
Leader of the firm’s Russian Litigation and International Arbitration practices. Focuses on complex cross-border and sanctions-related disputes.
- International Commercial Arbitration
- Cross-Border and Sanctions-Related Disputes
- Russian Litigation
- Private International Law
- Russian Private Law
- Shipbuilding and Maritime Law
- International Aviation Law
More About
Alexander
I focus on international commercial arbitration and cross-border disputes. My experience includes handling complex commercial and sanctions-related matters before Russian courts, including the Supreme Court of Russia, and acting as counsel in arbitrations conducted under the rules of major arbitral institutions. I also advise private clients in disputes involving Russian government agencies.
I received my legal education in Russia, France, and Finland. My academic background spans cross-border dispute resolution, private international law, Russian private law, and European Union law.
My practice interests include international commercial arbitration, the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, as well as disputes involving sanctions-related issues.
Outside of work, I enjoy traveling, playing the piano, and studying foreign languages.
Select Experience
- Representing a major international corporation in an international commercial arbitration administered under the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Rules.
- Advising a fishing company in a dispute with one of Russia’s largest shipyards arising out of a shipbuilding contract.
- Handling a series of disputes between an international company and its former Russian customers, involving sanctions-related issues and the exclusive jurisdiction of Russian commercial courts.
- Advising an industrial equipment manufacturer in a dispute with the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade over the recovery of a subsidy for the production of vessel components.
- Advising the principal creditor, an engineering firm, in bankruptcy proceedings involving a Russian shipbuilding company before the state commercial courts.
- Representing an international client in arbitration with a Russian state-affiliated company administered under the Rules of the Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (MAC).
- Advising clients on a wide range of arbitration-related issues before Russian and international arbitral institutions.
Education
- Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (France), LL.M. in Cross-Border Disputes, with High Honors ‘25
- Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (France), LL.M. in International Aviation Law, with High Honors ‘24
- Russian School of Private Law (Moscow), Master of Private Law ‘23
- University of Helsinki (Finland), Faculty of Law ‘21
- National Research University Higher School of Economics (Saint Petersburg), School of Law ‘21
Contacts
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Publications
and Presentations
- Extension of an Arbitration Clause to Non-Signatory Group Entities • [Forthcoming]
- Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014: Sanctions Updates in the Field of Cross-Border Disputes • Article
- Class Actions in the Age of AI: The U.S. Experience • [Forthcoming]
- Shipbuilding and Ship Repair: Foreign Case Law on Disputes Involving Classification Societies • Article
- A Sequel on Non-Compete Agreements: Recent Case Law • Publication on VC.ru