The Second Eastern Economic Forum was held on 2nd and 3rd December in Vladivostok. The participants presented various investment projects ready for implementation. On 3rd September Maxim Alekseev, ALRUD Law Firm Senior Partner, participated in Russia-ASEAN session. Its primary topic was discussion of the declaration on main areas of cooperation between Russia and ASEAN adopted on Russia-ASEAN summit held in Sochi on 19-20 May, 2016. This session outlined the most promising areas of cooperation between Russia and ASEAN and the means for efficient utilization of regional integrational trends, including through implementing economic cooperation between Eurasian Economic Union and ASEAN Economic Community. Maxim Alekseev described the legal aspects of investing in projects in Russia, Far East and ASEAN countries.