International Section’s 2023 Warsaw Spring Meeting

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

Speaker

Prof. Azish E. Filabi | The American College Maguire Center for Ethics in Financial Services, King of Prussia, PA, and New York, NY

Hon. Vasyl Zvarych | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Ukraine in Poland

Anna Ogrenchuk | President, Ukrainian Bar Association

David Vaughn | Chief of Party, USAID Program Justice for All, Ukraine

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

SESSION 1- Prosecution of Crimes Against Ukraine as A Driver of Evolution of International Criminal Law

This session seeks to analyse how the aggression against Ukraine impacted international criminal and humanitarian law and the practice of international judicial institutions. The speakers will venture to predict the long-term consequences of the war for international law and order.

Speaker

Anton Korynevych | Government Agent before the International Court of Justice, Kyiv, Ukraine

Anna Adamska-Gallant | Key International Expert, Head of Component 2 “Judiciary Reform” of the Pravo-Justice Project, Lublin, Poland

Gaiane Nuridzhanian | National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine and UiT-Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway

Marie O’Leary | Office of the Public Counsel for the Defense (OPCD), International Criminal Court (ICC)

Moderator

Szymon Gostyński | Gostyński & Partners, Kraków, Poland

Inna Liniova | Ukrainian Bar Association, Ukraine

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

SESSION 2- The World of Sanctions: How Did We Adjust?

Many industries and markets in the EU, US and other countries were caught by surprise by the scope and impact of the economic and trade sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus this year. Companies, financial institutions, and third-country governments have had to adapt quickly to the new reality of:

• the broadest multilateral trade restrictions on any country in the world,
• growing restrictions on professional services to parties in Russia,
• multilateral financial sanctions as broad as those imposed on Iran and other embargoed countries,
• escalating restrictions on trade in Russian-origin petroleum, gas, and solid fuels.

In this panel we will discuss how the private and public sectors have adapted to these broad restrictions on trade and have been addressing the indirect impacts on trade with and through other countries. We will flag key issues to be alert for, issues that many companies might be overlooking, and where the sanctions are likely headed next.

Speaker

Matthias Creydt | Founder, Creydt Law, Munich, Germany

Carolina Dackö | Partner, Mannheimer Swartling, Gothenburg, Sweden

Prof. Marcin J. Menkes | Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland

Tomasz Dyrda | Partner, Ernst & Young, Warsaw, Poland

Serhiy Yaroshenko | Executive Partner, Boulders Law firm, Kyiv, Ukraine

Moderator

Glen N. Kelley | Jacobson Burton Kelley PLLC, New York, NY

Joanna Krakowiak | Wardyński & Partners, Warsaw, Poland

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Buffet lunch

1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

SESSION 3- Compensation for Economic Damages Inflicted by the Russian Invasion

This session will consider potential state-to-state and private approaches to compensating economic damages caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The panelists will consider the legal mechanisms potentially available to individuals and businesses seeking compensation, including proposals for the establishment of an international compensation mechanism, the role of litigation and investor-state arbitration under international investment treaties, and lessons learned from claims arising from Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea, as well as the practical prospects for private claimants.

Speaker

Svitlana Romanova | Metinvest Holding, Kyiv, Ukraine

Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi | Asters, Kyiv, Ukraine

Natalia Petrik | Deputy Secretary General, SCC Arbitration Institute, Stockholm

Ivan Horodyskyy | Dnistrianskyi Center, Lviv

Moderator

Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky | Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY

Serhiy Hoshovsky | Hoshovsky Law Firm, New York, NY

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

SESSION 4- Investments into the Region: Realities and Prospects

While the war has significantly affected the investment climate in the region lowering the flow of regular transactions down to almost zero, at the same time it gave rise to a new type of investments triggered by the destruction of critical infrastructure, increased demand in military ammunition and attempts of businesses to diversify the risks. At this Panel we will discuss the realities and prospects of investments in both Ukraine and Poland. We will listen to the high-ranking representative of Ukrainian government who will present the current and upcoming investment opportunities in Ukraine covering the conditions, incentives, and plans for attracting funds. The representatives of the international donors and financial organizations will speak about their projects and areas of focus in the region. We will also look at two practical show cases of both Polish and Ukrainian businesses expanding during war time, they will share their experience of taking risk and developing their business ideas in such a complicated environment.

Speaker

Inna Khomych | Chief Legal Officer, New Post-Center LLC

Roman Niktov | ICU Venture and Tech Investments | Ukraine

Artem Shevalev | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, UK

Lucyna Stańczak | Supervisory Board of BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.

Moderator

Lana Sinichkina | Arzinger, Kyiv, Ukraine

Paweł Zdort | Rymarz Zdort, Warsaw, Poland

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Coffee Break

4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

SESSION 5- Restructuring/Reconstruction of the Region

While Post-war investment and economic development will depend on many factors, this panel will focus on two issues of overriding importance: the role of international financial and governmental institutions, and the strengthening of the rule of law in Ukraine. Aside from the tragedy and brutality, the invasion is a cultural watershed moment, where Ukraine may change the way it does and wants to do business and adjusts its law and culture to reflect a stronger rule of law. The panelists and moderators have experience in the region and knowledge which can both explain and add to the ongoing discussion on these points.

Speaker

Tony Housh | American Chamber of Commerce in Poland

Andrzej Tokaj | Penteris, Warsaw, Poland

Olga Yeriomina | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, UK

Olga Ivlyeva | Wolf Theiss, Kyiv, Ukraine

Moderator

C. David DeBenedetti | DeBenedetti Majewski Szcześniak, Poland

Anna Zorya | Rymarz Zdort, Warsaw, Poland

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks

7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Conference Dinner

Villa Foksal, ul. Foksal 3/5, Warsaw

Speaker

Mateusz Szczurek | Former Minister of Finance, Lead EU Economist (EBRD)