Managing Partner of Muranov, Chernyakov & Partners Law Firm (Moscow), attorney-at-law, Moscow Chamber of Attorneys.
Alexander Muranov heads the arbitration practice of the firm. He is the main contact in the firm for projects involving representation of foreign clients in Russian state courts or international and foreign regulations. He has extensive practical experience, participated in dozens of major project in Russia and abroad. He is an expert in commercial and in corporate law, private international law and international civil litigation, international trade law and WTO law.
Since 2009 Alexander Muranov — arbitrator in cases of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and of the Maritime Arbitration Commission at the same Chamber. He participated in more than 80 cases administered by those arbitration centers.
Alexander Muranov was also involved in various arbitration proceedings under the Rules of ICC, LCIA, SCAI, SCC, SIAC, аs well as under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
He frequently acts as an expert on Russian law issues in foreign arbitrations and state courts.
Alexander Muranov is the publisher and member of the Editorial Board of the “International Commercial Arbitration Review”, the only journal in Russia on international commercial and investment arbitration (www.arbitrationreview.ru).
He is an associate professor of the Department of Private International and Civil Law of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and professor of the Department of Private International Law of the Alexeev Research Centre of Private Law at the President of the Russian Federation.
In 2009—2013 г. Alexander Muranov was involved in drafting of amendments to Section VI “Private International Law” in the Russian Civil Code. In 2014—2015 he participated in drafting of federal regulations on domestic and international commercial arbitration in Russia. In 2011—2013 he was a member of the Governing Board of the Russian Federal Chamber of Attorneys. In 2013—2017 — a member of the presidium of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 2012—2017 — deputy chairman and a member of the presidium of the Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Candidate in Jurisprudence (Ph.D.) — the thesis “The Problem of “Evasion of Law” in the Substantive Law and in Conflict of Laws”, defended in the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1999.
Alexander Muranov is the author of over 100 works (including several books) covering various issues of international commercial arbitration, private international law and international civil litigation, currency law, civil law, regulation of international commerce.
Alexander Muranov graduated cum laude from the International Law Department at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994.
Supervisor and author of the Web-projects www.naukaprava.ru, www.kslitigation.ru, www.privintlaw.ru and some other projects.
