International Arbitration and Litigation

Our International Arbitration & Litigation Practice provides a full range of services, from drafting a dispute resolution clause to representation in dispute and enforcement proceedings, should the need arise.

Magisters' International Arbitration & Litigation team is experienced in all international arbitration rules and has successfully represented clients in various international ad-hoc and institutional arbitrations in the CIS, Europe and the USA, including:

• American Arbitration Association (AAA);
• Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC);
• District Court of Stockholm;
• International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Washington D.C., USA;
• International Commercial Arbitration Courts at the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and Ukraine;
• International Court of Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC);
• London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA);
• Tribunal of Arbitrators at RAO "UES of Russia";
• United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL);
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

We represent our clients in court proceedings in the CIS countries as well as in many foreign jurisdictions. In cooperation with our partners from leading international law firms we have acted on behalf of our clients in the courts of Sweden, Austria, Germany, USA, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, UK, Japan, British Virgin Islands, Cyprus and others.

We have also assisted our clients in a pre-arbitration process at CEPNI in Belgium, and in disputes regarding the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Austria, USA, Russia and Ukraine.

We successfully handle complex disputes, which include such issues as:

• shareholders' rights;
• intellectual property and copyright;
• joint ventures;
• antitrust;
• import and export;
• international investment and finance;
• product liability;
• white collar crimes.

We have extensive experience in advising and representing leading national and global companies and state owned entities in many industries, including:

• metal trade;
• grain trade;
• oil & gas;
• energy;
• industrial manufacturing;
• telecommunications;
• entertainment;
• chemical.

In December 2005, the professionalism of our attorneys was acknowledged when Partner Serhii Sviriba was elected to be a permanent representative of Ukraine at the International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris.