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Senior Associate
Evgeny Voronin

Evgeny Voronin is a senior associate with RGD’s Dispute Resolution practice. Evgeny specializes in dispute resolution, particularly in the realm of international commercial and investment arbitration. He has a wealth of experience representing clients under the rules of various international institutions, including UNCITRAL, ICC, SIAC, SAC, SCC, LCIA, AC at RSPP and ICAC. Evgeny is also well-versed in supporting cases in both foreign and Russian courts, covering a range of disputes including construction, financial, and banking.

 

Evgeny has also authored several publications on international law and has taught a Private International Law course at a leading Russian university. Additionally, he coaches teams of students in international arbitration competitions. With his multifaceted skill set, Evgeny is equipped to handle complex international disputes with the utmost precision and efficiency.


Background

Prior to joining RGD, Evgeny was with the Litigation & Arbitration practice of a leading law firm in Russia and the CIS. His career path began with a position as a legal assistant at the international law firm De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani.


Expertise


Primary Practice Focus: Dispute Resolution


Industry Sectors: Energy & Natural Resources, Fintech & Financial Institutions, Industry & Transportation, Telecom & Media


Languages: English, Russian

Landmark engagement experience


International arbitration


  • Representing a major Russian contractor in a dispute in Vietnam arising out of an EPC contract in arbitration under the SIAC Rules

  • Representing a major Russian airline in arbitration proceedings out of leasing agreements under LCIA rules

  • Advising and representing a major Russian airline in foreign courts on the withdrawal of interim measures imposed on an aircraft

  • Representing an Asian construction company in international arbitration proceedings under the ICC Rules in a dispute related to the construction of a large iron ore processing plant

  • Representing a British company in ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules to recover a debt under a consulting services agreement concluded with an authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan

  • Representing a subsidiary of a Russian nuclear company in international arbitration proceedings according to the ICC Rules in a dispute arising out of a contractor agreement

  • Advising a shipbuilding company in international arbitration proceedings under the SCC Rules in a dispute arising out of a supply agreement and services agreement

  •  Representing a major steel pipe manufacturer from Russia in a case regarding the recognition and enforcement of a Moscow Arbitration Court decision within the Republic of Uzbekistan

  • Advising a Russian company in an international arbitration against a sovereign state under the ICSID AF Rules


Litigation and BANKRUPTCY


  • Representing a foreign sole shareholder of a debtor in a bankruptcy case related to the largest corporate conflict in modern Russia

  • 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 an English company in a dispute related to setting aside a ruling on the jurisdiction of international arbitration ad hoc resulting from a consulting services agreement concluded with an authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan


Education


  • LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) (Geneva, Switzerland), 2023

  • FIAA International Arbitration Advocacy Workshop “Questioning of Fact Witnesses in International Arbitration”, 2023

  • Winter ELSA Law School on Law and Business, 2022

  • Arbitration Rules in Practice Programme, VIAC / Austrian Arbitration Academy, 2020

  • International Law Programme, China University of Political Science and Law, 2019

  • Master of Law (Private International Law), National Research University – Higher School of Economics, 2018

  • LL.B., National Research University – Higher School of Economics, 2016


Qualification


  • Advocate, 2021

  • Russia, 2016.


International Experience
Evgeny Voronin
Senior Associate
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