July 16, 2020
Language Русский
Practical aspects of construction arbitration. Online seminar by ICC Russia supported by RGP, moderator: Dmitry Dyakin
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INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Counsel
Vsevolod Taraskin
Vsevolod Taraskin is a counsel with RGD’s Dispute Resolution practice. Vsevolod has extensive experience in representing clients in international arbitration under UNCITRAL, ICSID AF, ICC, SCC, LCIA, ICAC rules as well as in cross-border and domestic litigation. His professional experience also includes a position as a legal advisor at LUKOIL oil company. Vsevolod is an author of articles on investment arbitration and the Russian arbitration procedure published in leading law periodicals.
Background
Prior to joining RGD, Vsevolod worked as a senior associate with the Litigation & Arbitration practice of one of the largest Russian law firms. In 2019 performed successfully as a trainee at the London office of an American law firm, specialising on dispute resolution.
Expertise
Primary Practice Focus: Dispute Resolution
Industry Sectors: Energy & Natural Resources, Fintech & Financial Institutions, Industry & Transportation
Languages: English, Russian
Landmark engagement experience
INVESTMENT ARBITRATION AND INVESTMENT DISPUTES
Representing Client in an international arbitration against a sovereign state under the ICSID AF Rules
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
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Representing the world's largest natural gas exporter in arbitration under supply contracts governed by Swedish law.
Representing a member of a consortium in a dispute out of performance of a contract in Chile under the SCC Rules
Representing a Russian manufacturer in a dispute arising out of a contract to supply equipment to Cuba in arbitration under the ICC Rules
Representing a Russian management company in commercial arbitration proceedings under the ICAC Rules in a dispute with a CIS state related to the recovery of damages from improper fulfilment of the terms of a sovereign guarantee, as well as in Russian litigation to enforce the ICAC award and overturn it, including before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Representing a Russian construction company in an international arbitration under the ICC Rules in relation to construction of a large power facility abroad
CROSS-BORDER AND DOMESTIC LITIGATION
Representing a major Russian operator of an oil and gas development project in a dispute concerning wrongful termination of an offshore charter agreement
Representing a large construction-engineering enterprise in an environmental dispute, including before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, as a consequence of ship dumping in the Caspian Sea
Advising a Russian state-owned company in a dispute against its former employee with parallel proceedings underway in Guernsey, the British Virgin Islands and in Luxembourg, the overall amount in dispute being around €50 million
Representing a UAE investor in a dispute over JV with a Russian construction group in Russian courts and parallel LCIA arbitration
Education
Summer Arbitration Program (top score), American University Washington College of Law, 2017
Master of Laws (with honours), Pericles Law Center for International Legal Education, 2014
DL (International and European Law), Perm State University, 2010
Qualification
Advocate, 2017
Russia, 2010
Recognitions & Awards
Pravo-300 - recommended lawyers in International Arbitration
The Legal 500 "Arbitration Powerlist: CIS and Caucasus" - recommended among the leading arbitration experts of the region in 2020
The Best Lawyers 2022 – ranked among the top Arbitration & Mediation lawyers in Russia
International Experience
Publications and public speaking