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
Construction Arbitration 2026: It’s All About Strategy
SESSION 1
Investor-State Arbitration in Construction and Beyond.
Moderator
Oleg Volodin
Partner, Founder of Resolut
Ivan Meleshenko
Partner, Asari Legal
Fedor Belykh
Partner, E L W I
Khawar Qureshi KC
Head of McNair International (London)
Dmitry Dyakin
Partner, Dyakin, Gortsunyan and Partners
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SESSION 2
Parallel Proceedings in Multi-Party Construction and Infrastructure Disputes: TWO Lawyers, THREE Interpretations of the Arbitration Agreement.

Speakers
Anton Ostashchenko
Manager, Litigation and Claims Work, NIPIGAS
Vladimir Lipavsky
Managing Partner and Founder, OST Legal
Tatyana Neveeva
Managing Partner, VERBA LEGAL
Victoria Khandrimaylo
Special Counsel, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
Dmitry Kaysin
Partner, Asari Legal
SESSION 3
Expert Evidence in Construction Disputes: Victories Secured by Experts.
Speakers
Neil Hart KC
Essex Court Chambers
Igor Churkin
Senior Partner, FBK Consulting
Lyubov Kuznetsova
Head of the Department for Legal Support of Projects and Foreign Corporate Structure, Norilsk Nickel
SESSION 4
Weaponizing Anti-Suit Injunctions and Penal Notices: Signs Your Legal Strategy is Off Track.
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, Litigation and Claims Work, SIBUR
SIDE EVENT BY
10:00 - 12:00
SIDE EVENT BY
16:00 - 18:00
When Time is Against Us: Strategies for Managing Limitation Periods under English Law
Drafting Construction Contracts with Foreign Counterparties: 2025 Insights on How to Protect Your Interests in 2026
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
Alexander Adoevskiy
PhD (Engineering), SE MBA, General Director, IAS Engineering & Consulting
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session 4
Navigating Plant and Machinery Procurement: Legal Guide to Logistics, Enforceable Guarantees, Sanction Compliance and IP Protection.
Nikita Kalinichenko
Counsel, Ivanyan & Partners
Ella Omelchenko
Partner, Better Chance
Evgenia Smolina
Director of the Directorate, Legal and Contractual Support for Investment Projects, EVRAZ
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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
PartnePhD in Law, Deputy Head of the International Contracts Support Center, JSC Severstal Management
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Moderator
Vasily Papkin
Partner, Ivanyan & Partners
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
Speakers
Moderator
Stanislav Karandasov
Partner, Asari Legal
SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 3
SESSION 4
23 april 2026
DAY 3
22 april 2026
DAY 2
21 april 2026
DAY 1
VENUE
Sargsyan Hall, Ararat Park Hyatt, 4 Neglinnaya Street Moscow, Russia
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