April 8-9 2008 Budapest, Hungary RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the 14th Annual Balkan and Black Sea Petroleum Association (BBSPA) Conference on the topic of "Ukraine's Legal Framework for On-Shore and Off-Shore Upstream Development". The Conference’s Agenda is available for download. January 3, 2008 Washington, D.C. RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council Meeting on Legal Framework for Business Operation in Ukraine. The Outline of Dr. Paliashvili’s presentation is available for download. June 22, 2007 Baku, Azerbaijan RULG, together with Fina LLP, a leading law firm in Azerbaijan, organize the third International Trademark Association's (INTA) interactive seminar, "Mediation as an Alternative Method for Commercial Dispute Resolution". This seminar was held within the larger framework of the Second CIS Local Counsel Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan. The seminar Agenda is available in English. May 2-5,2007 Washington, D.C. RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the ABA Section of International Law 2007 Spring Meeting, Panel on Foreign Investment Climate in Russia and the Former Soviet Union Countries in the Wake of Color Revolutions. The Outline of Dr. Paliashvili's presentation on the topic of “Legal and Regulatory Regime in Ukraine” is available for download. March 11-17, 2007 Kitzbühel, Austria ULG Senior Counsel Dr. Serhiy Dzis and Dr. Dmytro Syrota speak at the Center for International Legal Studies Conference, “Cartels, Competition and Unfair Trade Practices” on the topics of Antimonopoly Coordinated Actions in Ukraine: Business Hindrances or Reasonable Antitrust Protection (Dr. Syrota) and Competition Clearance and Global Transactions in Ukraine (Dr. Dzis). The Outline of Dr. Dzis’ and the Outline of Dr. Syrota’s Presentations are both available for download. November 10, 2006 Bologna, Italy ULG Managing Partner Victor Kovalenko participates in the seminar "Talking about Ukraine: Four Grand Opportunities - Legislation, Entrepreneurship, Finances and Credit" hosted by the Regional Association of the Chamber of Commerce of Emilia-Romagna and sponsored by Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna. Mr. Kovalenko makes a presentation on legislation regulating domestic market activities, fundamental provisions of Ukrainian export-import legislation and its application to Italy. Special attention is paid to the regulation of labor relations as well as to the tax system in Ukraine. During the discussion that follows, the seminar's participants (representatives of the Italian and Ukrainian business circles), including Mr. Rostyslav Zatsepilin, Head of the Trade Mission of the Embassy of Ukraine, deliberate on the degree of openness of the domestic market of Ukraine for international trade and foreign investments. The outline of Mr. Kovalenko's presentation is available in English. The seminar is covered in the Italian mass media. You may read about the seminar in Italian on following Web sites: http://www.sprint-er.it/ln.asp?serie=344¬izie=26673 http://www.sestopotere.com/index.ihtml?step=2&rifcat=200&Rid=98787 http://www.emilianet.it/Sezione.jsp?idSezione=6400&idSezioneRif=2&lookfor=PArliamo%20di%20Ucraina http://www.viaemiliaaffari.tv/ViewNewsAffari.asp?idnews=83934 http://www.romagnaoggi.it/showarticle.php?articleID=164657§ion=news/Emilia-Romagna September 27, 2006 Washington, D.C. RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili makes a presentation and leads a discussion on the Legal Framework for Business Operations at the Economics and Business Task Force session of the U.S.-Ukraine Policy Dialogue Exchange Program. The Program is organized by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation and the U.S. Department of State. September 12-13, 2006 Moscow, Russia RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the 11th Euromoney Russia and the CIS Investment Forum: Between Public and Private, on the legal and investment climate in Ukraine. The Forum assembled key policy makers, high-level financiers, consultants, private sector industry executives, business leaders, and commentators drawn from the domestic and international arenas of economics, finance, and international relations. The Forum's agenda is available in English. June 15-18, 2006 Salzburg, Austria RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the Symposium, "International Arbitration and Mediation: From the Professional's Perspective" organized by the Center for International Legal Studies. The Outline of Dr. Paliashvili's Presentation on the topic of "Mediation in the CIS Region and Setting Up a Ukrainian Center for Commercial Mediation" is available for download. June 13, 2006 Kiev, Ukraine The RULG co-organizes the Roundtable on "Enterprise Development and Investment Climate in Ukraine" hosted by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and co-hosted by the UN Development Program in Ukraine (UNDP). The objective of this Roundtable was to present main findings of the EU-OECD project carried out in 2004-2006, on improving the conditions for enterprise development and the investment climate for domestic and international investors in Ukraine and discuss related policy recommendations with Ukrainian and international stakeholders. RULG President, Dr. Irina Paliashvili moderates Session I of the Roundtable on the Legal Framework for Business Operations and presents the Summary of Recommendations on Legal Framework for Business Operations (available in English and Ukrainian). The Roundtable's agenda is available in English and Ukrainian and the Roundtable's final Summary of Main Findings and Recommendations is also available in English and Ukrainian. More detailed information on the 13 June 2006 OECD-UNDP Roundtable can be viewed on the OECD Web site. May 1-3, 2006 Houston, TX RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili participates in the International Energy Roundtable "Strengthening Ukraine's Energy Diversity" -- the largest international gathering of the year focused on enhancing Ukraine's energy diversity. Representatives from the Ukrainian government, its leading political parties, and the private sector come to Houston to meet and seek partnerships with representatives of interested governments and international investors. The event is organized with the cooperation of Ukraine's energy, industry, and economics ministries, and with the support of Ukraine's Presidential Secretariat. April 18, 2006 Moscow, Russia RULG, together with the prominent Russian law firm Pepeliaev, Goltsblat & Partners, participates in organizing the International Trademark Association's (INTA) interactive seminar "Mediation as an Alternative Method for Commercial Dispute Resolution in the Area of Intellectual Property", held on 18 April 2006 in Moscow, Russia. RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the seminar on the topic of "Growing Interest in Mediation as a Method for Commercial Dispute Resolution in the Area of Intellectual Property". A brief summary of the seminar and the seminar's agenda are available in Russian. April 7, 2006 Washington, D.C. RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the Georgetown University Professionals in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Affairs Annual Conference "Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-Soviet Space" on the topic of "Comparing Legal and Business Climate in Russia and Ukraine". The conference agenda is available for download. This Conference is organized by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. March 20, 2006 Stockholm, Sweden RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili participates in the Exploratory Meeting on Resolution of Corporate Governance Related Disputes. This Meeting is organized by Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in partnership with Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL) and the Government of Japan. March 15-16, 2006 Moscow, Russia RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the 2nd Annual International Forum "In House Counsel. Adding Value Through an Expanding Role" on the topic of "Expanding Business Abroad: Ukraine". The conference agenda is available in Adobe PDF format. This international conference is organized by the UK-based C5 and brings together senior corporate lawyers from large and mid-size local and foreign companies active in Russia and other CIS regions to discuss the increasingly strategic role of the corporate lawyer as business in Russia and CIS becomes more sophisticated. The text of Dr. Paliashvili's presentation is available on this page in English. November 29, 2005 Kiev, Ukraine The Ukrainian Legal Group serves as co-organizer of International Trademark Association's (INTA) interactive seminar "Mediation as an Alternative Method for Commercial Dispute Resolution" held on November 29, 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine. The seminar is sponsored by A/T B.A.T. - Prilucky Tobacco Company. INTA has developed an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, of which this seminar is a part, to encourage parties in various countries to consider and practice this method. Specialists of the State Department of Intellectual Property, other government bodies involved with intellectual property protection, practicing IP lawyers, patent and trademark agents, judges and arbitrators participate in the seminar. The seminar's agenda is available in English and Ukrainian and the seminar's report is available in English. Read about the seminar in the March 1st issue of the INTA Bulletin, Vol. 61, No. 5 (download the article in English), the December 2005 issue of the journal Intelektualna Vlasnist (download the article in Ukrainian and English), and in the December 2005 issue (Vol. 3, No. 12) of The Ukrainian Journal of Business Law (download the article in English). November 10-11, 2005 Moscow, Russia RULG attorney Dr. Dmytro Syrota speaks at the Conference on "Transport Infrastructure for Oil and Gas in Russia & the CIS: Opportunities at the Forefront of Development" on the topic of "Cross-Border Transport Infrastructure, Regional Integration and Development (with a special update on Ukraine)". The Conference agenda is available in English and Russian in Adobe PDF format. This international conference was organized by the UK-based C5 group of companies and brought together major global players in the Russian/CIS oil and gas sector to share their thoughts on legislative challenges to developing new export routes for oil and gas. The PowerPoint summary of Dr. Syrota's presentation is available on this page in Russian. November 8, 2005 Kiev, Ukraine RULG attorney Dmytro Syrota delivered a presentation on "Competition Law in Ukraine" as a part of training session for Ukrainian commercial court judges. The training program consisted of six sessions held in various cities all over Ukraine as part of a "Reform of Arbitration Courts and Support to Court Administration" Project sponsored by the European Commission and implemented by UNDP Ukraine. The overall objective of the Project is to support the reform of Ukraine's judicial system and promote more effective legal remedies. The PowerPoint summary of Dr. Syrota's presentation is available on this page in English. October 5-6, 2005 Kiev, Ukraine RULG attorneys Richard Smith and Serhiy Dzis speak at the International Forum on "IPO Prospects for Ukrainian Companies" on the topic of "Legal Obstacles to Performing an IPO in Ukraine: Specifics of Ukrainian Investment Laws Relevant to IPOs". The Forum's agenda is available in Word format, in Ukrainian. This international conference was organized by the International Finance Corporation to bring international experts on the subjects of stock market regulation and initial public offerings to Kiev to discuss the IPO process with Ukrainian companies and highlight areas where legislative reforms are needed. The Outline and PowerPoint summary of Messrs. Smith's and Dzis' presentation is available on this page in English. June 27-28, 2005 Moscow, Russia RULG attorneys Dr. Irina Paliashvili and Dr. Dmytro Syrota speak at the Conference "Tax Solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry in Russia and the CIS. The Impact of Changes to the Tax Legislation on the Oil and Gas industry" on the topic of "New Government Initiatives for the Attraction of Investments in the Oil-and-Gas Sector in Ukraine". The conference agenda is available in Adobe PDF format. This international conference is organized by the UK-based C5 and brings together experts who have wide-ranging experience with tax compliance in each region of the CIS. The text of Dr. Paliashvili's and Dr. Syrota's presentation is available on this page in English and Russian. February 10-11, 2005 Kiev, Ukraine RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the Conference "Ukraine, EU, Russia: Challenges and Opportunities for New Relations" on the urgent need to improve the legal foundation for Ukraine's business and investment climate. This international conference is organized by the EastWest Institute in cooperation with the Carpathian Foundation and their Ukrainian partners: the Institute for Regional and Euro-Integration Studies "EuroRegio Ukraine" and the National Association of Regional Development Agencies. The conference agenda is available in Adobe PDF format. November 29-30, 2004 Moscow, Russia RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the Conference Strategies for Successful Disputes Resolution on the topic of "Prospects for Commercial Mediation in the CIS: Russia and Ukraine". The conference agenda is available in Adobe PDF format. This international conference is organized by the UK-based C5 and brings together experts in dispute resolution and mediation to discuss the key issues of concern to the international oil and gas industry today. The text of Dr. Paliashvili's presentation is available on this page in English and Russian. May 19, 2004 Kiev, Ukraine RULG attorneys Irina Paliashvili, Dmytro Syrota, and Serhiy Dzis participated in the OECD's Roundtable Discussion on the Legal Landscape for Doing Business in Ukraine as part of the OECD and EU/TACIS Project on "Improving the Conditions for Enterprise Development and the Investment Climate for Domestic and International Investors in Ukraine". Dr. Paliashvili moderated two panels and also spoke on the New Civil and Commercial Codes panel. Mr. Syrota spoke on the Anti Monopoly and Unfair Competition Laws panel and Mr. Dzis on the Corporate Legislation panel. The OECD Roundtable was prepared with the assistance of RULG and its agenda is attached in English and Ukrainian. May 7-9, 2004 Rome, Italy RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the Congress of the Fellows of the Center for International Legal Studies, Second Annual Convocation on the topic of Mediation and Conciliation, "New Opportunities for Commercial Mediation in Russia and Ukraine". The Convocation's agenda is available in World format. The text of Dr. Paliashvili's presentation is available on this page in English. May 3-6, 2004 Houston, TX RULG attorneys Dmytro Syrota and Richard Smith submitted a report on the "Development of the Ukrainian Legislation on Production Sharing Agreements", which was presented at the largest oil & gas trade event in the U.S., the Offshore Technology Conference. The text of the report is available on this page in (in English). May 28-29, 2003 Moscow, Russia RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the Euroforum Conference "Trademarks in Russia/CIS: Optimal Protection, Dispute Resolution, Enforcement" on the topic of trademark protection in Ukraine. The conference agenda is available in Adobe PDF. The text of Dr. Paliashvili's presentation is available on this page in English and Russian. April 14-15, 2003 Florence, Italy RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili attends the Roundtable on Caspian Oil & Gas Scenarios sponsored by International Energy Agency / European University Institute / Robert Schumann Centre for Advanced Studies and gives a presentation on Investment Risk in South Caspian Delimitation. This presentation is available in MS Word, and the Workshop program and agenda are available for viewing in HTML. November 11, 2002 Paris, France RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili attends the International Energy Agency's Workshop on Caspian Oil and Gas Scenarios and gives a presentation on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea. This presentation is available in MS Word, and the Workshop program and agenda are available for viewing in HTML. June 18, 2002 Washington, D.C. RULG Senior Counsel Richard Smith attends the First Annual IT Conference, held at the Embassy of Ukraine sponsored by the US-Ukraine Digital Alliance. Mr. Smith delivers a presentation explaining Legal Aspects of IT Applications in Ukraine and participates in a panel discussion of Ukraine's prospects for foreign investment. April 17-18, 2002 Kiev, Ukraine RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the 3rd meeting of the OECD Eurasian Corporate Governance Roundtable. The conference agenda and Dr. Paliashvili's presentation (in English, Russian, and Ukrainian) are available in MS Word. February 21-22, 2002 Kiev, Ukraine RULG Senior Counsel Richard Smith attends the High-Tech Cooperation Forum where he delivers a presentation on the legal aspects of some high-tech transactions in Ukraine. Mr. Smith's presentation is available in MS Word. January 29-30, 2002 Moscow, Russia RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili and ULG Senior Counsel Tamara Lukanina participate in the Euroforum Conference on Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Russia and the CIS. Please see our IP Rights page for the conference agenda and their presentations. December 6, 2001 Washington, D.C. RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili participates in the US Department of Energy Workshop on Foreign Relations Effectiveness. Dr. Paliashvili's presentation is available in MS Word. May 30, 2001 Houston, Texas RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili gives a presentation entitled "New Government Legislative Initiatives to Attract Investment in the Oil and Gas Sector in Ukraine" at the Euroforum Conference on Oil & Gas in the CIS: Legal and Tax Solutions. The agenda of the conference is available in Adobe PDF format and Dr. Paliashvili's presentation is available in MS Word. February 23, 2001 Kiev, Ukraine RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili participates in a panel discussion on the OECD Investment Policy Review of Ukraine at the OECD-Ukraine Policy Dialogue Seminar on Ukraine's Foreign Investment Policies and Relevant OECD Experiences at the Law Sciences Academy of Ukraine. The seminar agenda is available in MS Word. January 21-27, 2001 Kitzbuhel, Austria RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili gives a presentation entitled "The Effect of Globalization on Law Practice in the CIS Countries (Using Ukraine as an Example)" at the International Practice, Multinational Law Offices, and Networks Conference. The agenda of the conference and Dr. Paliashvili's presentation are available in MS Word. October 24-25, 2000 Moscow, Russia RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili presents an Overview of Commercial Dispute Resolution in Ukraine at the EuroForum Conference on Dispute Resolution Involving CIS Parties.  The agenda of the Conference and Dr. Paliashvili's presentation are available in MS Word. February 15-17, 2000 Moscow, Russia RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili and Dr. Volodymir Ignaschenko, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, present a panel on the production sharing regime in Ukraine at the Euroforum conference on Production Sharing Agreements in the CIS.  The texts of Dr. Paliashvili's presentation, Dr. Ignaschenko's presentation and the agenda of the Conference are available in MS Word. January 10, 2000 Washington, D.C. RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the Eastern Economist Business-to-Business Conference on Commercial Dispute Resolution in Ukraine. The text of Dr. Paliashvili's presentation is available in MS Word. May 27-30, 1999 Kharkiv, Ukraine RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at the Ukraine-U.S. Energy Trade and Investment Conference. Her presentation at the Conference’s Oil & Gas Panel is devoted to the pending production sharing legislation. December 3-4, 1998 Vienna, Austria RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks at an International Conference on Contractual Law and Agreements in Russia and the CIS organized by the Adam Smith Institute on negotiating and preparing commercial contracts in Ukraine. You can also obtain the text of Dr. Paliashvili's presentation in MS Word or Adobe PDF formats. September 14, 1998 Kiev, Ukraine The RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group, P.A. conducts a one-day seminar in Kiev on production sharing legislation in Ukraine. Please review our new section on PSA legislation to find out more about PSA legislation in Ukraine and to read selected papers from the seminar and articles. June 10, 1998 New York, New York RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili participates in the Second East-West Leaders' Forum, "Financing Eurasian Energy for the 21st Century". This forum is sponsored by the Institute for East-West Studies. May 17-20, 1996 RULG President Dr. Irina Paliashvili speaks on "The Legal and Business Environment in Ukraine" during the Russell 20-20 trip to Ukraine, organized by the Russell 20-20 Group Association. © 2008 RULG - Ukrainian Legal Group, P.A.