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Counsel
Irina Danielyan
Irina Danielyan is a counsel with our Dispute Resolution practice, advocate.
Irina has extensive experience of advising on civil proceedings, commercial arbitration, shareholders disputes, and bankruptcy. Irina represents clients in connection with commercial issues before the Armenian courts. Irina has significant experience dealing with disputes arising out of all types of commercial transactions.
Also, Irina represents clients’ interests in international judicial bodies, including international arbitration courts, and the European Court of Human Rights, etc. In addition to representing clients in arbitration proceedings, Irina is often instructed to act in complex litigation proceedings in support of arbitration, including in relation to the enforcement or the setting aside of arbitral awards, as well as urgent interim relief applications in the domestic courts in the CIS region. Irina regularly advises on high value, multi-jurisdictional disputes in litigation.
Irina is also experienced in advising on alternative dispute resolution techniques.
Her special experience is in disputes related to corporate, contractual, and financial law.
Background
Prior to joining RGD, Irina headed litigation practice at an Armenian law firm with a most outstanding litigation practice for 3 years. Before that, Irina worked as an in-house lawyer in a major Armenian bank, Public Television of Armenia and other reputable companies.
Expertise
Primary Practice Focus: Dispute Resolution, including Arbitration
Industry Sectors: Retail & Real Estate, Fintech and Financial Institutions, Industry & Transportation
Languages: English, Russian, French, Armenian
Landmark engagement experience
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Advising a Russian and German investor in an investment arbitration against a sovereign state
Advising and representing Client in arbitration proceedings within international business disputes
Assistance in recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in CIS countries
DOMESTIC LITIGATION
Acting as a lawyer for individual and corporate Clients, providing comprehensive legal counsel and defending their rights on a case-by-case basis
Advising and representing Client in domestic courts or before government agencies
Gathering evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions
Negotiating settlements of civil disputes
BUSINESS DISPUTES RESOLUTION
Acting for companies, shareholders (minority and majority), directors and partners involved in disputes arising in relation to all types of business disputes, including shareholder disputes
Providing clear, direct, and pragmatic advice to Clients in business disputes, including shareholder disputes
THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Assisting victims of human rights abuses to bring claims in the European Court of Human Rights regarding violations under Article 5, Article 6, Article 8, Article 13, Article 18, Article 1 of Protocol No 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Drafting and lodging applications to the European Court of Human Rights
Preparing requests for interim measures, where there is an imminent risk of irreparable harm according to Rule 39
Education
LL.M., the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, 2020
The School of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia, 2016
Dual bachelor’s degree in law, the French University in Armenia Foundation (UFAR) and the Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, located in France, 2014
Qualification
Advocate, 2016
Armenia, 2014
International Experience