21 — 23 april 2026
III DRC Forum on Construction Contract Management and Construction Dispute Resolution
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The event, which is to take place on April 21-23, 2026, is an international platform where the expert community gathers to discuss the outlook of construction arbitration and litigation.
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The community includes leaders from the business and legal sectors, international experts, representatives of arbitration centers and international organizations.
FORUM PROGRAMME
10:00 - 12:00
Recovery of Advance Payments in Light of Western Sanctions Constraints and Russian Foreign Exchange Regulations: Mission is Possible
16:00 - 18:00
When Time is Against Us: Strategies for Managing Limitation Periods under English Law
Side event
13:00 - 15:00
From Construction to Capital Growth: Managing the Industrial Asset Lifecycle from Feasibility Study to Asset Value Growth
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VENUE
21 april 2026
DAY 1
Drafting Construction Contracts with Foreign Counterparties: 2025 Insights on How to Protect Your Interests in 2026
10:00 - 11:30
SPECIAL SESSION
China and Japan: The Evolution of EPC-Contracts, EPC Project Recruitment, the Impact of Sanctions on EPC-Contract Fulfilment.
Artem Sirota
Managing Partner, Sirota & Partners
Olga Semushina
Partner, Aitkulov & Partners
Anna Ivanova
Head of Legal, Polar Lithium
Irina Kosmina
PhD in Law, Deputy Head of the International Contracts Support Center, JSC Severstal Management
Speakers
Moderator
Vasily Papkin
Partner, Ivanyan & Partners
session 4
Navigating Plant and Machinery Procurement: Legal Guide to Logistics, Enforceable Guarantees, Sanction Compliance and IP Protection.
Nikita Kalinichenko
Counsel, Ivanyan & Partners
Vladimir Novak
Co-Owner, Partner, SL Group
Ella Omelchenko
Partner, Better Chance
Evgenia Smolina
Director of the Directorate, Legal and Contractual Support for Investment Projects, EVRAZ
Speakers
Moderator
Vladimir Khvalei
Partner, Mansors
16:15 - 18:00
session 3
Project Management in Construction and Infrastructure Sectors: Challenges that Russian Industrial Companies are Facing Today.
Moderator
Vyacheslav Osinovskikh
Head of Contract Examination Center, Ruschem
Anna Konovalova
Head of Legal Support for the Paks NPP Construction Directorate, Atomstroyexport JSC (ASE)
Alexander Adoevskiy
PhD (Engineering), SE MBA, General Director, IAS Engineering & Consulting
Speakers

14:30 - 16:00
Drafting Construction Contracts in 2026: Contract Negotiation Strategy, Sanctions and Arbitration Clauses, Choice of the Seat of Arbitration.
session 2
Mikhail Rassokhin
Head of Legal, Rosatom Energy Projects
Valentin Yurchik
Counsel, E L W I
Anna Aniskevich
Partner, Resolut
Aleksandr Bazdyrev
Head of Contracts NLMK Group
Aleksandra Tovstik
Deputy Head (North East Asia), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Speakers
Moderator
Stanislav Karandasov
Partner, Asari Legal
12:00 - 13:45
lunch
13:45 - 14:30
Construction Arbitration 2026: It’s All About Strategy
SESSION 4
Weaponizing Anti-Suit Injunctions and Penal Notices: Signs Your Legal Strategy is Off Track.
16:45 - 18:30
Speakers
Paul-Raphael Shehadeh
Counsel, Asari Legal, Solicitor (England & Wales)
Sergey Ryapisov
Counsel, Resolut
Vladimir Pestrikov
Partner, Dyakin, Gortsunyan and Partners
Vladimir Melnikov
Partner, Orion
Mikhail Sondor
Deputy Director General for Legal Affairs, EuroChem
Moderator
Marina Basova
Head of Litigation and Claims Department, METALLOINVEST MC LLC
SESSION 3
Expert Evidence in Construction Disputes: Victories Secured by Experts.
15:00 - 16:30
Speakers
Alexey Perkоv
Partner (UK), Expert firm Fidem Research Group
Anastasia Medvedskaya
Associate Member, Guernica 37 Chambers, Admitted to the Paris Bar
Sachin Kerur
CEO, Masin
Igor Churkin
Senior Partner, FBK Consulting
Lyubov Kuznetsova
Head of the Department for Legal Support of Projects and Foreign Corporate Structure, Norilsk Nickel
Moderator
Artem Volodyaev
Director of Litigation and Claims Department, OTEKO
SESSION 2
Parallel Proceedings in Multi-Party Construction and Infrastructure Disputes: TWO Lawyers, THREE Interpretations of the Arbitration Agreement.

12:30 - 14:15
Speakers
Anton Ostashchenko
Manager, Litigation and Claims Work, NIPIGAS
Vadim Tsvetkov
Partner, Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice, Ost Legal
Tatyana Neveeva
Managing Partner, VERBA LEGAL
Victoria Khandrimaylo
Special Counsel, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
Vasily Bakumenko
Counsel, Asari Legal
lunch
14:15 - 15:00
Moderator
Svetlana Popova
Head of International Legal Affairs, Uralchem JSC
SESSION 1
10:15 - 12:00
Investor-State Arbitration in Construction and Beyond.
Moderator
Oleg Volodin
Partner, Founder of Resolut
Fedor Belykh
Partner, E L W I
Dmitry Dyakin
Partner, Dyakin, Gortsunyan and Partners
Baiju Vasani
Barrister and Arbitrator, Twenty Essex Limited
Khawar Qureshi KC
Head of McNair International (London)
Lev Gershanok
PhD in Law, Director, Legal Department, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Speakers
Dmitry Kaysin
Partner, Asari Legal
10:00 - 10:15
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SESSION 1
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SESSION 3
SESSION 4
23 april 2026
DAY 3
22 april 2026
DAY 2
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