Kotelnikov Andrey

Robert Gordon University

akotelnikoff@gmail.com

General information

Citizenship:

Russian Federation

City:

Aberdeen (UK)

Languages:

Russian - fluent

English - fluent

Career

2014 - 2021

Robert Gordon University , Aberdeen

Lecturer

2006 - 2014

Rosseti Urals , Ekaterinburg

Head of Commercial Law Sub-Department

Qualified to practice law in:

Russia

Experience as counsel

Acted as counsel for 5-10 years in domestic and international arbitrations

Arbitration Rules:

Rules of Arbitration Centre of RAO UES, Rules of Arbitration Centre of the Foundation Law and Economics of the Fuel and Energy Complex

Examples of cases

A series of disputes with Russian and foreign suppliers and contractors on debt collection, unused advance payments and damages, Russian law, 1 million to 100 million rubles. The case arising from a joint liability agreement, Russian law, 1 billion rubles.

In 2 or more cases had direct responsibility for instructing and liaison with

quantum (damages) experts

construction experts

General arbitration experience

Has been involved as counsel in arbitration seated in:

Moscow

Has been involved in arbitrations where the applicable substantive law was:

Russian law

English law

Has been involved as counsel in:

сonstruction arbitrations

commercial arbitration

Mediation:

Has been involved in mediation as a counsel; I also taught mediation for 7 years in collaboration with practicing solicitors

Arbitration specific trainings/qualifications:

Urals State Law Academy, Ph.D., thesis "Legal Nature and Effects of an Arbitration Agreement"

Education, qualifications, awards

Professional education:

University of Manchester, LLM in International Business Law, Honors: Distinction, 2006

Positions (current and former) in arbitration community bodies / working groups / as law professor

Lecturer in Robert Gordon University (Courses in English and International Arbitration, Mediation, Online Dispute Resolution) Arbitrator and Coach in Willem C Vis Moot Member of ICC Young Arbitrators Forum Member of LCIA Young International Arbitration Group Member of ArbTech Member of Scottish Arbitration Centre Member of Scottish Universities Dispute Resolution Research Network Member of Young ITA (Institute for Transnational Arbitration)

Preferences as an arbitrator

Pre-appointment interview

available

Written submissions style

no general preference

Production of documents (general approach):

no general preference

Written submissions and bundles:

fully electronic

Allocation of time during an oral hearing:

it is up to parties to decide

Using PowerPoint in oral presentations:

no general preference

Party's right to present its case

Maximum deference to the right to present the party’s case

Rigorous control of the process by the tribunal

To what extent should arbitrators raise issues that have not been directly addressed by the relevant party but have been identified by the arbitrators

If it is a legal issue or an important factual issue

Approach to encouraging parties to amicably resolving dispute

Arbitrators should encourage parties to settle the dispute including by making inquiries and/or steps such as encouraging participation of in-house counsel or management in hearings

Personal preferences

Favorite work of fiction

James Joyce’s "Ulysses"

Favorite movie(s) about lawyers

12 Angry Men

Favorite sport

Tennis

Hobby

Chess

Other information

Academic editor and co-author (with O. Skvortsov and S. Kurochkin) of the book "Arbitration in Russia" (Wolters Kluwer, 2019) Author of about 25 articles and other contributions about arbitration in Russian and English