Representative Arbitrator Appointments in International Arbitration

Served as arbitrator in a commercial arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules seated in Geneva, involving a dispute between a UK and a Spanish company over the supply of radar systems and related services for a major infrastructure project in Iraq. The case concerned complex issues of contract interpretation, including the delivery and legalization of customs documentation, termination of contract, counterclaims for delay, and compensation for losses. The matter required detailed analysis of international trade obligations, compliance with legal documentation, and cross-border project execution.

Served as arbitrator in a dispute seated in London under the 2020 LCIA Rules between a major Brazilian agricultural cooperative and one of the world’s largest exporters of potash fertilizers. The dispute arose from cross-border supply contracts governed by English law and included a tort claim under Brazilian law, requiring the tribunal to consider issues of conflict of laws and concurrent liability. Two LCIA proceedings were consolidated into a single arbitration, which was further complicated by the impact of international sanctions.

Appointed as arbitrator in a dispute seated in Washington, D.C., under the UNCITRAL ad hoc rules, arising from a consulting contract with a development bank for the provision of technical and administrative assistance in the waste management sector in Somalia. The contract was governed by New York law.

Served as arbitrator in a dispute seated in London under the Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) between a Swiss seller and an Uzbek buyer, arising from an international bitumen supply contract governed by English law. The arbitration addressed cross-border trade and logistics issues, including delivery obligations, quality standards, and payment terms, as well as the interpretation of contractual rights and remedies under English law.

Appointed by the Arbitration Court of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC) as sole arbitrator in a dispute between parties from Russia and Uzbekistan arising out of an international supply contract for industrial equipment. The arbitration was conducted in Russian under the TIAC Arbitration Rules, with Tashkentas the seat of arbitration.  The disputed concerned contractual breach, payment default, and damages, applying Uzbek substantive and procedural law.

Served as a presiding arbitrator in a cross-border commercial dispute administered by the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan, appointed under the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Geneva, 1961).  The case arose from a sales contract between a Kazakh buyer and a foreign seller and concerned both quality of goods and non-payment.   The proceedings were conducted in Almaty, in Russian, under Kazakh law, and ended in a settlement.

Served as arbitrator in a cross-border commercial dispute administered by the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan, appointed under the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (Geneva, 1961).  The case arose from a wagon-repair contract between Kazakh and Russian companies and concerned delayed release of a repaired freight wagon, contractual non-performance, and resulting claims for reimbursement of repair costs and consequential losses tied to prolonged wagon downtime.  The matter involved review of technical railway repair documentation, financial records, and pre-arbitral correspondence, as well as resolution of jurisdictional issues stemming from an arbitration clause that did not designate a specific arbitral institution.  The proceedings were conducted in Almaty, in Russian, under Kazakh law.