The AIFC Court and IAC, in partnership with SIGNUM Law Firm, are delighted to invite participants to attend, free of charge, the latest webinar of the AIFC Court & IAC Webinars Programme 2020.  Leading legal practitioners, managing partners from Kazakhstan and CIS will discuss dispute resolution practice during COVID-19 from the perspective of law firms.

This webinar is for:

• Lawyers
• Business community

When: Monday, 22 June 2020
16:00-17:00 (Nur-Sultan time)
11:00-12:00 (London time)

No payment is required. Participation is free of charge upon registration to the webinar.
Language: English

 Registration here.

About Speakers

Sofiya Zhylkaidarova, Managing Partner, SIGNUM Law Firm

Sofiya Zhylkaidarova is one of the leading lawyers in Kazakhstan with 20+ years of experience in advising numerous local and international companies on various business, M&A, tax and litigation matters. Sofiya has a versatile client base, she regularly participates in drafting various regulations and actively represents the legal society in and outside Kazakhstan. Clients highly value her for being not only technically strong but also for her commercial experience and business adviser approach, as well as for her excellent negotiations and mediation skills.

Sofiya has an MBA degree from INSEAD (top business school), she acts as arbitrator in different arbitration institutions including ICC (Paris) and she is a member of KazBar’s Supervisory Board. 

Ilgar Mehti, Founder and Director, EKVITA LLC

Ilgar Mehti is a founder and director of EKVITA LLC – a full-service consulting company providing legal and tax advisory, accounting support and management consulting services. Prior to founding EKVITA, Ilgar worked for about 10 years in BP Azerbaijan, initially as a senior specialist on contracts, lately as a lead lawyer on the giant Shah Deniz gas project. Ilgar also practiced as an Associate at Baker Mckenzie’s Baku office. 

Ilgar has both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Law from Baku State University as well as an LLM degree (with honors) from Northwestern University based in Chicago, USA. He also has a Certificate in Business Administration from IE Business School (Spain) as well as a Certificate on Advanced Project Management from Stanford University (USA).

Olena Sukmanova, Partner, Sayenko Kharenko Law Firm

Olena Sukmanova heads Sayenko Kharenko’s litigation practice. She has more than 20 years of professional experience, she specializes in the comprehensive resolution of complex disputes and conflicts. Olena gained valuable practical experience in debt collection, land dispute resolution and anti-raiding, business and foreign investment protection.

Experience in both business and public sectors allows Olena to deeply understand the needs of each client and accompany the most complex projects, providing clients with practical solutions and high-quality integrated services.

Prior to joining Sayenko Kharenko, Olena held senior positions in the legal departments of major banks and industrial holdings, where she gained unique experience in implementing projects in the banking, real estate and investments sectors, and worked for two years in public service as Deputy and First Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine.

Vladislav Zabrodin, Managing Partner, Capital Legal Services

As the founder and Managing Partner of Capital Legal Services, Vladislav Zabrodin practices in the field of corporate and commercial law, M&A, real estate, project financing and public-private partnership. Over the years, Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 describe Vladislav as one of the most notable practitioners in the field. Chambers Europe 2017 noted him as an “Eminent Practitioner” and “a visible figure on the market, assisting clients with strategic issues on key projects.” Vladislav is also Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Russian Liaison Committee and a member of the ICSC European Advisory Board. 

Years of studying in the US, Finland and England allow Vladislav to be “on the same page” with foreign partners. Having over 20 years of experience in managing investment projects for market leaders, Vladislav plays an important role in the collaboration between the Russian and European retail markets.