Dr. Alexander Batalov currently serves as Alternate Representative of the Russian Federation in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and member of the Air Navigation Commission of ICAO in Montreal, Canada. Prior to this appointment Dr. Batalov lectured international air law and public international law at the Faculty of Law of Moscow State University and practised law in the Moscow office of international law firm for almost fifteen years. Alexander Batalov obtained his main law degree in 1999 and candidate of juridical sciences degree (PhD equivalent) in 2004 from Moscow State University. He also holds an Advanced LLM (Master of Laws) in International Air and Space Law from Leiden University (Netherlands). Alexander Batalov has published numerous articles and books in Russian and English on different issues of international air law.