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Senior Associate
Tatiana Polevshchikova
Tatiana Polevshchikova is a Senior Associate at RGD’s Dispute Resolution Practice.
Backgound
Prior to joining RGD, Tatiana worked at international law firms and as a Deputy Head of Legal at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC, Malaysia). She also interned at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Hong Kong and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). Tatiana’s experience covers international construction, corporate and contractual disputes under arbitration rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), and the ICAC of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Tatiana gained unique experience in the resolution of disputes in the Southeast Asia in course of her five-year work in the region. Tatiana supervised more than 200 arbitration matters, consulted on a wide range of legal issues arising in course of arbitration, mediation and statutory adjudication widely used in the construction industry. Further, she was involved in a number of legislative initiatives (in particular, introduction of amendments to the Arbitration Act of Malaysia and Mediation Act of Malaysia, third-party funding), as well as in the drafting of a number of key institutional documents (AIAC Arbitration Rules 2021, AIAC Virtual Hearing Protocol 2021, etc.). Tatiana’s experience also includes a number of cross-institutional projects, including in cooperation with the ICC International Court of Arbitration, a few arbitral institutions in China and Southeast Asia. Tatiana authored a few publications and regularly speaks at conferences.
Expertise
Primary Practice Focus: Dispute Resolution
Industry Sectors: Energy & Natural Resources, Telecom & Media
Languages: Russian, English
Landmark engagement experience
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Advising a Turkish contractor in the EPC dispute under the ICC Arbitration Rules and participation in negotiations, which resulted in the settlement
Advising a Russian client in course of LCIA arbitration arising out of an alleged breach of non-competition agreement
Advising a Russian client in connection with a dispute against a Taiwanese company in course of the ICAC arbitration out of purchase and sale contract
Advising companies from Southeast Asia in connection to the construction disputes under the AIAC Arbitration Rules
DOMESTIC AND CROSS-BORDER LITIGATION
Representing an American food company in a number of disputes with the management of its subsidiary in Russia
Advising a client on the issue of appeal of a number of procedural orders and final decision rendered under the Rules of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts
Representing a Dutch investor in negotiations in relation to the dispute out of the joint venture agreement with the Russian company
Advising one of the major Dutch agricultural holdings in a dispute out of franchise agreement
Served as a member of the team that handled a series of Russian litigations related to the data localization and intermediary liability of social networks
Pro bono
Advising a number of newly established arbitral institutions in course of drafting arbitration rules and implementation of the best institutional practices
Advising young artists on art law issues arising in course of their activities
Education
LL.M. in Dispute Resolution, Washington University in St. Louis, Fulbright scholar, 2015
Degree in Law (with honours), Mari State University, 2011
Supplementary education
Art Law, the Sotheby’s Institute of Art, 2022
Tribunal Secretary, Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), 2016
Mediation, Scientific and Methodological Centre for Mediation and Law, Russia, 2013
Qualification
Russia, 2011
Professional associations
Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
Committee Member of Young THAC, 2022-2023
Representative of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA) of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, 2020-2021
Institutional representative at the Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA), 2019-2020
Co-founder and co-chair of the Young Practitioners’ Group established under the auspices of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
International Experience
Publications and public speaking