7th RIMA Summer Academy
From July 20 to 24, the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration (RIMA) held its 7th Summer Academy for emerging professionals in the field of arbitration.
Over the course of five days, 22 participants immersed themselves in the world of arbitration - from the relationship between arbitration and other ADR mechanisms to the fundamentals of resolving investment disputes.
As is customary, the Summer Academy programme included lectures on key aspects of international arbitration: the arbitration agreement, the appointment of the arbitral tribunal, the stages of arbitration proceedings, evidence, interim measures, and recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. Special attention was given to the specific features of arbitration in foreign countries - China, Singapore, the UAE, and England.
Practical workshops became an important part of the Summer Academy, during which participants took on the roles of practicing lawyers - mediators and representatives of the parties in mock disputes. The workshops helped participants reinforce the theoretical knowledge they had gained and hone their skills in legal argumentation and public speaking. The Academy also hosted a joint workshop organized by RIMA and Resolut, dedicated to the basics of drafting procedural documents.
The Summer Academy traditionally concluded with an evening reception, where participants shared their impressions with one another and interacted with the speakers in an informal setting.
We would like to express our deep gratitude to all the Academy’s lecturers for their professionalism, high level of expertise, and sincere dedication, and we also thank our partners - EPAM, NSP, and Alumni Partners - for their contributions to the Academy.
We hope that the 7th Summer Academy served as not only an important milestone in the participants’ professional journeys, but also a platform for them to meet like-minded individuals and future colleagues.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2027 Summer Academy!
Programme
2026 Summer Academy ProgrammeSpeakers
Denis Almakaev
Partner, Head of International Litigation Practice, LEVEL Legal Services
Dmitry Andreev
Counsel, Attorney Solicitor of England and Wales, Attorney at Law in the State of New York, Monastyrsky, Zyuba, Stepanov & Partners
Vasily Bakumenko
Counsel in the Dispute Resolution practice, Asari Legal, advocate
Yuri Bashmakov
Partner, E L W I
Sabina Ganieva
Executive Administrator, Russian Arbitration Center
Alexander Grebelsky
Managing partner, Grebelsky and Partners, associate professor at the Department of Private International and Civil Law, MGIMO University, PhD
Sergey Ivanov
Principal Counsel, Russian Arbitration Center
Ellina Izotkina
Senior associate of International Disputes Resolution Practice, LEVEL Legal Services, FCIArb, LL.M., advocate
Gleb Kovrigin
Head of Division, Leading Russian Manufacturing Company
Vladimir Kostsov
Independent consultant, Professor at the HSE University School of International Law, PhD in Law, LL.M.
Dmitry Kuptsov
Partner in the Dispute Resolution and Restructuring & Insolvency Practices, Head of International arbitration Practice, ALRUD Law Firm, advocate, LL.M.
Ekaterina Kuteynikova
Associate, Ivanyan and partners (international dispute resolution practice)
Yulia Mullina
CEO, International and Comparative Law Research Center President of the Board
Sergey Ryapisov
Counsel, Resolut, LL.M.
Valeria Senatorova (Butyrina)
CEO, Russian Arbitration Center
Stepan Sultanov
Partner, Head of the International Commercial Arbitration Practice, KIAP, LL.M.
Vsevolod Taraskin
Partner, Dyakin, Gortsunyan and Partners, advocate, LL.M.
Oleg Todua
Partner, Pinna Goldberg
Andrey Ushakov
Partner, head of Dispute Resolution Practice, Voskhod