Managing Partner Vitaliy Vodolazkin and Senior Partner Rustam Ilzhanov Took Part in the 5th Annual Allen & Overy's Global Relationships Conference 2013 in London (UK)

On 3-4 September 2013, the 5th Annual Allen & Overy's Global Relationships Conference 2013 took place in London (UK) bringing together law firm partners from all over the world who cooperate with Allen & Overy.  The event was attended by approximately 740 delegates from 118 countries.

Such scale event, arranged by Allen & Overy for the fifth time, was intended to strengthen business relations between law firms and to familiarize the interested parties with the Allen & Overy structure and key practices.  The Conference participants enjoyed the opportunity to discuss the most vital legal issues in specially arranged one-to-one meetings and to consider the opportunity of further development of cooperation between law firms and their customers.

Certain sections of the Conference were honoured by such speakers as Gerard Lyons, an expert on the British and global economy, Peter Sands, a head of the Standard Chartered Bank Group holding a number of presiding positions in major organisations, David Morley, Senior Partner of Allen & Overy, and Stephen Denier, a partner of Allan & Overy leading the global risks team who presided the Conference.

Allen & Overy International Law Firm was founded over 80 years ago and, currently, it is among the top five international law firms, so-called Magic Circle.  Allen & Overy has an extensive experience and talented lawyers providing advice in their respective areas of practice.  According to David Morley, Senior Partner of Allen & Overy, the Annual Global Conference arranged by Allen & Overy tends to draw more and more attention bringing together more and more people from all over the world due to its focus on the most burning and vital issues of the global economy and it provides the opportunity for development of cooperation between law firms.