May 2004 Arbitrage Court Exchange
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BANKRUPTCY / COMMERCIAL LAW DELEGATION TO ARCHANGEL

Our Rule of Law program expanded significantly in May 2004 when committee member Ray Pelletier guided U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Michael Deasy, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Trustee Peter Fessenden and commercial lawyer Roger Clement to Archangel for an intensive 3 day conference with the Archangel Regional Commercial "Arbitrazh" Court. The Arbitrazh Court is responsible for handling financial disputes between businesses and all commercial bankruptcies. The Russian participants were knowledgeable and enthusiastic; several of them plan to visit Maine in October 2004. Judge Deasy strongly urges that this new linkage continue and be expanded as Russia works to establish a market-driven economy; he suggests two areas to focus on, namely, the reorganization of distressed Russian business (rather than the liquidation thereof) and the emergence of consumer credit in Russia.

During the May 2004 Arbitrage Court visit the Russians put on a mock court proceeding based upon a hypothetical factual situation they prepared. Judge Deasy was asked to sit as one of the three judges on the Russian mock court panel. The woman to his left is an interpreter. Our delegation then presented a mock U.S. bankruptcy court proceeding using the same facts.

A shot of the head table for the Arbitrage Court presentation.

Three of the four members of the May 2004 Rule of Law delegation with the then chair of the Arbitrage Court on the May 2004 cruise. The fourth member of the delegation, Peter Fessenden, was kind enough to take the picture.

Arkhangelsk waterfront taken during an evening cruise on the river

View of the industrial portion of the Arkhangelsk waterfront

Arkhangelsk Civil Courts building from the Dvina River

Pur Navolok Hotel in Arkhangelsk, where the delegation stayed.

Ship at a pier on the Arkhangelsk waterfront

River traffic during the evening cruise.

Another waterfront shot in the late evening (around 11:00 PM) on the cruise.

Picture of the May 2004 delegation, with interpreter and three judges at Mayle Korely. The people in the photo from left to right are : Judge Sarbash (Supreme Arbitrage Court), Judge Gudkov (Chair Arkhangelsk Regional Arbitrage Court), Peter Fessenden, Ray Pelletier, Michael Deasy, Masha (interpreter and Russian lawyer), Roger Clement and an Arbitrage Court judge.

Traditional Russian greeting to visitors of bread and salt at Mayle Korely.

One of the many log structures at Malye Korely.

The October 2004 Open World Arbitrage Court delegation during their visit to Judge Deasy's courtroom in Manchester, NH. The man in the center of the table is Judge Shaskov, chair of the civil division of the Arkhangelsk Arbitrage Court. The people in the spectator section include Chief Judge Vaughn from the New Hampshire Bankruptcy Court, Justice Gary Hicks of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, trustees and court personnel from New Hampshire, and Peter Fessenden who guided the group to Manchester.

The other members of the October 2004 Open World Arbitrage Court delegation during their visit to Manchester.

 

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