Research

The School’s research is conducted within two main academic schools: business law and private international law. The business law school is represented by Professor O.M. Oleynik, a leading expert in corporate rule-making, the development of corporate governance systems, and government regulation of the financial market, including the legal status of financial mega-regulators. The School’s staff, specializing in corporate and business law, conducts extensive research in the area of ​​legal liability of subjects of corporate relations, including the grounds for liability of a controlling person of a business entity, the civil liability of members of the governing bodies of business entities, and the liability of a legal entity’s director for misconduct. Research findings are discussed by colleagues at research and practical seminars attended by scholars from Russian and international universities, as well as practicing lawyers from Russian companies specializing in corporate practice. Students writing their research papers in the field of business law, under the supervision of School scholars, participate in model competitions (for example, the V.P. Mozolin Corporate Dispute Arbitration Competition), achieving high results.

The research school of private international law is represented by Tenured Professor N.Yu. Erpyleva, a renowned expert in the fields of conflict of laws, international commercial law, and international procedural law. The School also includes the Project Group “Modern Construction of Private International Law”, whose main goal is to study international and national acts on private international law. The results of the Project Group’s work over nearly 13 years have allowed many documents previously inaccessible to the general public interested in private international law to be introduced into Russian academic discourse. Students who have chosen private international law as their research area of ​​interest regularly participate in international model competitions (e.g., the Willem Vis Moot Competition, PaxMoot Competition, FIAMC, FDI) and demonstrate the highest level of preparation, largely due to their integration into the School’s research activities. School staff specializing in private international law regularly participate in Russian and international scientific conferences, symposia, and seminars, and maintain close contacts with scholars from international universities.