Damir Kh. Valeev (Kazan (Volga region) federal university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences in the sphere of civil procedure, arbitration (commercial) procedure, dissertation name “System of procedural guarantees of persons’ and organizations’ rights in enforcement proceedings”.
Deputy dean for research activities of the Law faculty of KFU. Professor of department of environmental, labor law and civil procedure of the Law faculty of KFU.
Member of Academic council of KFU. Member of Examination Committee under Supreme Court of Tatarstan Republic. Member of interdepartmental working group at Ministry of Justice of Russian Federation on creation Enforcement code of RF bill, member of scientific-consultation council under Supreme Court of Tatarstan Republic, expert of the committee on legal and judicial issues of Federation Council of Federal Assembly of Russian Federation.
Author of more than 200 works on vital issues of civil law and procedure, enforcement proceedings and mediation.
His works are translated and published in English, Spanish, Chinese, Polish and Ukrainian languages. Under his leadership defended 10 Candidates of science.

Marat V. Fetyukhin (Kazan (Volga region) federal university, Russia)

Candidate of legal sciences, docent of department of environmental, labor law and civil procedure of the Law faculty of KFU. Advocate, member of Advocate bar of Tatarstan Republic. Honorary lawyer of Tatarstan Republic. Author of numerous scientific articles, textbooks. Author of international competition project All-Russian legal debates.

Marat R. Zagidullin (Kazan (Volga region) federal university, Russia)

Candidate of legal sciences, docent of department of environmental, labor law and civil procedure of the Law faculty of KFU. Director-general of MR Consulting.

Tamara E. Abova (Institute of state and law of Russian academy of sciences, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor, honorary scientist of Russian Federation. Dissertation name “Protection of commercial rights of organizations and associations”.
Since 1995 - head of civil law, civil and arbitration (commercial) procedure sector. The sphere of T.E. Abova’s scientific interest includes issues of civil, transportation, business law, civil and arbitration (commercial) procedure.
She is an author of more than 150 scientific works. Tamara Abova takes part in legislative process, being a member of Expertise council on civil legislation and related spheres at State Duma of RF President.
At the commissions of State Dume took part at creation of Arbitration (commercial) procedure code of RF and Civil procedure code of RF. Leads PhD students. Under her leadership defended more than 30 Candidates of science.
She was a scientific consultant for two scientists who successfully defended Doctoral dissertations.

Alexander T. Bonner (Moscow state law university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor of civil and administrative procedure department.
Defended a dissertation on the theme “Application of normative acts in civil procedure”.
He was a member of scientific-consultative council at Higher Commercial court of Russian Federation, and also since 1990 - a member of Moscow state advocate board.
Member of qualification commission of Advocate bar of Moscow. He is an author of numerous works on jurisprudence, mainly on commercial and civil procedure. Author of monographies “Problems of pursuit of truth in civil procedure”, “Traditional and non-traditional means of proving in civil and commercial procedure”, “Rule of law principle in Soviet civil procedure”, “Determining circumstances of civil cases”.
Has more than 160 published scientific works.

Elena A. Borisova (Lomonosov Moscow state university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences. In 2005 defended a doctoral thesis on the theme “Theoretic problems of judicial acts audit in civil and commercial procedure”. Works at Law faculty of Moscow state university since 1994. Teaches the whole course of Russian civil procedure”. Member of scientific-consultative councils at General procuracy of Russian Federation, at Federal notary bar. Priority of scientific interest: history of civil procedural law, audit and revisal of judicial statements, notary, alternative dispute resolution, foreign civil procedure.

Elena V. Vershinia (Moscow state institute of foreign affairs (University), Russian)

Candidate of legal sciences, teacher of international private and civil law department of Moscow state institute of foreign affairs. Dissertation theme “Marriage annulment according to civil-procedural legislation of Russia and France”. Has scientific publications in the themes of taught disciplines and a monograph on the theme “Several peculiarities of trial on marriage annulment in RF”. Teaching disciplines “Roman law”, Civil procedure and arbitration in Russia”, “International civil procedural law”, “Civil law of Russia”, “Vital issues of international civil law”.

Natalya A. Gromoshina (Moscow state law university, Russia)

Graduated from All-Union Correspondence Institute of Law. Since April,1st, 2013 leads the department of civil and administrative procedure of Kutafin Moscow state law university (MSAL). Defended doctoral dissertation on the theme “Differentiation and unification in civil procedure”. Awarded by the medal of Anatoly Koni.

Oksana V. Isaenkona (Saratov state academy of law, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor, head of civil procedure department. Teaching at the department since 1992. Since 2005 is a head of the department. Wrote her candidate dissertation on the theme “Claim and its unique traits” under the leadership of Vikut Margarita Vladimirovna and defended it in 1996. In 2003 defended a doctoral dissertation “Problems of enforcement law in civil jurisdiction”. Was a member of interdepartmental working group on development of Enforcement code of Russian Federation. Author of more than 250 scientific works, including monographs based on the results of dissertation research - “Claim in civil procedure”, “Problems of enforcement law in civil jurisdiction”, co-author of textbooks on enforcement process and civil procedure, assignment book on civil procedure.

Pavel V. Krasheninnikov (State Duma of Russian Federation, Russia)

Statesman, doctor of legal sciences, professor, deputy of State Duma of VII convocation of “United Russia” party (since September, 18th, 2016), president of State Duma Committee on state establishment and legislation. Co-president of Association of lawyers of Russia. Author of more than 200 scientific works in the sphere of private, public law; history of state and law: “12 apostles of law”, “Times and law”, “Silver age of law”, “Antique law; scripts of history; “Federal legislative process”, “Law and legislative process”, “Codification of Russian private law” (as a co-author) and others.
Under his editorship and in co-authorship were published article-by-article commentaries of Civil code of RF, Housıng code of RF, Family code of RF, Commercial procedure code of RF, Civil procedure code of RF.

Elena V. Kudryavtseva (Lomonosov Moscow state university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences. Candidate dissertation on the theme “Judicial decision in English civil procedure” defended in MSU in 1986. In October of 2008 defended a doctorate dissertation on the theme “Modern reform of English civil procedure”. Works at Law faculty of MSU since 1996.
Arbitrator of International Commercial Arbitration Court for Russian Chamber of Commerce. Was chosen as a national expert in the sphere of law at the mutual bi-annual project of EU and Council of Europe “Introduction of appellate process of judicial decisions revision in Russian Federation”.
Priority of scientific research: simplified procedures in Russian civil procedure, civil procedure of foreign countries, enforcement of foreign courts and arbitrations awards, arbitration, international commercial arbitration, alternative means of dispute resolution.
Author of more than 100 publications, among which are monographs “Judicial decision in English civil procedure”, “Civil procedure of England”, “How to write a judicial decision” (as a co-author), and also chapters in textbooks of civil, commercial, administrative procedure, commentaries for Civil procedure code (CPC) of RSFSR and CPC of RF, Commercial procedure code of RF, Federal law “On enforcement procedure”, Foundation on notary legislation, Rulings of Supreme Court Plenum and others.

Dmitriy Ya. Maleshin (Lomonosov Moscow state university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor of civil procedure department of MSU Law faculty. Member of faculty Academic council. Defended a candidate dissertation on the theme “Court in the process of judicial awards enforcement”, in 2011 defended a doctorate dissertation on the theme “Civil procedural system of Russia”. Editor-in-chief of journals “Russian Law Journal” and “BRICS Law Journal”. Was a participant of visiting scholar program in USA: Harvard Law School in 2008 and Yale Law School in 2004. Author of more than 100 scientific works in Russian, English and French. Takes part as a coordinator and reporter at many conferences, forums and parliamentary hearings in Russia and abroad on the questions of justice and legal education.

Elena I. Nosyreva (Voronezh state university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor. Member of Dissertation council at the Institute of state and law of Russian academy of science. Leads the Centre of legal innovations and conciliation procedures of VSU, certified mediator. Member of qualification board of judges of Voronezh oblast as a public representative.

Yulia A. Popova (Kuban state university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences. In 1978 defended a candidate dissertation at the Institute of state and law of USSR Academy of sciences on the theme: “Declaration of a person missing or announcing them deceased”. In 2002 defended a doctoral dissertation in Saratov academy of law on the theme: “Theoretic problems of jurisprudence on cases out of public legal relations”. Nowadays is a head of the civil procedure department of North-Caucasian branch of Russian state university of justice. Has more than 150 scientific publications, among which there are 3 monographies.

Irina V. Reshetnikova (Ural state law university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor of USLU, president of Commercial court of Ural district since 2011. Honorary lawyer of Russian Federation. Has the first qualificative judicial class. Awarded by the merit diploma of Higher commercial court of Russian Federation, merit badge of Anatoly Koni, anniversary medal “20 years to commercial courts of Russian Federation”, departmental award - merit title “Merited worker of judicial system”. Author of more than 330 scientific publications. Scientific interests: commercial, civil procedure, enforcement procedure, comparative civil enforcement procedure, foreign civil procedure.

Tatyana V. Sakhnova (Siberian federal university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor, head of civil procedure department. Lectures a course of civil procedure and vital problems of civil procedure. Member of scientific-consultative council uncer Supreme Court of RF, member of scientific-consultative council Third appellate commercial court, member of scientific-consultative council of Krasnoyarsk Kray court. Total number of publications - more than 150. Has publications in foreign publishings and on foreign languages. Author of more than 10 book.

Yuly V. Tay (Moscow state institute of foreign affairs (university), Russia)

Candidate of legal sciences, graduated from Moscow state academy of law in 1999. Director general of law company “Bartolius”. Author of 9 monographs (as a co-author) and 43 scientific articles. The sphere of scientific interest includes insolvency law, corporate law, competition law, questions of right protection of persons and legal entities, judicial discretion, recovery of judicial expenses, problems of judicial acts review in the light of newly revealed circumstances.

Mikhail K. Treushnikov (Lomonosov Moscow state university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor, honored scholar of Russian Federation, head of civil procedure department. Was born on November, 5th, 1938 in city Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. In 1973 ahead of schedule defended in MSU a candidate dissertation “Admissibility of evidence in civil procedure”. In 1984 defended a doctoral dissertation on the theme “Proving and evidence in civil procedure”. Member of scientific-consultative council under Supreme court of Russian Federation, member of council for defence of doctoral dissertations. Under his leadership defended more than 20 candidates of legal science.

Yaroslav Turlukovski (University of Warsaw, Poland)

Professor of the Faculty of Law and Administration (Department of Commercial Law) of the Institute of Civil Law of the University of Warsaw. Member of academic exchange programs, incl. as a foreign professor; Deputy dean for work with partners in Eastern Europe; Author of many scientific publications in Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and English.

Vladimir M. Sherstyuk (Lomonosov Moscow state university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor. Defended a candidate dissertation on the theme “Vital problems of judicial protection of persons’ rights in trials against house-building and dacha-building cooperatives” in 1978, doctoral dissertation on the theme “Main problems of civil procedural law system” - in 1989. From 1992 to date is a professor of civil procedure department. Prepared 10 candidates of legal sciences. Priority of scientific research: development of theoretic and practical issues of persons’ and organizations’ rights protection guarantees improvement in civil and commercial procedure; and of rights of recoverer and obligor in enforcement procedure. Has more than 170 publications.

Veniamin F. Yakovlev (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Russia)

Head of legal support of market economy department.
Russian Federation Presidential Adviser.
President of Higher commercial court of Russian Federation in retirement. Corresponding member of Russian academy of sciences.
Doctor of legal sciences, professor. Was a member of working group on Constitution bill improvement.
Was a president of Council on codification and development of civil legislation under President of RF (since 1999), co-president of Association of lawyers of Russia (since 2005; in 2008 - association president). Was a member of a Committee on promotion of modernization and technological development of economy of Trade-industrial board of RF.
Full Cavalier of the Order “On service to the Motherland” I-IV ranks (2005, 2002, 1997, 2012). Was awarded by the merit diploma (2008) and acknowledgement (2007 of president of RF for active participation in preparation of Constitution bill and major contribution to development of democratic foundations of Russian Federation. Medal of Anatoly Koni for service to Russian jurisprudence (1996). Golden merit badge “Social acknowledgement” (2004). Merit civil order Golden cross “For service to the society” (2004).
Author of more than 150 scientific publications on the issues of law theory, particularly, books and textbooks “Civil law” (1985), “Legal conflictology” (1995), Commentary to Commercial procedural code of Russian Federation” (1995) etc. One of the authors of Civil code of RF, federal constitutional law “On commercial courts in Russian Federation”, law “On judges’ status in Russian Federation”.
In 1989-1990 - Minister of Justice of USSR.
In 2005-2009 - representative of presindent of RF in Higher qualification board of judges of RF.

Vladimir V. Yarkov (Ural state law university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor, head of civil procedure department of USLU. Professor of Ural branch of Russian school of civil law, and invited professor of University Paris-X Nanterre. Since 1996 - president of Notary board of Sverdlovsk oblast, since 2002 - director of Center of notary research under Federal notary board, since 2005 - board member of Federal notary board of Russian, 2005-2006 and since 2009 - vice-president of Federal notary board. Overall published more than his 600 works, including 3 monographs; more than 60 books, textbooks, where V.V.Yarkov is a co-author with huge personal contribution and responsible editor; 15 books as a co-author. V.V.Yarkov - author of more than 400 articles, more than 40 of which are published in English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch and Latysh in Germany, France, Finland, Great Britain, Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan.

Sergey F. Afanasyev (Saratov state academy of law Russia)

Expertise council member under Ministry of justice of Russian Federation on pegal application monitoring in Russian Federation. Member of examination commission of judicial qualification examination of Saratov oblast. Independent expert, authorized expert on anti-corruption research. Head of scientific school of civil procedural law of professor M.A. Vikut. Has taught at civil procedure department since 1995.

Nataliya S. Bocharova (Lomonosov Moscow state university, Russia)

Candidate of legal sciences. In June of 2006 defended in MSU a candidate dissertation on the theme “Main traits of Canadian civil procedure”. Started working on the law faculty as an assistant in 2006.

Valeriy G. Golubtsov (Perm state national research university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor, head of business law, civil and commercial procedure department of Perm state national research university. Head of civil and business law department of NRU Higher School of Economics in Perm. Deputy president of permanent executive committee and organizational committee of Perm congress of scholar lawyers. Executive scientific secretary of editorial council of law journal “Herald of Perm university. Legal sciences”. Laureate of award of Perm professional lawyers’ club in higher nomination “Lawyer of the year” in 2009. Author of more than 100 scientific publications. Judge of 17th commercial appellate court.

Denis N. Gorshunov (Second Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction, Russia)

Candidate of legal sciences, docent of Theory and history of state and law department of Kazan federal university. President of Supreme court of Tatarstan Republic of administrative cases.

Sergey L. Dyagterev (Ural state law university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, dissertation on the theme “Realization of judicial power in civil procedure (theoretical-practical issues)”. Since 1997 works as a teacher at Ural state law university at the civil procedure department (since 2010 - department professor). In 2010-2012 - was and executing member of judges qualification board of Sverdlovsk oblast. Author of more than 100 publications, including monographs “Recovery of losses in civil and commercial procedure”, “Realization of judicial power in civil procedure (theoretical-practical problems)”.

Maria O. Diakonova (Institute of legislation and comparative law under Government of RF, Russia)

Candidate of legal science, dissertation on the theme “Development of science of Russian civil procedure”. Author of a number of scientific articles and learning courses.

Svetlana K. Zayganova (Ural state law university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, docent of civil procedure department of Ural state law university. On June, 24th, 1999 defended a candidate dissertation on the theme “Judicial precedent: historical-theoretical aspect”. Scientific leader - doctor of legal sciences, professor, honorary lawyer of RSFSR Kuzma Ivanovich Komissarov. On June, 18th, 2008 defended a doctoral dissertation on the theme Judicial acts in civil and commercial procedure: theoretical and practical problems”. Since March of 2009 is a Director of Mediation centre of Ural state academy of law. Wrote more than 130 scientific works on the topics of civil, commercial, enforcement procedure, mediation, that were published in leading Russian and international scientific journals

Oleg V. Zaytsev (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor. Head of the department “Higher school of jurisprudence”. In 2018 was conducted the defence of doctoral dissertation on the theme “Establishment and development of modern doctrine of civil law in Russia”.

Askhat N. Kuzbagarov (Northwest Branch of the Russian State University of Justice, Russia)

First deputy President of Helsinki international commercial arbitration. Professor of civil law department of North-West branch of Russian state university of Justice, doctor of legal sciences, professor.

Elena G. Streltsova (Moscow state law university, Russia)

Candidate of legal sciences, docent of civil and administrative procedure department. Awarded by a merit badge “Merited worker of higher professional education of Russian Federation”.

Aydar R. Sultanov (JSC “Nizhnekamskneftekhim”, Russia)

Board member, head of legal department of JSC “Nizhnekamskneftekhim”, has a successful experience of litigation in Constitutional court of RF, Presidium of Higher commercial court of RF, Presidium of Supreme court of RF. Has a successful experience of suing in European court of human rights. Author of more than 100 articles on major Russian and international journals. Author of books: “European legal standards: history lessons and law-application practice”, “Protection of freedom of beliefs, spread of convictions through the prism of ECHR decisions”, “Fight for the right for judicial decision appeal”.

Dmitriy A. Toumanov (Moscow state law university, Russia)

Candidate of legal sciences, docent of the Department of Civil and Administrative Procedure of the Moscow State Law University named after O. E. Kutafin and Procedural Law of the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. Research interests include: gaps in law and ways to fill and overcome them; boundaries of judicial impact on public relations; class actions; protection of public interest in civil and administrative proceedings. He is the author of numerous scientific papers on the above and some other problems.

Rafail V. Shakir’yanov (Supreme court of Tatarstan Republic, Russia)

Candidate of legal sciences, Chairman of civil law panel of Supreme Court of Tatarstan Republic, Honorary lawyer of Tatarstan Republic and Russian Federation, judge of Supreme court of Tatarstan Republic. Vice President of judges’ examination commission of Tatarstan Republic. Was awarded with the medal of Tatarstan Republic “For decent work” by the Decree of Tatarstan Republic President for the high achievements in professional sphere, service for strengthening of rule of law and law-obedience, protection of rights and legal interests of citizens. Author of more than 50 scientific articles.

Andrey V. Yudin (Samara national research state university, Russia)

Doctor of legal sciences, professor of civil procedure and business law department. More than 200 publications, author of monographies “Types of proceedings in commercial procedure”, “Non-contentious procedure in civil procedure”, “Abuse of procedural rights in civil procedure”. He prepares PhD students for defence. Member of dissertation councils on candidate and doctoral dissertation defence. Member of Lawyer’s union board of Samara oblast.

Bazilevskikh Elena Vladimirovna (Kazan (Volga region) federal university, Russia)

Vinogradova Olga Vladimirovna (Moscow, Russia)

Reznichenko A. S. (Moscow, Russia)

Trufanov Evgeniy Andreevich (Moscow, Russia)

Trufanov Evgeniy Andreevich (Moscow, Russia)
Makolkin Nikita Nikolayevich (Kazan (Volga region) federal university, Russia)
Kamarov Murat Rashitovich (Kazan (Volga region) federal university, Russia)
Bilalov Alexey Vladimirovich (Kazan (Volga region) federal university, Russia)
Anisimov Vladislav Viktorovich (Kazan (Volga region) federal university, Russia)

Samoilova Natalia (University of Edinburgh, Scotland)