Dmitry Kaysin is a partner with Dispute Resolution practice and Managing Partner of RGD International Central Asia. Dmitry focuses on the resolution of disputes involving governments, primarily investment disputes and investment arbitration. Dmitry possesses vast experience in representing clients in international arbitration proceedings under UNCITRAL, SCC, LCIA, ICC, Swiss Chambers, SIAC, WIPO, and ICAC Rules, and in the Russian state courts, including bankruptcy proceedings. Dmitry is included into the list of arbitrators of the Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE). Dmitry is an associate professor at the Law School of the Higher School of Economics where he co-lectures International Investment Arbitration for graduate students. He is an author of a number of publications regarding exequatur procedures (recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards) and jurisdictional immunity of states.
Over a span of 20 years, Dmitry has worked both at one of the leading Russian law firms and as a deputy director of legal affairs for an asset management company in banking, insurance and alcohol industry. He has an in-depth understanding of the needs and interests of his clients, on one hand, and of specifics of consulting services, on the other hand.
Dmitry is a member of the Nomination Committee of the Commission on International Arbitration, ICC Russia; a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (СIArb). He is included into the Shanghai International Arbitration Centre’s Panel of Arbitrators, the list of arbitrators of the Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE).
Primary Practice Focus: Dispute Resolution
Industry Sectors: Energy & Natural Resources, Fintech & Financial Institutions, Industry & Transportation, Retail & Real Estate, Telecom & Media
Languages: Russian, English, Spanish
Representing a Russian investor in a US$500 million dispute related to metallurgical asset expropriation in the territory of an Eastern European state
Representing the Russian Federation in a US$1 billion tax dispute arising out of a production sharing agreement
Representing Saint-Petersburg in a dispute on the termination of a concession agreement and recovery of losses
Advising a Russian investor in a dispute related to petrochemical asset expropriation in the territory of a CIS member state
Representing a British company in ad hoc arbitration to recover a debt under a consulting services agreement concluded with an authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Representing a petrochemical company in arbitration proceedings under the SCC Rules in a dispute arising out of a transhipment contract
Representing a Russian contractor in arbitration proceedings under the SIAC Rules in a dispute arising out of EPC contract in Vietnam
Representing a Russian producer in arbitration proceedings under the ICC Rules arising out of a contract related to sales of equipment to Cuba
Giving an expert opinion on Russian bankruptcy law matters for an LCIA arbitration
Representing a consortium’s member in arbitration proceedings under the SCC rules arising out of a contract related to construction in Chile
Representing an aviation distributor in arbitration proceedings under the SCIA rules in a dispute on termination of a sales contract
Representing holders of Russian bank’s shares sold out at an auction conducted in the bankruptcy case of a large insolvent bank, including before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Representing a shareholder in a bankruptcy case of an insolvent petrochemical enterprise complicated by a longstanding corporate conflict
Representing a Dutch bank in connection with a bankruptcy case involving its debtor and in a parallel dispute on invalidation of loan agreements tried by a court of general jurisdiction, including before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Representing a large construction-engineering enterprise, including before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, in an environmental dispute resulting from the dumping of a vessel in the Caspian Sea
Representing a nationalized Irish bank in Russian bankruptcy proceedings, corporate disputes, real estate disputes and parallel litigations and arbitrations in Ukraine, Ireland, Panama and Belize
Representing members of a bank’s board of directors in a bankruptcy matter regarding directors’ subsidiary liability
Representing a large alcohol company in connection with bankruptcy proceedings of an alcohol producer, including before the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation
Representing a foreign state in the courts of general jurisdiction in connection with a dispute arising out of a real estate purchase and sale agreement complicated by jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state
Representing a Lithuanian leasing company in connection with enforcement of an international arbitral award against an air carrier domiciled in a CIS member state
LLM (International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration), NYU School of Law, 2012
Ph.D. (Criminal Law, Criminology and Criminal Enforcement), Moscow State Academy of Law, 2005
JD (with honours), Moscow State Academy of Law, 2002
Advocate, 2007
Russia, 2002
The Best Lawyers 2020-2022 - recognized among the top Arbitration and Mediation, International Arbitration and Litigation lawyers in Russia
The Legal 500 "Arbitration Powerlist: CIS and Caucasus" - recommended among the leading arbitration experts of the region in 2020
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