The event attracted attendance form Russia’s leading litigation practices and from London based law firms.
Those launching the CLF in Moscow hope that it will be a forum for promoting further interaction amongst leading Russian practitioners as well as amongst lawyers from London and New York.
White & Case partner David Goldberg and Hilton Mervis, partner with SJ Berwin, are leading the project.
The panel of the inaugural meeting included esteemed guests of honour from London: Sir Bernard Rix QC, a recently retired Lord Justice of Appeal, and Peter Leaver QC, a former Chairman of the Board of the LCIA. The meeting was attended by lawyers from leading international and Russian law firms.