The LEAD Consulting Senior Associate Dmitry Smola on February 26, 2015 took part in the "round table" discussion held by the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the modernization of the system of execution of judicial acts by means of the forced sale of the debtors’ property. As a seasoned litigator and expert on enforcement of judicial acts, Dmitry actively participated in the discussion of this highly important and up-to-date topic and shared with the fellow participants of the "round table" several practical ideas derived from the practice of the LEAD Consulting Law Firm.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We wish you and all those around you strong health, peace, happiness, and prosperity in the New Year 2015! Team & Partners of the LEAD Consulting Law Firm

LEAD Consulting attorney Leonid Karpov on November 25, 2014 took part in the Spanish-Russian Legal Forum organized by the Trade and Economic Representative Office of Spain in Moscow.

LEAD Consulting attorney-at-law Leonid Karpov on November 13, 2014 took part in the session of the Second Russian joint forum of the arbitration, mediation, and business communities "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Russia: Expectations and Perspectives" organized by the Russian Chamber of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

On the beginning of October, 2014 Venice hosted the international convention organized by the Venice Chamber of Trade and Commerce (ve.camcom.gov.it) on recognition and enforcement of international arbitral awards and the practice of application of the 1958 New York Convention on recognition and enforcement of the foreign arbitral awards.