Events

International conference "Antitrust Policy: Science, Practice, Education"

December 6-7, 2018

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Problems of controlling fundamentally new forms of market power and new types of economic competition were discussed at the conference "Antitrust Policy: Science, Practice, Education", which was held over December 6-7 at Skolkovo. More information

Roundtable "Anticompetitive Practices of Big Pharma: the response of the Competition Authorities of BRICS+"

September 25, 2018

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During Competition Week, on September 25, Alexey Ivanov acted as a moderator of the discussion held within the framework of the Working Group on the study of competition problems in pharmaceutical markets. More information

Roundtable on Islamic Agriculture Finance

September 12, 2018

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The Institute together with the Afanasy Nikitin Association and the Agrofin-Congress group of companies on September 12th held an expert meeting on the implementation of Islamic investment instruments for developing the export potential of Russia's agro-industrial complex. More information

The Institute at St. Petersburg International Legal Forum

May 15-19, 2018

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At the annual St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, held on May 15-19, the Institute's staff actively participated in the track "New Challenges: New Competition Policy", organised jointly with FAS Russia. More information

Presentation of the co-authored book "Antitrust Regulation in the Digital Age" by the Institute and FAS Russia

April 23, 2018

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The treatise was presented by the team of authors during a conference at the Higher School of Economics on April 23. The book is the first comprehensive research in Russia devoted to the protection of competition in the digital economy. More information

Open Session with Valery Solovey

April 11, 2018

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The Graduate School on Law of the Higher School of Economics and the Skolkovo-HSE Institute of Law and Development jointly held an open workshop. The meeting of the minds was with a leading Russian expert on political PR, doctor of historical sciences, professor, and head of the public relations department of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Valery Solovey. More information

The Institute and Antitrust Agenda at St. Petersburg International Legal Forum

May 16-20, 2017

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Within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum held on May 16-20, the Higher School of Economics Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development, in close collaboration with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, organised a series of sessions on the most pressing problems of antitrust regulation. More information

The Eurasian Economic Union: is supranational law and the judicial system capable of stimulating economic development?

April 14, 2017

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The HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development held the session "The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU): is supranational law and the judicial system capable of stimulating economic development?" as part of the annual April International Scientific Conference of the Higher School of Economics. More information

Round Table: Special Legal Regimes of Territories as an Instrument of Development

April 18, 2017

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Within the framework of the 18th April Conference of the Higher School of Economics, the Institute held a round table devoted to special legal regimes. The following issues were discussed: • What are the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the institution of special legal regimes for territorial development in Russia? • How is it possible to overcome the formulaic nature of the use of special legal regimes? • How can we make the institution of special legal regimes a legitimate working tool for the economic development of territories, giving business and local communities a "fishing rod, not a fish"? • Does Russia have the potential to grow its own Hong Kong? • What countries could be Russia's partners in deploying a Russian offshore model? Could their services be in demand on the international market? More information

Public Lecture by Professor Friedl Weiss

December 1, 2016

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At the invitation of the Skolkovo-HSE Institute for Law and Development, on December 1st, 2016, the Higher School of Economics Faculty of Law received Friedl Weiss, professor at Vienna University, and the Vienna Diplomatic Academy. More information

Conference on Competition Policy in the New Economy

December 11-12, 2016

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At the Skolkovo Hypercube complex, an international conference was jointly organised by the Skolkovo Foundation, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS), and the Institute for Law and Development. Russian and foreign experts discussed the challenges faced by antitrust authorities upon the backdrop of new economic realities. More information

Workshop: 'Competition, Innovation, Law'

October 24, 2016

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On October 24th the Institute for Law and Development held a workshop in the framework of the International Conference "Law in the Digital Environment". More information

International Conference on Issues of Antitrust Regulation and Intellectual Property in the New Economy: a Sino-Russian Perspective

July 9, 2016

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On July 9th, the Institute for Law and Development held an international conference jointly with the Centre for Competition Law and Policy of Shanghai University and University College London. More information

Open Lecture by Harvard University Professor Robert Lawrence

May 24, 2016

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At the invitation of the HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development on the 24th of May an open lecture was given by world-renowned Professor of international trade at Harvard University Robert Lawrence. The listeners were 80 undergraduate and graduate students of leading Moscow universities. More information

The Foresight Fleet in Full Sail

May 14-16, 2016

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Mid-May in Russia saw the return of what has become the flagship national brainstorming session concerning technological development - Foresight Fleet. This year, the Agency for Strategic Initiatives discussed the National Technology Initiative (NTI); its implemententation strategy and its management. The NTI is a comprehensive program of directives that will guide the leadership of Russian companies into new markets, and which is tasked with achieveving excellence for Russia on the world economic stage over the next 15-20 years. The Institute for Law and Development organised the track inside the Foresight Fleet together with the Skolkovo Foundation. More information

Joint Session of the Institute and the Valdai Club: A Discussion on Sanctions

May 23, 2016

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On May 23, the HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development together with the Valdai International Discussion Club held a practical discussion session on the theme: "Blocs, Sanctions, and International Trade in the 21st Century: Unified Rules, or the Continuing of Fragmentation?". More information

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The Global Food Chain: Prospects for Development of Competition Law and Policy (an International Conference)

May 18-20, 2016

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On 18-20 May, the Institute for Law and Development in conjunction with University College London, in the framework of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, held an international conference on 'The Global Food Chain: Prospects for Development of Competition Law and Policy. More information

Session on the Development of Approaches for the Protection of Competition in the Digital Space: The Case of Google

April 22, 2016

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The HSE Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development in the framework of the 17th International Academic Conference of April, on the issues of economic and social development, on April 22, held a section devoted to the analysis and assessment of the impact of the development of competition in relation to the BRICS countries' Antitrust authorities versus Google. More information.

Discussion on the Regulation of the Pharmaceutical Industry: the IPNet group

March 22, 2016

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On March 22, the Skolkovo Foundation together with the Institute for Law and Development organised a discussion on the problems in the field of intellectual property and competition in pharma. The event was another in a series of discussions conducted by the working group IPNet NTI, developing steps to change the regulatory environment for IP. More information.

Roundtable “Antitrust in Digital Environment”

November 23, 2015

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On November 23 and 24, the V International Conference “Law in Digital Environment” organized by Research Laboratory of Information Law took place in Moscow. Within the Conference, the HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development hold a round table “Antitrust in Digital Environment”. The international conference “Law in Digital Environment” aimed to summarize current practice, identify the most problematic areas, and create proposals for further legislative development. The participants were researches from Russia, Brazil, India, France, Belgium, Italy, and Sweden. More information.

Seminar "Competition Law and Policy in the Food Value Chain: Is there a Call for a BRICS Compeititon Law Paradigm?"

November 14, 2015

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On November 14th in the framework of the Antitrust BRICS Conference in South Africa, the Institute for Law and Development, in collaboration with UCL and with the University of Cape Town, held a workshop on the implementation of competitive practices in the food sector, and discussed the prospects for the development of competition policy of the BRICS countries in other economic areas. The seminar was attended by representatives of the competition authorities of BRICS, professors and researchers from leading international universities. The main speakers, in addition to the leaders of the Institute Alexey Ivanov and Ioannis Lianos, were the following experts: Dennis Davis, judge of the Supreme court of South Africa, and professor at the University of Cape Town, a permanent partner of the Institute, who hosted the seminar; Andrey Shastitko, head of the Department of Competition and Industrial Policy of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Economic Faculty; Eleanor Fox, Professor at New York University Law School; Xianlin Wang, Professor of Shanghai's Jiao Tong University; Paulo Burnier Da Silveira, Commissioner of the Administrative Council for the Economic Defence of Brazil (CADE), and others. More information.

International Research Seminar “Modern Trends of Legal Regulation for the OTC Derivatives Market”
October 22, 2015

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The HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development organized the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Workshop. This key event for the international legal community specializing in the field of competition law was held in St. Petersburg, June 22-23. The June 22 Round Table at the Yeltsin Presidential Library brought together representatives of competition authorities of the BRICS countries led by the head of the Federal Antimonopoly service of Russia, Igor Artemyev, key international experts in the antitrust sphere, the curators of the specialized areas at the Organization for economic cooperation and development (OECD) and the Eurasian Economic Commission. In anticipation of the November 4th BRICS Conference for competition, officials and scholars discussed the draft joint convention on combating international cartels and general approaches to competition policy in the pharmaceutical and food markets. On this basis, the HSE-Skolkovo Institute of Law and Development is planning to launch for BRICS countries a platform for the exchange of information and expert support for the coordination of approaches in antitrust regulation. On the second day of the conference, we hosted a research seminar on the global spread (diffusion) of competition law and delivered the report from one of the Institute's most comprehensive research projects: the food markets in the BRICS countries. More information.

Session "Current Problems of Legal Regulation of the Financial Market"

October 16, 2015

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On 16 October 2015 under the Second All-Russian Educational Forum for Young Lawyers of Russia, the session "Current Problems of Legal Regulation of the Financial Market" was held under the auspices of the HSE Faculty of Law, Senior Fellow at the Institute Kirill Molodyko, Ekaterina Galkova and Maxim Bashkatov, the latter speaking as session leader. The seminar was also attended by invited experts: Elena Abasheieva, chief expert of the Department of Development of Financial Markets at the Bank of Russia; Andrew Pozhitkov, senior vice president at Credit Suisse; Vyacheslav Khorovski, partner at DLA Piper; Alekander Nadmitov, managing partner at "Nadmitov, Ivanov & Partners" and a senior fellow at the Institute simultaneously. More information.

Presentation of the Institute Project on Global Food Value Chains within 'Russian Competition Week'

September 21, 2015

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Head of the Institute Alexey Ivanov and Head of Research Initiatives Ioannis Lianos on the first day of the international 'Russian Competition Week' presented an Institute project to BRICS delegates on the topic of global food chains. More information.

BRICS Competition Law and Policy Workshop

22 – 23 June 2015

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Seminar on Monetary Policy

25 - 26 May 2015

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Laboratory for Law and Development held an international review seminar as part of the ongoing research project on the institutional and regulatory framework of money and finance, and their impact on monetary sovereignty. The research seminar's aim was to critically analyze the modern monetary and financial systems in terms of monetary sovereignty and to assess the viability of proposals for their reform. The discussion touched on a wide range of topics, including the structure of the national monetary, banking and financial systems, as well as the structure of the current international financial system. In particular, in the context of national regulation, the legal basis for the creation and circulation of national currencies was discussed, and the functioning of payment systems, and financing for public and private operational and capital expenditures. Speaking on international aspects, the experts discussed the role of foreign currency in the monetization of the national economies, as well as the issue of foreign debt denominated in foreign currency.

Roundtable: Economic Analysis for the Development of Antitrust Regulation in the Innovation Sphere

10 April 2015

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On April 10th, in the framework of the XVI April International Academic Conference of the HSE, the Laboratory held a roundtable titled: Economic Analysis for the Development of Antitrust Regulation in the Innovation Sphere. The discussion aimed mainly at the identification of best practices for the application of economic insight in judicial and administrative proceedings in cases calling for the protection of competition in the innovative realm of the economy. Such cases are complicated by a number of factors: the non-linearity of the development of innovative markets, the complex subject matter of scientific and technological advancements, contradictions within economic theory about what constitutes favorable market conditions, and also the state's role in fostering innovation.

Open lecture by Ioannis Lianos "Brands, Product Differentiation and EU Competition Law"

30 January 2015

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On January 30, an open lecture was held by Ioannis Lianos, a leading researcher at the Laboratory, and Professor at University College London. To a diverse audience consisting of lawyers specializing in antitrust law, employees of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation, instructors, and students of the HSE, Ioannis presented the findings of his latest work "Brands, Product Differentiation and EU Competition Law". The research was devoted to the problem of the impact of brands on the competitive process and to relations between consumers and trademark rights' owners. Practice for the protection of competition often intersects with the fields of branding and product differentiation. However, as long as lawyers do not have for tools the methods of advanced differentiation for understanding the nature of brand interplay which would be bound to brand management theory or business practices grounding, Professor Lianos proposes the use of an interdisciplinary approach for analyzing the competitive process.

Seminar "Antitrust in the New Economy: Competition Law and Intellectual Property"

3 October 2014

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On October 3rd, the Laboratory for Law and Development hosted the seminar "Antitrust in the New Economy: Competition Law and Intellectual Property" with the leading research fellow of the Lab, UCL professor Ioannis Lianos, one of the world’s leading experts in antitrust regulation. Inside the Pokrovsky Boulevard halls, Ioannis' seminar addressed the relationship between the protection of competition and the regulation of intellectual property, as well as approaches to antitrust regulation for new industries (Internet, biotech, pharmaceuticals, etc.). The event, held with a question and answer format, was with key lawyers and economists specializing in antitrust regulation, and members of the nonprofit partnership "The Promotion of Competition".

International conference 'Intellectual Property and Innovation in the Globalized World. How to Level the Playing Field?

22 April 2014

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The conference was organized by the Foundation's Department of Legal Policy and Social Development, in conjunction with the recently created International Lab for Law and Development. The guest speakers included leading international experts in the field of intellectual property, world renowned professors, politicians and public figures. Some of them represented the BRICS countries, nations in the developing world which have already achieved a certain level of technological development and are now coming up against a 'ceiling' of outdated and ineffective intellectual property regimes, which are in place at both the global and local levels. The conference was opened by the Foundation's President, Viktor Vekselberg. Igor Artemiev, the Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, was also among honorable guests.

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