Vladimir Khvalei heads the Firm’s CIS Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Moscow. He is highly recommended by various legal directories, including Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and Who’s Who Legal. He serves as vice president of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, and is included in the list of arbitrators of the arbitration institutions in Austria, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Mr. Khvalei lectures on comparative law at the Academy of Foreign Trade under the Russian Federation Ministry of Trade. He is also a regular speaker at a number of conferences relating to international trade law and arbitration.
Practice Focus
Mr. Khvalei has extensive experience in litigation in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukraine. He also handles international arbitration cases as a party counsel and arbitrator, particularly with respect to the arbitration rules of the ICAC, UNCITRAL, ICC, SCC.
Representative Legal Matters
- Representing Lukoil in complex multijurisdictional disputes in the Netherlands, Sweden and Kazakhstan in a case involving USD2 billion.
- Representing the largest Chinese state construction corporation in a case under the rules of the SCC involving USD100 million.
- Representing a Chinese company in numerous disputes in the Moscow Arbitrazh Court related to allotment of land plots for construction.
- Representing a Western oil company in a number of arbitration disputes against a major Russian oil company under various rules.
- Representing a Western air cargo company in aircraft-related disputes against a Russian company and governmental organizations in proceedings in Russian and Ukrainian courts.
- Acting on behalf of a major US privately-owned fund in several real estate disputes in Russia.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Arbitration Commission of the Russian National Committee of ICC - Member
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Member and Registered Tutor
- Polish Arbitration Association - Member
- Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAUT) - Member
- Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Board of the International Arbitration Court
Admission
Russia (1998)
Belarus (1992)
Education
Belarusian University Law Faculty
(Law Degree)
(1992)
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