Alen Martirosyan

Representing:

• a major Russian oil and gas company in SIAC arbitrations arising from alleged breaches of EPC and supply contracts governed by English law, with issues relating to US and EU sectoral sanctions
• a large Russian mining company in an LCIA arbitration stemming from a corporate conflict and involving elements of English law, Russian law, and Jersey law
• a Hong Kong company in an ICAC arbitration concerning an alleged breach of a supply agreement
• Russian and German subsidiaries of a major Russian industrial group in ICAC and DIS arbitrations arising from Brazilian buyers’ breaches of supply contracts

Advising:

• one of Russia’s largest state-owned companies on a potential LCIA arbitration against a payment agent under six Eurobond issues in connection with the impossibility of coupon payments due to EU and UK sanctions and the alleged breach of the English-law payment agent agreement

Representing:

• a leading Turkish construction company challenging in Russian and English courts approximately USD 450 million worth of damages sought by Chubb following a fire at the Berezovskaya Thermal Power Plant «Чабб», в связи с пожаром на Берёзовской тепловой электростанции в российских и английских судах
• an international corporate group in judicial and administrative proceedings across five jurisdictions in connection with a corporate conflict and misappropriation claims affecting group companies
• a Russian businessman in Swiss court proceedings seeking to recover from a former business partner losses caused by the alleged diversion of joint-venture assets
• one of Russia’s largest state-owned companies in Irish court proceedings concerning the bankruptcy of its subsidiaries
• one of Russia’s largest state-owned companies in Belgian court proceedings on claims for damages caused by cargo damage during carriage

Representing:

• a Russian individual по рассматриваемому российскими арбитражными судами спору о взыскании с Euroclear in Russian commercial arbitrazh courts in proceedings seeking damages from Euroclear for losses caused by the blocking of securities and related payments due to sanctions
• one of Russia’s largest state-owned companies in Russian commercial arbitrazh courts in a dispute concerning alleged non-performance of obligations due to sanctions affecting Eurobond payments
• one of Russia’s largest banks in Russian commercial arbitrazh courts in a dispute regarding alleged invalidity of foreign exchange option agreements between the bank and its clients
• a major international bank in the insolvency proceedings of a high-net-worth Russian individual and related ancillary proceedings in multiple foreign jurisdictions
• members of the Sakhalin-1 consortium (Exxon Neftegaz Limited, Sakhalin Oil and Gas Development Co. (Sodeco) и ONGC Videshin a dispute with Rosneft concerning subsoil use rights on Sakhalin

Advising:

• the Russian representative office of a leading global automotive manufacturer in conducting an internal investigation and throughout criminal proceedings initiated against the client in multiple jurisdictions
• a leading international pharmaceutical company in an internal investigation of suspected corrupt arrangements across multiple jurisdictions
• a major European insurance company in connection with an internal investigation into alleged misconduct and breaches of internal policies