Associate of Antika Law Firm Sergei Levchenko took part in the interactive seminar – HOW THE COSSACKS LITIGATED IN AMERICA. Ukrainian Parties in U.S. Courts – Lessons Learned?
On June 26, 2013 in Kiev being organized by the Ukrainian Bar Association in conjunction with the American Bar Association and the Russia/Eurasia Committee the interactive seminar – HOW THE COSSACKS LITIGATED IN AMERICA. Ukrainian Parties in U.S. Courts – Lessons Learned? – took place.
During the event the participants outlined the background on the U.S. Court System, in particular, the jurisdictions of the Federal and the State Courts. In addition, procedural peculiarities of case hearing in the U.S. Courts, including the sources and the procedure of discovery, immunities of state-parties in court case, what should be done and what should not be done in case of being named as a defendant in the court proceedings, how to assert rights and other issues were discussed.