Monitoring of Russian state courts practice

The aim of the Working Group is to monitor and analyse the decisions of Russian courts on arbitration issues in order to prepare annual reviews.

The research will cover the following  issues of the Russian court practice:

- enforceability/validity of arbitration clauses; 

- arbitrability of certain types of disputes; 

- interim measures in arbitration; 

- Institute of Emergency Arbitrator;  

- Analysis of particular grounds of refusal for recognition and enforcement foreign arbitral awards in Russia. 

If you want to join this Working group, please contact marketing@arbitration.ru

Heads of the Working group: 
Anton Maltsev, Ph.D. in Law, Partner, Melling, Voitishkin & Partners, Attorney at law
Mikhail Samoylov, LL.M. (MIDS)

Coordinator of the Working group:
Natalia Kharitonova, Associate, Chervets.Partners

The Working group is divided into 6 subgroups.

Group 1. General issues of international arbitration and arbitral proceedings.

Coordinator of the Group 1Nikita Ivkin, Private practice lawyer

Members of the Group 1:

Anastasia Antropova, Member of the RAA25 Organizing Committee
Vladimir Goroshchenko, Associate, BGP Litigation
Denis Zholob, PhD candidate, Junior Associate, Dyakin, Gortsunyan and Partners
Alexander Zhurbin, Paralegal, BGP Litigation
Andrey Erofitsky, Junior Associate, EPAM Law Offices
Nikita Ivkin, Private practice lawyer
Aliya Karova, PhD Candidate, MSAL
Margarita Klimenko, Student of the St. Petersburg University
Anton Komogorov, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners, Attorney at Law
Vera Komarova, Orion Partners, Associate
Ulyana Korotkina, Student, HSE; Paralegal, Stonebridge Legal
Anna Larina, Executive Director "POMOSCH Management Company" LLC
Ivan Lugovskoy, Master student of the Lomonosov Moscow State University
Natalya Lukovskaya, Intern, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners
Evelina Milovanova, Private practice lawyer
Polina Ostranitsa, Paralegal, Dyakin , Gortsunyan & Partners
Polina Perova, Senior Associate, ALRUD
Sergey Petrachkov, Partner, ALRUD
Nikita Slesarenko, Paralegal, Advocate office № 3176, Bachelor student of the RPA of the Ministry of Justice of Russia
Dmitry Taput, Senior Associate, Petrol Chilikov
Luiza Shams, Associate, Better Chance

Group 2. Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.

Coordinator of the Group 2 Alexandra Gerasimova, Partner, Orlova\Ermolenko

Members of the Group 2:

Konstantin Antoniuk, International Dispute Lawyer
Maria Vinokurova, Senior Associate, Denuo
Alexandra Gerasimova, Partner, Orlova\Ermolenko
Nikita Krasny, Attorney at Law, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners
Natalia Kuznetsova, LL.M, Specialist in international private law, Advocate MGCA
Vladislav Medvedev, Master's Student of Siberian Institute of Management - branch of RANEPA
Karine Movsesyan, Master student of the Lomonosov Moscow State University
Anastasia Nikolayeva, Associate, ADVANT Beiten
Ivan Saenko, Paralegal, Melling, Voytishkin & Partners
Timur Tkhamokov, Paralegal, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners
Artem Fedotov, Deputy Head of Legal Department, KamEnergoRemont LLC
Polina Chizhikova, Partner, Head of Bankruptcy Practice, IMPRAVO

Group 3. Recognition and enforcement of foreign court awards.

Coordinator of the Group 3 – Mikhail Samoylov, LL.M. (MIDS)

Members of the Group 3:

Marat Aghabalyan, Managing Partner, TA Legal Consulting
Camilla Arzumanyan, Paralegal, TA Legal Consulting, 1st year Master's student at MGIMO
Maryana Batalova, Ph.D. in Law, Senior Associate, Dechert
Tatiana Vakina, Associate
Artyom Gritsuk, Junior associate, AB KIAP
Diana Krykova, Junior associate, BGP Litigation
Daria Kuraksa, Legal Consultant
Ulyana Korotkina, Student, HSE; Paralegal, Stonebridge Legal
Rafael Nugmanov, Paralegal, Dyakin, Gortsunyan, & Partners
Anastasia Serebryakova, Lawyer, OOO OIOPravo, Student of the Higher Attestation Commission
Irina Serenkova, Paralegal, Orion Partners
Timur Tkhamokov, Paralegal, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners
Artem Fedotov, Deputy Head of Legal Department, KamEnergoRemont LLC
Anna Scherbakova, Associate, TA Legal Consulting
Kirill Shumanov, Associate, Dadayan, Andropov, Vertlib & Partners

Group 4. The application of the foreign law by the Russian courts.

Coordinators of the Group 4 – Daria Kuraksa, Inhouse lawyer

Members of the Group 4:

Natalia Bogdanova, Associate, ADVANT Beiten
Anastasia Galkina, Advocate, Olga Kokoz Legal
Yulia Gribkova, Ph.D. in Law, Attorney, Partner, VLawyers Law Firm
Olga Degtyareva, Senior Associate, VLawyers Law Firm
Zahar Dyatlov, Junior Associate, Vamos Law Firm
Victoria Kichenina, Ph.D. in Law, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the St. Petersburg Branch of the Russian Customs Academy for Educational Work
Maxim Kuzmin, Partner, BGP Litigation
Tatiana Kuzyakina, Junior Associate, BGP Litigation
Daria Kuraksa, Legal Consultant
Ivan Lugovskoy, Associate, LEVEL Legal Services
Artem Nikolaev, Associate, ADVANT Beiten
Astemir Pagov, Junior Associate, DataCase, 2nd year master student of St. Petersburg State University Master's program
Vera Poyda, Paralegal, Melling, Voytishkin & Partners
Natalia Kharitonova, Associate, Chervets.Partners

Group 5. Sanctions disputes.

Coordinator of the Group 5Alexandra Gerasimova, Partner, Orlova\Ermolenko

Members of the Group 5:

Vladislava Berlina, Lawyer, Samoylov Law Firm, 2nd year Master's student, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Maria Vinokurova, Senior Associate, Denuo
Vladimir Goroshchenko, Associate, BGP Litigation
Irina Evsyukova, Student, Moscow State University
Olesya Zasemkova, Ph.D. in Law, Associate Professor at the Kutafin Moscow State Law Academy
Denis Zholob, PhD candidate, Junior Associate, Dyakin, Gortsunyan and Partners
Nikita Krasny, Attorney at Law, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners
Natalia Kuznetsova, LL.M, Specialist in international private law, Advocate MGCA
Anna Larina, Executive Director, "POMOSCH Management Company" LLC
Artem Olifirenko, 1st year Master's student at the Saratov State Law Academy
Ivan Saenko, Paralegal, Melling, Voytishkin & Partners
Valeria Sosnova, Paralegal, Denuo
Olga Stukova, Student, RANEPA
Polina Chizhikova, Partner, Head of Bankruptcy Practice, IMPRAVO
Maria Fedulova, 4th year bachelor student, VAVT

Group 6. Maritime law.

Coordinator of the Group 6Natalia Kuznetsova, LL.M, Specialist in international private law, Advocate MGCA

Members of the Group 6:

Inessa Barinskaya, Paralegal, ALRUD
Irina Evsyukova, Student, Moscow State University
Konstantin Egorov, PhD candidate, Moscow State University
Elena Murzina, Business Assistant, PM-International LLC
Yana Podolskaya, Master's student, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Tatiana Selugina, Student, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Nikita Slesarenko, Paralegal, Advocate office № 3176, Bachelor student, RLA
Vlada Hanina, Student, Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping

The documents of the group are following:

1. Review of Russian case law on arbitration matters and transboundary legal proceedings 2019 is available here.

2. Review of Russian case law on arbitration matters and transboundary legal proceedings 2020 is available
here.

3. Review of Russian court practice on arbitration and cross-border litigation of the first half of 2024 is available
here.

4. Review of Russian court practice on arbitration and cross-border litigation on the second half of 2024 is available here.