Expertise of the team

Teaching, speaking and professional events

The CBL team combines cross-border legal practice with university teaching, academic research, professional forums and practice-oriented workshops.

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Professional and academic work

Academic foundation, forums and masterclasses

The team teaches, contributes to professional discussions and turns academic analysis into practical guidance for business and legal teams.

KFU

Teaching and academic work at the Department of International and European Law

2024/25

Participation in the Kazan International Legal Forum and other professional platforms

CBL

CBL workshops on international business, trade and market entry

Expert profile

Durmishkhan Afkhazava

Candidate of Sciences in Law; Associate Professor at the Department of International and European Law, Kazan Federal University; Founder and Managing Partner of CBL.

Organizer of practice-oriented events with international participation, including Nanjing, China (2016) and Paris, France (2019).
Speaker of the Kazan International Legal Forum 2024 and 2025.
Speaker of the business meeting "New development opportunities for foreign trade participants" in 2025.
Participant of the XVI Russian-Indian business dialogue "Joint course for sustainable partnership" 2025.
Conducts open lectures and speaks at professional events in private international law, arbitration and business.

Expert profile

Lenara Fieve-Klimovskaya

Candidate of Sciences in Law; Associate Professor at the Department of International and European Law, Kazan Federal University; Co-Founder of CBL.

She takes part in forums and conferences on private international law, business and data protection.
Speaker of the Kazan International Legal Forum 2024.
Master of European Social Security (LL.M.), KU Leuven.
Visiting teaching appointments in Ljubljana and Rio de Janeiro in 2017–2018; visiting teaching work in Brussels since 2022.

Expert profile

Valeria Martaler

Lawyer and Lecturer at the Department of International and European Law, Kazan Federal University, working on international law and international trade.

Regular participant in forums and conferences on international environmental law.
Her work includes international environmental law and questions of international legal responsibility.
Participated in the Kazan International Legal Forum in 2025.

Own event

Master class on doing business in Kyrgyzstan

CBL runs practice-oriented workshops that turn legal analysis into concrete decisions and next steps.

Setting up an LLC and registering as an individual entrepreneur.
Selecting the form of presence and contractual structure.
Planning supply arrangements, documents, payments and counterparty relationships.

Announcements

Future lectures and events

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Formats

Lectures, forums, masterclasses and private sessions connected with CBL's verified areas of practice.

Lectures and courses

International and European law, international trade, sanctions, contracts and public- and private-law issues.

Forums and conferences

Private international law, arbitration, business, foreign trade, personal data, environmental law and sustainable partnership.

Master classes

Practical analysis of contracts, sanctions clauses, payment flows, due diligence and market entry.

Corporate sessions

Private workshops for client teams on international contracts, compliance and corporate structures.

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