On May 23, 2016, Alexander Nadmitov, Managing Partner of Nadmitov, Ivanov & Partners Law Firm, took part in a conference organized by the HSE-Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development in cooperation with the Valdai International Discussion Club: “Blocks, sanctions and international trade at 21 century: uniform rules or continuation of defragmentation? "
The invited experts were world-renowned experts Professor of Columbia University Petros Mavrodis, Professor of Harvard University Robert Lawrence, Professor of Harvard University Mark Wu, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation SS Voskresensky, First Executive Vice President of Gazprombank Elena Borisenko. The meeting was moderated by Fyodor Lukyanov, Academic Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club. The panellists discussed the problems of sanctions and regional trade partnerships in the light of WTO law.
Nadmitov, Ivanov & Partners are actively promoting the practice of the WTO, the partners of the firm are involved in academic work. Managing partner of the firm Alexander Nadmitov teaches the course “Dispute Resolution under WTO Law at the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade. The firm also supports the WTO Model student competition sponsored by the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade.