GRATA International and Steptoe law firms held a joint webinar: "The Impact of Recent Developments and Restrictions on Companies Doing Business in the US, Russia and CIS"

On June 17, 2021, a joint webinar with Steptoe law firm was held.

The webinar was discussed issues on international trade, international arbitration and anti-corruption issues affecting companies doing business in the United States.

Vyacheslav Khorovskiy, Managing Partner of GRATA Moscow office was a webinar moderator.

Speakers from Steptoe were:

• Brigida Benitez, Partner, Steptoe; former chief, Office of Institutional Integrity at the Inter-American Development Bank.
• Matthew Coleman, Partner, Steptoe.
• Eric Emerson, Partner and Co-Chair of Steptoe's International Trade & Regulatory Compliance group.
• Meredith Rathbone, Partner and Co-Chair of Steptoe’s International Trade & Regulatory Compliance group.

Key topics included:

• Forced labor import restrictions being rolled out against imports from China and potential broader restrictions.
• Recent developments in anti-corruption enforcement.
• Investor-state arbitration developments potentially relevant to CIS companies and governments.
• Recent developments in US-Russia sanctions.

The speakers’ presentation is available by the link→