LITIGATION
- Pre-trial (pre-claim) dispute resolution: document review and preparation of claims or demand letters;
- Representation before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, commercial (arbitrazh) courts, and courts of general jurisdiction;
- Consulting on litigation strategy and case prospects;
- Consultations on the recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions in Russia, and representation before courts in such matters.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
- Representation of the client’s interests in international and domestic arbitration proceedings (ICAC at the RF CCI, ICC, TIAC, HKIAC, and others);
- Carrying out the functions of an arbitrator;
- Consulting on drafting an arbitration clause;
- Consultations on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Russia, and representation before courts in such matters;
- Consulting on matters of international commercial arbitration and/or investment protection;
- Cooperation with foreign consultants.
Key Cases: Personal Involvement and Leadership Highlights
Key Cases: Personal Involvement and Leadership Highlights
- Acted as counsel for RTK in a landmark case concerning a unilateral arbitration clause
(RTK v. Sony Ericsson, Case No. 1831/12).
- Acted on behalf of a bank in multiple lawsuits relating to employer liability for employee misconduct, with potential legal exposure estimated at approximately RUB 1.5 to 2 billion.
- Acted on behalf of a bank in a dispute with a local authority concerning the recovery of debts under a loan agreement.
- Represented a bank in a legal dispute involving access to justice matters.
- Represented a bank in litigation against its former beneficiaries to recover
RUB 198 billion in damages.
- Acted as counsel for Swiss-based companies in appellate litigation involving piercing the corporate veil and the recovery of over RUB 87 billion in damages.
- Represented a bank in appellate litigation concerning the inclusion of RUB 7.5 billion in the bank’s claims in the creditors’ register.
- Represented a bank in cassation proceedings in a case challenging a transaction involving the transfer of real property—an ancient building in the city of Saint Petersburg—to the bank, valued at over RUB 1.4 billion.
- Acted as counsel for one of the world's leading Swiss-based banks in a number of disputes involving two private jets before Russian courts.
- Acted as counsel for a client in a landmark litigation on the liability of the Russian Federation over non-enforcement of a court decision. For the first time, a court ordered the state to pay RUB 700,000 in compensation for non-material damage to a legal entity.
- The presiding of the arbitral tribunal. A dispute arose between an Uzbek company and a German company under a contract for the sale of goods. The applicable law was Uzbek law, and the seat of arbitration is Tashkent. The arbitration was conducted in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
- A sole arbitrator. A dispute arose between an Uzbek company and a Singaporean company under a service agreement. The applicable law was Uzbek law, with the seat of arbitration in Tashkent. The arbitration proceedings were conducted under the Arbitration Rules of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
- Acted as a counsel for a Russian investor in an investment arbitration under the ICSID Additional Facilities Rules.
- Acted as counsel for a claimant in an arbitration concerning a dispute arising from a guarantee agreement between a Russian company and a sovereign state. The arbitration was conducted under the Arbitration Rules of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. English law governed the dispute, with Moscow serving as the seat of arbitration.
- Advised a claimant on unilateral sanctions in ICC arbitration.
© Mikhail Samoylov. 2025.
