Registration: 1:30 p.m.
Conference start: 2:00 p.m.
Format: In-person and remote
Venue: 12 Presnenskaya Embankment, East Federation Tower, 29th Floor, Hall A30, Moscow
Musin Readings 2026. Actual Issues of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science International Scientific and Practical Conference
Organized by:
Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science
International Union of Lawyers
PROGRAM
Conference Opening
Moderator – Viktoria V. Romanova, LL.D., Professor, Director of Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science; Chair of the Commission on Energy Law and the Development of Legislation in the Fuel and Energy Complex of the of the Association of Lawyers of Russia
WELCOME REMARKS TO PARTICIPANTS
2:05 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Summary of the results of Stage I of the All-Russian Competition of Scientific Publications by Young Fuel and Energy Complex Specialists and Young Scientists; award ceremony for participants of the 2026 competition. AWARD CEREMONY FOR PARTICIPANTS OF STAGE I of the All-Russian Competition of Scientific Publications by Young Fuel and Energy Complex Specialists and Young Scientists. 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Signing of a cooperation agreement with Kunaev University (Republic of Kazakhstan), Elvira M. Omurchieva, Vice Rector for Strategic Development, International Relations, and Commercialization at Kunaev University, PhD (Law).
2:45 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
Section 2. Presentations by Participants
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
| Full Name | Place of Employment, Position | Academic Degree | Presentation Topic / Format of Participation |
| Andrey G. Lisitsyn-Svetlanov | Chief Research Scientist, Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science | Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, LL.D., Professor | On the Objectives of Research and Publications in Energy Law |
| Victoria V. Romanova | Director, Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization V.A. Musin Research Center for the Development of Energy Law and Modern Legal Science | LL.D., Professor | Current Objectives of Energy Law Science at the Present Stage |
| Andrey Yu. Bushev | Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation | PhD (Law), Associate Professor | Innovations in the Practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation Regarding the Protection of Entrepreneurs’ Rights and Interests (online) |
| Olga F. Prudnikova | Director, Energy Department, Eurasian Economic Commission | On Approaches to Ensuring Energy Security Based on Common Energy Resource Markets | |
| Davaasuren Avirmed (Mongolia) | Corresponding Member of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences; Head of the Eurasia and Russia Department, Institute of International Studies, Mongolian Academy of Sciences | PhD (Economics), Professor | Mongolia’s Energy Dependence (online) |
| Joan Rosmi (Republic of India) | NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | LL.D., Associate Professor | Policy, Innovation, and Growth: “Green” Hydrogen in India (online) |
| Chengappa Mukkatira Palangappa (Republic of India) | West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata; Director of the Center for Research on Land Law, Mining, and Real Estate | LL.D., Associate Professor | Regulation of the Nuclear Energy Sector in India: A Legal Framework for Ensuring Energy Security in a Multipolar World (online) |
| Elvira M. Omurchieva (Republic of Kazakhstan) | Vice Rector for Strategic Development, International Relations, and Commercialization, Kunaev University | PhD (Law) | Transformation of Energy Law in a Transitioning Energy System: The Kazakhstani Model and Contemporary Legal Challenges |
| Petar Kordić (Republic of Serbia) | NIS, Compliance Expert in International Regulation | International Sanctions: Concept, Objectives, and Contemporary Aspects of Application (online) | |
| Vesna Živković (Republic of Serbia) | Lead Specialist in Development, Operations, and Insurance, Lukoil Serbia LLC, Belgrade | Issues of Insurance Law in the Context of Sanctions (online) | |
| Aleksey A. Lobyzov | Chief Expert, Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation | Current Issues in the Practice of the ICAC and the Enforcement of Its Awards Abroad | |
| Wang Yihong (PRC) | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Shaanxi Taihe Intelligent Drilling Co. | PhD (Law) | From Legal and Political Research to Business Practice: Innovative Approaches for Sino-Russian Think Tanks to Promote Cooperation in Oil Trade |
| Gao Yu (PRC) | Research Scientist, Tsinghua University | PhD (Law) | A Platform for Cooperation in the China–Russia Petroleum Coke Supply Chain Driven by Business Collaboration and Legal Services |
| Alla N. Varlamova | Professor of the Department of Information and Digital Law, Law Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University | LL.D., Professor | Digitalization for the Energy Sector and the Energy Sector for Digitalization |
| Sergey A. Lobanov | Head of the Department of Legal Regulation of the Fuel and Energy Complex, International Institute of Energy Law, MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia | LL.D., Professor | Legal Support for International Energy Cooperation Involving Russia in the Context of a Multipolar World Order |
| Sergey A. Parashchuk | Executive Director of the Energy and Law Research and Education Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Head of the Competition Law and Antimonopoly Regulation Research and Education Center, Law Faculty | PhD (Law), Associate Professor | Trends in the Development of Energy Legislation in Russia |
| Petr I. Chuvakhin | Associate Professor of the Department of Legal Regulation of the Fuel and Energy Complex, International Institute of Energy Law, MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia | PhD (Law), Associate Professor | Legal Foundations of Extraterritorial Sanctions in the Energy Sector |
| Olga V. Glikman | Associate Professor of the Department of International Law, MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia | PhD (Law), Associate Professor | Current Trends in the Development of International Energy Law (online) |
| Yulia V. Lebedeva | Counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Leading Research Scientist, V.A. Musin Center | PhD (Law) | IAEA Joint Projects with Latin American States on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy within the Framework of the Technical Cooperation Program |
| Roza N. Salieva | Institute of Ecology and Subsurface Use Problems, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan; Chief Research Scientist at the V.A. Musin Center | LL.D., Professor | Accounting for Electricity Consumption under Power Supply Contracts in Retail Markets (online) |
| Zhanna I. Sedova | Deputy CEO – Director of Legal Affairs and Corporate Relations, Member of the Management Board, EL5-Energo PJSC | LL.D. | When Does a Terrorist Act Cease to Constitute a Force Majeure Event? |
| Darya A. Melnik | Advisor to the Electricity and Nuclear Policy Division, Energy Department, Eurasian Economic Commission | PhD (Economics) | Mechanisms for Regulating Relations in the Electric Power Sector in the Eurasian Space |
| Nadezhda V. Yakiro | Deputy Head of the Regulatory and Legal Department, Unipro PJSC; Senior Research Scientist at the V.A. Musin Center | PhD (Law) | Trends in Judicial Practice in Gasification (online) |
| Ekaterina M. Kologermanskaya | Legal Counsel, PromKhim LLC | PhD (Law) | Investment Projects in Renewable Energy within the BRICS Framework: Legal Regulation, Problems, and Prospects (online) |
| Ilya O. Mitrofanov | Senior Lecturer, Department of Integration and European Law, Kutafin University (MSAL) | PhD (Law) | Evolution of EU and EAEU Energy Legislation in the Context of the Technological Revolution |
Section 3. Presentations by Postgraduate Students and Young Specialists in the Fuel and Energy Complex and Online Voting
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
| Violetta D. Demidovich (Republic of Belarus) | Legal Counsel, Procurement and Assembling Department Branch, Gazprom Transgaz Belarus OJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Legal Prospects for the Formation of a Common Gas Motor Fuel Market in the Eurasian Economic Union | |
| Evgeniya D. Vasilyeva | Head of Compliance, Petersburg Sales Company JSC | The “Cost” of Providing Electricity Discounts: An Overview of Opportunities for Last-Resort Providers of Electricity to Enhance Consumer Loyalty | |
| Elina V. Kosterina | Deputy Head of Department, Gazprom PJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | What Is a Gas Pipeline: Real Property, a Unified Real Estate Complex, or a Complex Asset? | |
| Anna V. Kaptarenko | Chief Expert, Department 312, Gazprom PJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Specific Features of the Legal Regulation of Corporate Relations Among Participants in International Energy Markets | |
| Mark A. Kaday | Chief Expert, Gazprom Energoholding LLC | The Take-or-Pay Mechanism in the Energy Sector: Legal Nature, International Experience, and Prospects for Application in Heat and Electricity Supply | |
| Dmitry A. Dorozhinsky | Category I Engineer, Electricity Metering Department, DRSK JSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Legal Dualism in the Allocation of Liability for Electricity Quality Distortions in the Russian Federation (online) | |
| Nikita A. Nikitin | Chief Specialist, Gazprom PJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Types of Oil and Gas Companies in the Russian Federation. The Concept and Legal Nature of Shareholders’ Agreements. The Subject Matter of Shareholders’ Agreements | |
| Albina S. Zyabbarova | Legal Counsel, Gazprom dobycha Urengoy LLC | Issues of Legal Certainty in the Fuel and Energy Complex: Conflicts in Law | |
| Dmitry V. Davydov | Senior Lawyer, Gazprom neft PJSC | Extraterritorial Application of National Law and the Progressive Development of International Law | |
| Ilya S. Kondrutsky | Petersburg Sales Company JSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Cross-Subsidization in the Context of Electricity Market Reform | |
| Aleksey S. Fedorov | Head of Legal Support Department, Petersburg Sales Company JSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Optimization of Procedures for Concluding Grid Connection and Energy Supply Agreements: The “One-Stop-Shop” Concept Based on a Last-Resort Provider | |
| Evgeniya N. Vecherina | Head of Tax Legal Support Department, Legal Department, Gazpromtrans LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Differentiation of Legal Regulation of Digital Twins of Gas Infrastructure Facilities: A Theoretical and Legal Analysis | |
| Maria A. Astakhova | Lead Legal Counsel, Document Development Department, Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety Federal Budgetary Institution | Issues in Establishing Liability for Violations of Safety Requirements in the Use of Nuclear Energy as Set Forth in Mandatory Standardization Documents | |
| Darya A. Ladyka | Head of Legal Support for Production Division, Zarubezhneft JSC | Legal Framework for the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Fuel and Energy Complex and Their Impact on Human Capital Development | |
| Dmitry O. Farkov | Lead Lawyer, Gazpromneft Expert Solutions LLC | Legal Approaches to Addressing the Personal Liability of Chief Project Engineers in the Construction of Fuel and Energy Complex Facilities | |
| Andrey S. Gusev | Chief Power Engineer, Skolkovo Technopark Facility, MD LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | International Legal Support for the Implementation of the Far Eastern Route Project: Problems and Prospects | |
| Konstantin A. Konstantinov | Director of Energy and Climate Management, Evraz LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Parties Involved in Legal Relations for Electrical Capacity Reservation (online) | |
| Lev A. Nakonechny | Gazpromneft Expert Solutions LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Certain Issues of State Control over the Export of Petroleum Products from the Russian Federation | |
| Aleksandr S. Pates | CEO, Vershina Development LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Legal Capacity of the Parties to Contracts for the Construction of Power Generation Facilities Based on Renewable Energy Sources (online) | |
| Yuri A. Kapul | Head of Department, Transneft PJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | The Role of Oil Pipeline Organizations in Ensuring Compliance with Restricted Use Areas Along Main Pipelines | |
| Sergey A. Puzikov | Chief Legal Counsel, Gazprom gazoraspredelenie Volgograd LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Current Issues of Changes to the Legislative Regulation of the Operation and Maintenance of In-Building and In-Apartment Gas Equipment | |
| Nina V. Leonova | Deputy CEO – Financial Director, Member of the Management Board, EL5-Energo PJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Termination of a Foreign Debtor’s Obligation (online) | |
| Andrey A. Gervasov | ExpertStroy Project LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Specific Features of the Legal Status of Oil Companies as Objects of Reorganization Processes (online) | |
| Alina V. Kartukhina | Leading Legal Counsel of the Legal Department, Transneft PJSC | State Support for Natural Monopoly Entities under Economic Sanctions: Balancing Public and Private Interests | |
| Aleksandr A. Nyankin | Lawyer, ORION LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Foreign Models of Legal Regulation of Smart Contracts in Oil and Petroleum Product Supply Agreements (online) | |
| Andrey V. Smagin | Legal Advisor to the Managing Director for Energy Asset Development, RUSNANO Management Company LLC, RUSNANO Group; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Criteria for Classification of Owners of Power Grid Facilities as Local Grid Operators (online) | |
| Regina M. Tenisheva | Deputy Head of the Contractual and Legal Department, Zarubezhneft JSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Force Majeure in Military Situations | |
| Aleksey S. Natalenko | Leading Legal Counsel of the Litigation Department, Transneft PJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | On Improving the Legal Regulation of Relations in the Field of Oil Pipeline Operation | |
| Elena A. Sidorova | Vice President, SPIMEX JSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Specific Features and Trends in the Development of Legal Regulation of Relations in Exchange Commodity Markets of Energy Resources (online) | |
| Marsel F. Gabdulkhakov | Legal Counsel for Corporate and Legal Matters, Arian East-West (Clinic) LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Export Control Mechanism for International LNG Trade (online) | |
| Sergey V. Smirnov | Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Mandatory Capacity Supply Contracts and Contractual Tariff Surcharges. Two Public-Private Paradigms for Financing Infrastructure Development in the Eurasian Economic Union (online) | |
| Maria S. Nakonechnaya | Head of Financial and Competition Law Practice, Gazpromneft Expert Solutions LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Mediation in Fuel and Energy Complex Organizations. Challenges and Opportunities | |
| Kseniya I. Khachaturova | Head of the Department for Legal Support of Derivatives and Commodity Markets, Legal Department, SPIMEX JSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Issues of Ethical Conduct among Exchange Trade Participants (online) | |
| Ekaterina A. Klyukina | ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş., Representative Office in Moscow; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Legal Status of the “Take or Pay” Construct (online) | |
| Shamil V. Tarba | Deputy Director of the Department of Project Activities Support – Head of the Examinations Support Department, Branch of Rosenergoatom Concern JSC for Capital Project Implementation; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | State Regulation of Nuclear Power Plant Construction in the Russian Federation (online) | |
| Zhanna V. Dorogovtseva | Leading Legal Counsel, Gazprom gaznadzor LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Abandoned Gas Networks as a Threat to Industrial Safety: Legal Aspects (online) | |
| Anastasia V. Vashechkina | Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Certain Features of Provisions of Standard Charter Parties for the Carriage of LNG in Relation to Cargo Insurance and Shipowners’ Liability (online) | |
| Sergey V. Rachkin | Deputy CEO, Director of Security, EL5-Energo PJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Sectoral Regulation of Security at Fuel and Energy Complex Facilities (online) | |
| Nadezhda I. Pozdnyakova | Senior Inspector, Main Department of the Federal Bailiff Service of Russia for the City of Moscow; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Legal Issues in the Performance of Energy Supply Contracts in the Retail Electricity Markets of the Russian Federation (online) | |
| Dmitry D. Khakhaev | Head of the Tax Center, Alfa-Capital Management Company LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | The Problem of Holding Taxpayers Liable for Failure to Fulfil Tax Obligations in the Context of Military Operations (online) | |
| Aleksandr V. Dronov | Chief Specialist, Gazprom PJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Legal Regulation (Current Developments) of Land Protection during the Construction of Linear Infrastructure Facilities (online) | |
| Maria A. Pyatykh | Deputy Director of the Judicial Practice Department, Transneft PJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | The Concept and Forms of Environmental Damage Arising from Pollution by Oil and Petroleum Products | |
| Sergey Yu. Chechikhin | Head of Information Security, SBER Group; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | The Legal Nature of Relations in the Field of Information Security: The Information Dimension and the Problem of Custom as a Source of Law | |
| Natalia E. Nasekina | Head of Department, Inter RAO PJSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | State Regulation of Relations on the Creation and Development of Electric Charging Infrastructure (online) | |
| Denis S. Romanchenko | Deputy Head of the International Legal Department – Head of the International Activities Department, Atomstroyexport JSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Conclusion of Foreign Contracts for the Construction of Nuclear Power Plants | |
| Artur A. Gevorkyan | Deputy Director, Vsevolozhsk Electric Networks Enterprise Municipal Enterprise; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Legal Regulation in the Electric Power Industry of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia (online) | |
| Mikhail A. Shcherbakov | Advisor to the Deputy CEO for Production, Mosgaz JSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | On Compensation for State Losses Incurred in the Performance of Public Functions in the Energy Sector (online) | |
| Sergey S. Mereminsky | Lawyer, Photomechanics LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | The Number of Copyright Removal Violations. A History of Evolving Approaches (online) | |
| Ramil R. Kiyamov | Legal Counsel, Gazprom transgaz Saratov LLC | Problems of Legislative Regulation of the Construction and Operation of Russian Energy Facilities Abroad and Approaches to Resolving Them (online) | |
| Svetlana I. Fomina | Head of the Legal Department, Gazprom transgaz Moscow LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Problems of Legislative Regulation of Main Gas Pipeline Operations in the Russian Federation at the Current Stage of Development (online) | |
| Natalia S. Khrameshkina | Leading Legal Counsel, Gazprom YURGM Trading LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Transformation of the Legislation of the Domestic Gas Market of the Russian Federation (online) | |
| Dmitry A. Kuzin | Head of the Procurement and Contracting Department, Gazprom expertise LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Certain Features of Legal Regulation of the Organization of Examination of Construction Documentation in the Gas Industry of the Russian Federation (online) | |
| Denis N. Pashkin | Leading Legal Counsel, Petersburg Sales Company JSC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Redistribution of Powers Between Federal and Regional Tariff Regulation Authorities in Connection with the Adoption of Federal Law No. 63-ФЗ of March 23, 2026: The View of the Entity Targeted by Regulation (online) | |
| Ruslan B. Sufyanov | Gazpromneft Expert Solutions LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Current Positions of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on Unmetered Electricity Consumption (online) | |
| Artem S. Gorbachev | Lawyer, Engineering Systems LLC; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Civil Liability for Damage Caused by Oil Spills in Norway (online) | |
| Victoria E. Golenko | Institute of Economic Research State Budgetary Institution, Donetsk; Chief Lawyer/Junior Research Scientist | Problems of the Fuel And Energy Complex of the Donetsk People’s Republic in Law: Regression of the Coal Industry (online) | |
| Vladislav G. Dmitrakov | Deputy Head of the Department of Energy Trade Development, Department of Energy, Eurasian Economic Commission; Postgraduate Student at the V.A. Musin Center | Theoretical and Legal Foundations of International Legal Regulation of Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency in the Eurasian Economic Union (online) | |
| Veronika S. Sogloba | International Institute of Energy Law, MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia | Legal Regulation of Offshore Oil and Gas Field Development under Russian Law: Current Status and Prospects for Improvement | |
| Angelina I. Tikhonova | International Institute of Energy Law, MGIMO University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia | Technological Sovereignty as the Basis for Energy Security of the Russian Federation: Legal Mechanisms |
5:45 p.m. Summing up