«Gazprombank» (Joint – stock Company) is one of three largest banks in the Russian Federation in terms of total assets and equity. Our principal business areas are corporate banking, retail banking, investment banking and depositary services. Our banking activities also include securities trading, foreign exchange operations, precious metals operations, clearing operations and settlement services.

We provide a broad array of commercial banking services to a variety of our corporate customers, including lending in various currencies, trade finance, settlement and cash management services. One other very important sphere of our relationship with our corporate customers is funding we receive in the form of customer current accounts and term deposits.

Our investment banking activities include capital markets, brokerage, corporate finance and project finance services, asset management and private equity investments. In the course of our investment banking activities we conduct private equity investments in companies from different industries not connected with banking.

The Bank’s investment portfolio includes companies from key industries of the economy and in which the Bank has unique experience and deep professional expertise.

The Bank’s projects and transactions are regularly highly rated by influential international experts.

Inter RAO is a diversified energy holding working in various segments of Russian and international electric power industry. Inter RAO is a leading exporter and importer of electric energy in Russia actively increasing electricity generation and sales, and developing new lines of business.

The corporate strategy of Inter RAO is focused on making Inter RAO a global energy enterprise, a key player in the global energy market, and the leading Russian energy company by energy efficiency. Inter RAO Group owns and operates approximately 32,5 GW of installed power generating capacity.

Nornickel Group is the world’s largest producer of nickel and palladium and one of the leading producers of platinum and copper. It also produces cobalt, rhodium, silver, gold, iridium, ruthenium, selenium, tellurium and sulfur.

The Group is involved in

• prospecting, exploration, extraction, refining and metallurgical processing of minerals
• production, marketing and sale of base and precious metals.

The main Russian production units of the Group are the Polar Division of PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (“the Taimyr Peninsula”) and the Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company (“Kola MMC” or “the Kola Peninsula”).

Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta belonging to the Group is located in Finland.

www.nornik.ru/en/main

ROSATOM is the Russian Federation national nuclear corporation bringing together circa 400 nuclear companies and R&D institutions that operate in the civilian and defense sectors.

With 70 years' expertise in the nuclear field, we are a global leader in technologies and competencies offering cutting-edge industry solutions. We work on a global scale to provide comprehensive nuclear services that range from uranium enrichment to nuclear waste treatment.

SIBUR is a uniquely positioned vertically integrated gas processing and petrochemicals company. SIBUR owns and operates Russia’s largest gas processing business in terms of associated petroleum gas processing volumes, and is a leader in the Russian petrochemicals industry. As of 31 December 2016, SIBUR operated 26 production sites, had over 27,000 employees and served more than 1,400 large customers in the energy, automotive, construction, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), chemical, and other industries in approximately 70 countries»

AHML (Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending) was established in 1997 by the Government of the Russian Federation for implementing the government policy on the housing and mortgage markets. In 2015 the Integrated Development Institution for the Housing Sector was founded on the AHML basis. The main task of the Integrated Institution is to provide a complex support of the housing sector in Russia and to make housing more affordable for Russian citizens.

The main AHML goals are further development of the mortgage and securities markets, development of rental housing and real estate mutual funds, implementation of means for enhancing the investment appeal of housing sector, providing developers with land resources, creation of a comfortable and quality living environment.

Ulmart is the largest private Russian internet company specializing in the e-commerce market. Deloitte named the company among the top 50 world's largest online retailers and Forbes included Ulmart in the top 10 most efficient Runet enterprises. In 2017, Ulmart together with the Roscongress Foundation has hosted Russia House, the official headquarters of the Russian business at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

"SIA INTERNATIONAL Ltd" is one of the largest Russian pharmaceutical distributors with over 20 years of experience. The company was founded in 1993. The main activity includes the sale of medicines, medical and parapharmaceutical products to pharmacies and medical institutions of Russia. 39 regional offices of the company operate across the territory of the Russian Federation.

Modern logistics center provides optimum conditions for storage of medicines and timely shipment of products. Total area of ​​warehouses in Moscow and 35 Russian cities is 224 000 m².

"SIA INTERNATIONAL Ltd" today is a team of 2700 skilled employees.

The reputation of the oldest and largest Russian pharmaceutical distributor allows "SIA INTERNATIONAL Ltd" to openly and honestly compete in the market and keep track of financial and technological changes.

Rosneft is the leader of Russia’s petroleum industry and the world’s largest public oil and gas company by liquid hydrocarbon production and reserves. The Company’s core operations are in hydrocarbon exploration and appraisal, production of oil, gas and gas condensate, offshore developments, refining, marketing of oil, gas and oil products inside and outside Russia. Hydrocarbon production of Rosneft in 2016 amounted to 265 mtoe.

Rosneft’s exploration and production geography spans across all key oil and gas provinces of Russia located in Western Siberia, Southern and Central Russia, Timano-Pechora, Eastern Siberia and the Far East. The Company also implements projects in India, Venezuela, Brazil, Vietnam, Norway, Canada, Mozambique, Indonesia.

Rosneft is one of the major investors in Russia’s economy and the country’s biggest taxpayer. Working environmentally responsible is the cornerstone of Rosneft’s operations.

PLC “Kurgan Joint-stock Company of Medical Supplies and Products “Sintez”, one of the largest pharmaceutical factories in Russia, is included in top-ten Russian leading enterprises. Every 10th local medical product is being made by "Sintez". The company occupies approx. 60% of Russian antibiotics market (Cephalosporin series). In 2016 "Sintez" was recognized as the best company in terms of sales growth on national market.

“Sintez” complies with GMP standardsrequirements, produces APIs, medicines and medical products from polymeric materials. The range of commodity contains 300 SKU. More than 30% of products are made from “Sintez’s” ownAPIs, including natural and semi-synthetic antibiotics. Half of “Sintez” product’s portfolio consists of drugs from the VED list. The company exports medicines to 15 different countries.

“Sintez” is one of the largest enterprises of the Kurgan region that provides 7% of GRP.

A1 is a key investment division of Alfa Group, one of Russia’s leading privately-owned financial and industrial consortia.

A1 is a leading expert in resolving difficult economic and corporate situations. Company’s capabilities allow it to efficiently carry out investment projects of any type, including crisis management and resolution of challenging situations.

A1’s activity is focused on building sustainable competitive companies, effective corporate management systems and new businesses. A1’s projects gave rise to such companies as Alfa Bank (Russia), TNK, VEON Ltd. (previously Vimpelcom), Perekrestok and Rosvodokanal Group, which later on became not just strategical business areas for Alfa Group itself, but crucial assets for the entire Russian economy.

«Rosgeo» is the largest Russian geological exploration holding, with 63 subsidiaries across Russia and more than 20,000 employees. Rosgeo is a state company, included in the list of Russian strategic companies. The Company has unique competencies and provides a full scope of geological exploration services, including regional surveying, prospecting for oil, gas, water and solid minerals, geophysical studies of wells and parametric drilling. Rosgeo discovered more than 1,000 fields in Russia, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, including some of the major oilfields and solid mineral deposits. Rosgeo’s key customers are Gazprom, Rosneft, LUKOIL, Norilsk Nickel and other Russian and international corporations.

MegaFon is a telecommunications partner of the Saint Petersburg International Legal Forum. It is one of the leading telecom operators that provides high-quality services in all segments of Russian telecommunications market. The company and its subsidiaries are present in all Russian regions as well as in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Tajikistan. MegaFon was the first to provide 4G+ connectivity to its subscribers in Russia. Today more than 75 million people choose MegaFon as its telecom operator. Each year MegaFon supports major political, economic and sports events, including Saint Petersburg International Legal Forum, Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, International Cultural Forum, Ice Hockey World Championship and the FIFA Draw for the 2018 World Cup Russia, among many others. Thanks to its services, SPBILF’s participants and organizers can enjoy high-speed mobile internet and high-quality communication.

Fedresurs, a federal register operated by the Interfax Group, is the main e-channel for the disclosure of legally valid information about Russian economic entities and is a publicly accessible resource for the analysis of counterparties, encumbrances and charges and the monitoring of bankruptcies. Court-appointed insolvency trustees and auctioneers use the portal to disclose information about the course of insolvency proceedings, and the conduct and results of auctions for the sale of debtors' property. In the practice of arbitration courts in 2016 there were more than 16,000 references to the register, which is almost 25% more than in 2015 and twice as many as in 2014.

Peter-Service was the first Russian company to develop a billing system for a mobile network operator. Founded in 1992, today the company is a leader in telecom business solutions and one of the largest IT companies in Russia.

Peter-Service’s broad portfolio of offerings and solutions aims to support the business processes of any mobile and fixed network operators. 200 million subscribers in 14 countries use Peter-Service solutions every day. The company has completed about 120 projects for over 50 network operators, including MegaFon, Rostelecom, Gazprom Telecom, MTS, Yota, MTT, Vodafone, Turkcell Northern Cyprus, 21st Century, Geocell.

Peter-Service is a member of TeleManagement Forum, ETSI, GSMA, Internet of Things Association and the National Association of Industrial Internet Market Participants.

Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners is the leading law firm in the CIS with offices in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the UK and USA. Since 1993 the Firm provides the full range of legal services to domestic and foreign businesses, governmental authorities, international organizations and financial institutions across the CIS. Key practice areas: commercial dispute resolution, corporate law, M&A, project finance and PPP, antitrust law, restructurings and insolvencies, energy and natural resources, government property management, privatization, environment, technical regulation and industrial safety, banking and finance, intellectual property, sports law, criminal law, real estate and construction, taxation, family and labour disputes, marine and transport law, international trade and customs.

Cleary Gottlieb is a leading international law firm with 16 offices in major world financial centers.

Cleary Gottlieb has been present in Russia for more than 20 years, advising clients on M&A deals, capital markets and financing transactions, competition and foreign investment regulation as well as on arbitrations and litigations. Cleary Gottlieb has also represented the Russian Government on a wide range of matters.

International Financial Law Review has named Cleary Gottlieb “Russian Law Firm of the Year” seven times over the 12-year history of the award.

The Moscow office of Cleary Gottlieb has around 25 lawyers, including 5 partners and 1 counsel.

www.cgsh.com

Pepeliaev Group is a leading Russian law firm offering the full range of legal services in all regions of Russia, most former Soviet countries and abroad. Over 160 lawyers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Vladivostok (the last within our alliance with Russin & Vecchi), provide legal assistance to over 1,500 companies operating in various industries. 50% of these are international corporations implementing long-term investment projects in Russia.

The main practice areas of the firm include: tax law and tax disputes; corporate legislation/M&A; commercial; antimonopoly regulation; real estate and construction; dispute resolution and mediation; intellectual property and trademarks; telecommunications; life Sciences.

eng.pgplaw.ru

Platforma is Russia’s first online litigation financing service, helping plaintiffs to raise funds for major commercial dispute litigation while giving investors an opportunity to earn by investing in court cases.

Who can benefit from Platforma:

• Plaintiffs: Platform is their opportunity to procure financing to go to court against financially stronger opponents and shoulder protracted litigation in a domestic or foreign jurisdiction. Those plaintiffs who do not seek outside litigation investment can find a good attorney on Platforma.
• Investors: this is an opportunity to invest in a potentially winnable court case and receive as much as 40% of the award. The returns on this kind of investment can reach 100% or higher.
• Attorneys: this is an opportunity to receive a handsome success fee if the case is won, or win a high-profile case to cement a reputation.

Platforma also brings investors and lawyers into litigation with significant social implications, where the purpose is not to profit but to defend and secure the universally relevant interests of large groups of people.

The Arbitration Center at the Institute of Modern Arbitration is a permanent arbitration institution which administers arbitration in a modern, efficient and professional manner.

A goal of the Arbitration Center is to facilitate impartial, professional and final resolution of disputes of any complexity in compliance with the established arbitration procedure.

The arbitration administered by the Arbitration Center is governed by the Arbitration Rules, which regulate, inter alia, requests for arbitration, election and appointment of arbitrators, conduct of arbitration and rendering awards.

Functions of resolving disputes are performed exclusively by arbitrators chosen by the parties or appointed by the Board in accordance with the parties’ agreement, the Arbitration Rules and effective legislation.

The recommended list of arbitrators of the Arbitration Center includes leading experts in different legal areas.

The structure of the Arbitration Center, the Arbitration Rules and the view of arbitration are based on the best modern practices of the international arbitration community.

The Arbitration Center’s website – www.centerarbitr.ru

RCCA is the leading association of professional lawyers in Russia which unites the lawyers of Russian and international companies and promotes the consolidation of legal society’s positions and development of the social institutions.

More than 3000 lawyers are involved in the RCCA activities. Among the RCCA members there are 500 corporate and individual lawyers representing the leading companies.

RBC PJSC

RBC (RBC PJSC) is a leading Russian media holding, with leadership positions in news and business media, as well as in domain name registration and hosting. The company’s history counts more than 20 years. RBC employs key media platforms such as the Internet, TV, and press, develops B2B media services, and provides domain registration and hosting services (RU-CENTER Group).

78 Profsoyuznaya st., Moscow 117393

www.rbcholding.com

International and Comparative Law Research Center is an independent non-profit think tank that provides advice and conducts research on international law both public and private as well comparative law. In this capacity the Center cooperates with various stakeholders including governments and businesses and the academic community.

The Center’s core team of researchers the Center regularly works together with experts from academic and practitioners communities from Russia and other countries on particular projects and initiatives.

Center’s library provides access to key databases and books from leading international publishers.

The Center’s website iclrc.ru

On 17 to 19 May, the Forum participants can visit the PMI Science Lounge Zone on the first floor of the General Staff building and learn about the science behind the reduced-risk products being developed by Philip Morris International (Switzerland) as well as the results of scientific assessments of such products, including laboratory and clinical studies conducted in accordance with international standards.

PORSCHE RUSSLAND is a 100 % Porsche subsidiary. PORSCHE RUSSLAND is an exclusive Russian importer of Porsche 918 Spyder, 911, Boxster and Cayman sports cars, Macan and Cayenne sports SUVs as well as Porsche Panamera. The company’s key business activity includes import of Porsche vehicles, parts and accessories, as well as their distribution among the dealerships in Russia.

During Saint-Petersburg International Legal Forum PORSCHE RUSSLAND offers to the participants Porsche Panamera, Porsche 911 for test drives and VIP shuttles.

Baker McKenzie was the first law firm to launch a global innovation and tech program to redesign its practices and services.

We have a tremendous history and culture of innovation and we are well positioned to take the next big steps forward.

With more than 650 lawyers in 47 countries, we are the largest Information Technology & Communications Group in the world, consistently ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Global for Technology, Media and Telecommunications. Supported by more than 13 000 employees worldwide, we continue to top the list of the most favored and best known global law firm brands for the seventh consecutive year.

www.bakermckenzie.com

The limited liability company "Center for Bankruptcy Problems" operates since 1999, offers clients a complex of services on protection the interests of companies and entrepreneurs in the field of bankruptcy.

The Company engaged in scientific research in the fields of insolvency, intentional and fictitious bankruptcy and illegal actions during the bankruptcy.

The staff of LLC "CPB" participated in the development of the Federal law "On insolvency (bankruptcy)", the preparation of the review of the Russian legislation and law enforcement practice – a Commentary on bankruptcy Law in Europe. Brochure "Russia" (The publishing house C. H. Beck) and scientific works in the field of bankruptcy.

Since 2013 LLC "CPB" accredited by the State Corporation " Deposits insurance Agency " for the provision of services in support of liquidation procedures of credit institutions.

www.bankrots.ru

The VEGAS LEX law firm was founded in 1995 and is one of the largest law firms in the Russian legal consulting market. The head office of the firm is located in Moscow; its regional offices operate in Volgograd and Krasnodar. The firm works together with a number of Russian regional partners as well as partners in CIS and other countries. Leading world and Russian legal firm rankings annually recommend VEGAS LEX as a key expert in the following areas and industries: public-private partnership (PPP), dispute resolution, construction, energy, as well as in anti-monopoly, corporate, international, commercial, financial and tax law. The firm participates in development of draft laws regulating competition, energy, PPP, pharmaceutical issues, and other statutory acts applied in various industries. Among the firm's Clients are major Russian and foreign state and private companies, governmental authorities, professional and business associations.

http://www.vegaslex.ru/en/

Vodokanal St. Petersburg supplies potable water to the population of 5,2 million people and to tens of thousands of city companies and organizations.

The owner of Vodokanal St. Petersburg assets is the City of St. Petersburg represented by authorized state bodies.

Vodokanal also operates the city fountains and public toilets; since 2012, a new activity area has appeared in Vodokanal – construction and operation of permanent snow-melting stations.

Vodokanal pays a great attention to the awareness raising work. The Company has the Information and Training Centre that includes the Universe of Water Museum Complex and the Youth Environmental Centre.

Delcredere (Moscow) specializes in complex commercial disputes and protects interests of large and medium-sized businesses.

In 14 years of court practice Delcredere has protected its clients` assets to the tune of more than $ 36 billion.

Delcredere`s customer base comprises oil and energy companies, leading wholesale banks and telecom operators, major airlines and industrial companies.

Delcredere finds an individual approach to every project, forms new legal positions based on actual ideas and tendencies of legal science and practice to protect its clients.

87% of clients resort to Delcredere`s services if the need in a new course of legal actions occurs.

Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners is the leading law firm in the CIS with offices in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the UK and USA. Since 1993 the Firm provides the full range of legal services to domestic and foreign businesses, governmental authorities, international organizations and financial institutions across the CIS. Key practice areas: commercial dispute resolution, corporate law, M&A, project finance and PPP, antitrust law, restructurings and insolvencies, energy and natural resources, government property management, privatization, environment, technical regulation and industrial safety, banking and finance, intellectual property, sports law, criminal law, real estate and construction, taxation, family and labour disputes, marine and transport law, international trade and customs.

Pen & Paper, is perhaps the only legal practice of advocates with offices in St. Petersburg and Moscow, specializing in criminal law and particularly white collar crime at the intersection of litigation, corporate and tax law, bankruptcy, antimonopoly law and international private law for more than ten years. P&P’s advocates and lawyers are widely recognized as experts in drafting legislation, having prepared a significant number of proposed laws on reform of criminal law and criminal procedure, including the federal law, that introduced the right of detained persons to make a telephone call - the Russian version of the American Miranda War