Alexandr Poichenko

Associate

Languages

Russian English

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Sanctions Law Dispute Resolution Corporate/M&A

Alexandr is an associate in Asari Legal’s Dispute Resolution and Sanctions practices. His primary focus is on international dispute resolution.

He also has significant experience advising on sanctions regulation, as well as experience in corporate law and comprehensive legal due diligence.

Alexandr Poichenko

Education

Russian Arbitration Center Winter Academy on International Arbitration, 2023
Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU) LLM, with honours, 2022
Centre for International and Comparative Legal Studies Summer School on Public International Law, International Investment Law, 2021
Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU) LLB, 2019

Project highlights

International arbitration and litigation

Representing:

  • a major Swiss company in ongoing arbitration proceedings under the Energy Charter Treaty, with claims amounting to several billion US dollars
  • a Russian supplier of mining equipment in a breach of contract FAI arbitration against a Finnish company involving EU sanctions
  • an Indian aviation company in an SCC arbitration against a Russian company, concerning non-payment for gas turbine engine repair services
Russian litigation

Advising:

  • a major Russian fishing industry group in a dispute over the recovery of several billion roubles in damages for the failure to implement an investment project
  • a European energy group on challenging decisions of the board of directors of a Russian public joint-stock company
Corporate law and transactions

Advising:

  • a leading Swedish provider of software solutions for central financial institutionsin a number of foreign states and its majority shareholder on splitting the business and restructuring assets across five jurisdictions in the context of a corporate conflict, as well as on day-to-day legal matters for operations in Russia and other foreign jurisdictions
  • a leading Danish producer of frozen fish productson the sale of its Russian business

News

Legal Alert: Банк России объявил о снятии ограничения на перевод денежных средств за рубеж для отдельных категорий лиц
05 December 2025 г.

Legal Alert: Банк России объявил о снятии ограничения на перевод денежных средств за рубеж для отдельных категорий лиц

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Working with Chinese counterparties and arbitration in Mainland China: insights from the Asari Legal business breakfast
02 December 2025 г.

Working with Chinese counterparties and arbitration in Mainland China: insights from the Asari Legal business breakfast

On 1 December 2025, Asari Legal hosted a business breakfast for heads of legal from major Russian companies, with presentations by experts from Asari Legal and guest speaker Chen Jingjing, partner at the Chinese law firm Haiwen & Partners.

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“We see the unseen” – Asari Legal partners in an interview with Kommersant
28 November 2025 г.

“We see the unseen” – Asari Legal partners in an interview with Kommersant

The sanctions imposed in 2022 have brought about a profound shift in the landscape of international dispute resolution...

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Kommersant Publishing House Names the Leading International Arbitration Teams
26 November 2025 г.

Kommersant Publishing House Names the Leading International Arbitration Teams

Kommersant Publishing House has released its research ranking of the top Russian law firms in the field of international arbitration...

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