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Junior Associate
Matvey Tarasov
Matvey Tarasov is a Junior Associate at RGD’s Dispute Resolution practice.
Matvey is the author of academic articles on international investment arbitration, as well as the finalist and winner of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and the Dispute Resolution in the EAEU competition.
Background
Prior to joining the RGD team, Matvey was a visiting researcher at the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) in Rome, where he participated in the development of an instrument to regulate international investment contracts. Previously, he also worked at the Luxembourg office of the Swiss private bank Pictet, where he worked on compliance, insider trading and sanctions issues, and interned at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.
Expertise
Primary Practice Focus: Dispute Resolution
Industries and sectors: Industry and transport, Retail and real estate, Financial institutions and fintech
Languages: Russian, English, Italian, French
Landmark engagement experience
Supporting internal investigations concerning employees suspected of insider trading, coordinating external counsel in Italy, Belgium and France
Development of a UNIDROIT-ICC guiding instrument on international investment contracts and the resolution of disputes arising from such contracts
Education
Advanced LL.M in International and European Business Law (cum laude), KU Leuven, 2022
LLM (with honours), National Research University - Higher School of Economics, 2021
LLB (with honours), Ural State Law University, 2019
Qualification
Russia, 2019
International Experience