law and international dispute resolution at high-level conferences across the world and published his work in prominent journals and edited volumes. He is the author of the book “Beyond Consent: Revisiting Jurisdiction in Investment Treaty Arbitration” (Brill 2021). He runs and edits the website SRB-ICT, which monitors cases before international courts and tribunals concerning Serbia. Relja is fluent in English and has a good basic command of French.
Relja Radović
Roman Khodykin is a Partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and is an arbitration and litigation specialist with extensive experience in national and cross-border matters. He holds a Ph. D in Conflict of Laws. Roman is an English solicitor and also qualified as civil law lawyer.
Roman is a Visiting Professor in the Centre for Commercial Law at Queen Mary University of London. He has also lectured at Clare College, Cambridge University, l’Université Paris-Saclay (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin) and Exeter University.
Additionally, from 2015 to 2018 Roman was an alternative member of the ICC Court of International Arbitration in Paris. He is also a member of the editorial board at The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Disputes Management.
Roman is a Visiting Professor in the Centre for Commercial Law at Queen Mary University of London. He has also lectured at Clare College, Cambridge University, l’Université Paris-Saclay (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin) and Exeter University.
Additionally, from 2015 to 2018 Roman was an alternative member of the ICC Court of International Arbitration in Paris. He is also a member of the editorial board at The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Disputes Management.
Roman Khodykin
Sam Townend KC is Chair of the Bar 2024. Sam is a silk at Keating Chambers and practises in domestic and international construction, energy and professional negligence work. He is also a mediator and adjudicator, and a Bencher at Lincoln's Inn.
Sam was the co-chair of the Bar Council Legal Services Committee in 2022 and has chaired the Bar’s Regulatory Review Working Group. He is a former member of the Young Barristers’ Committee and Treasurer of the Free Representation Unit.
Sam was the co-chair of the Bar Council Legal Services Committee in 2022 and has chaired the Bar’s Regulatory Review Working Group. He is a former member of the Young Barristers’ Committee and Treasurer of the Free Representation Unit.
Sam Townend KC
Shantanu Majumdar KC of Radcliffe Chambers in Lincoln’s Inn in London, was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1992 and appointed as one of Her Majesty’s Counsel (QC now KC) in 2020.
He specialises in commercial dispute resolution in litigation, arbitration and mediation in the following fields:
Most of his cases involve international parties and foreign law and/or foreign procedure and/or foreign proceedings are common features. He is frequently instructed direct by foreign lawyers.
He specialises in commercial dispute resolution in litigation, arbitration and mediation in the following fields:
- Agency
- Banking & Finance (including guarantees and indemnities, capital markets and derivatives, complex loan agreements, commercial trust structures, documentary credits, demand guarantees and performance bonds, factoring and invoice finance)
- Company and Insolvency (Share purchase agreements and other shareholder claims (including unfair prejudice))
- Civil Fraud & Asset tracing
- Energy and natural resources
- Engineering
- Insurance & reinsurance
- Jurisdiction and Conflict of Laws
- Partnership and other joint venture disputes
- Professional Negligence and Liability
- Sanctions (he is one of the founders and directors of the London Sanctions Advisers Association)
- Sale of goods & supply of services
Most of his cases involve international parties and foreign law and/or foreign procedure and/or foreign proceedings are common features. He is frequently instructed direct by foreign lawyers.
Shantanu Majumdar KC
Sylvia Tonova co-heads the 200 lawyer International Arbitration Practice and the Investor-State Dispute Settlement team at Pinsent Masons. Dual qualified in New York and England, Sylvia has 20 years of experience in the resolution of complex, high-stakes and politically sensitive international disputes, with a particular emphasis on disputes between companies and States or state-owned entities arising under contracts, bilateral investment treaties (BITs) or the Energy Charter Treaty. She acts as both counsel and arbitrator and was appointed to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Panel of Arbitrators from 2016 to 2022 by the Republic of Bulgaria and is presently included in the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) List of Arbitrators.
Sylvia’s experience spans Europe and the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Asia in a range of industries, including energy, oil and gas, mining, infrastructure and telecommunications. She has represented clients under all the major arbitration rules and advises clients on enforcement of awards, sovereign immunity and protecting investments against political risk.
Sylvia’s experience spans Europe and the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Asia in a range of industries, including energy, oil and gas, mining, infrastructure and telecommunications. She has represented clients under all the major arbitration rules and advises clients on enforcement of awards, sovereign immunity and protecting investments against political risk.
Sylvia Tonova
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