On 6th of November 2013 in London the Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) with the support of TheCityUK held the first roundtable to the international legal community. At the event AB KIAP was represented by Partners Andrey Korelskiy, Konstantin Astafiev and Julia Osadchaya.
During the roundtable the participants have discussed main aspects of the international arbitration in Russia, as well as the role, objectives and tasks of the Russian Arbitration Association for the coming years. The event was attended by leading international law firms’ associates in the field of international arbitration.
The Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) was founded in April 2013 in Moscow to unite legal practitioners, law firms and academics. The main objective of the Association is cooperation in the development of arbitration in the Russian Federation and the CIS countries, popularizing Russia as a venue for arbitration, promotion of Russian arbitrators at national and international levels within the arbitration context, as well as the promotion of foreign arbitrators interested in arbitral proceedings, directly or indirectly relating to Russia and the CIS countries.