I Ukraine-Georgia Roundtable: “Tax & Corporate Reforms: Legislation, Practice”

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When
06.04.2012
10:00 – 14:00

Ukrainian Bar Association is pleased to announce the first and unique event - I Ukraine-Georgia Roundtable: Tax & Corporate Reforms: Legislation, Practice”, which will be held in Holiday Inn Hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia on 6 April 2012.

The tradition of holding visiting meetings of the UBA International Law Committee has started several years ago. Round tables and conferences have already taken place in Prague (Czech Republic) and Limassol (Cyprus). This year the geography of events has been changed and we are happy to invite lawyers and businessmen to visit the picturesque and hospitable Georgia - a country that impresses with its growth and success, namely in the sphere of economical and legislative reforms.

PROGRAM

5 April 2012 (Thursday)

20:00 – 21:30

Dinner in a traditional Georgian restaurant (optional)

6 April 2012 (Friday)

09:30 – 10:00

Registration. Morning coffee

10:00 – 10:15

Round table opening. Welcoming remarks

Zaza Khatiashvili, Chairman, Georgian Bar Association

Valentyn Zagariya, President, Ukrainian Bar Association

Viktor Kipiani, Partner, Mgaloblishvili Kipiani Dzidziguri  

Olena Balbekova, Chair,  UBA International Law Committee, Head of International Projects Group, Voropaev & Partners

Session 1

10:00 – 11:45

Moderator – David Dzidziguri, Managing partner, Mgaloblishvili Kipiani Dzidziguri  

10:15 – 10:35

Giorgi Begiashvili, Partner Begiashvili & Co. Limited

Peculiarities of corporate legislation in Georgia: order of legal entities registration, namely involving non-residents, basic peculiarities of corporate management

10:35 – 10:55

David Koguashvili, Council,  Mgaloblishvili Kipiani Dzidziguri  

Tax reform in Georgia: main changes in legislation, positive/negative experience, practical changes resulting from such reforms

10:55 – 11:15

Qetevan Bebiashvili, Head of Gori Regional Office of Georgian Young Lawyers` Association

Reform of the judicial system and state apparatus in Georgia

11:15 – 11:35

Irakli Kordzakhia, Partner, Kordzakhia Jgenti Law Firm

Reform of the Bar and advocates’ self-government in Georgia  

11:35 – 11:45

Q&A

11:45 – 12:15

Coffee break

Session 2

12:15 – 14:00

Moderator – Olena Balbekova, Head of International Projects Group, Voropaev & Partners

12:15 – 12:35

Vadym Samoilenko, Partner, Asters

Novelties in Ukrainian corporate legislation

12:35 – 12:55

Yaroslav Romanchuk, Managing partner, International Legal Centre  "Eucon"

Taxation of business entities in Ukraine: peculiarities, novelties and practical experience

12:55 – 13:15

Denys Bugai, Partner, Vaschenko Bugai & Partners

Humanization of criminal legislation and the investment climate. Experience of Ukraine, Georgia, Russia

 

13:15 – 13:35

Valentyn Zagariya, Managing partner, Spenser& Kauffmann

Bar reform in Ukraine

13:35 – 13:50

Q&A

13:50 – 14:00

Closing discussion on prospects of cooperation between Ukraine and Georgia

14:00 – 19:00

Free time

19:00 – 21:00

Dinner Reception

 

Working language is Russian


Registration fee for the participation in the round table – USD 40.

Additional USD 40 is payable for the participation in Dinner Reception on 6 April 2012.  

 

The event will be interesting for those interested in business and investment opportunities in Georgia, and for those who want to get good experience in the legislative reforms as well.


To register and obtain more information on the Roundtable and the partnership opportunities, please contact Iya Savchenko by tel.: +380 (44) 492-88-48 or e-mail: conference@uba.ua.

 

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I Ukraine-Georgia Roundtable: “Tax & Corporate Reforms: Legislation, Practice”

When
06.04.2012
10:00 – 14:00