Akchurina Marina

Private practitice

maa@akchurinalegal.com

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General information

Citizenship:

Russian Federation

City:

Moscow

Languages:

Russian - fluent

English - fluent

French - can read documents without translation

Career

2021 - 2024

Private practitice , Moscow

2007 - 2021

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLC , Moscow

Associate

Qualified to practice law in:

Russia

United States (State of New York)

Experience as arbitrator

Served as arbitrator in 1-3 cases in domestic arbitrations

Arbitration Rules:

RAC Rules

Examples of cases

Commercial dispute in relation to a supply contract, Russian parties, Russian law.

Sat as sole arbitrator:

Yes

Sat as chair:

Experience as counsel

Acted as counsel for 11-15 years in international arbitrations

Arbitration Rules:

ICAC Rules

LCIA Rules

ICC Rules

SCC Rules

UNCITRAL Rules

Examples of cases

Representing Ministry of Land and Property Relations of the Republic of Tatarstan in a UNCITRAL arbitration against Ukraine seeking compensation of at least $300 million for Ukraine’s violations of the Russia-Ukraine bilateral investment treaty Representing Russian Federation in obtaining an order from The Hague District Court that set aside the $50 billion award obtained by Yukos former majority shareholders Representing Tatneft in an UNCITRAL arbitration against Ukraine under the Russia-Ukraine bilateral investment treaty Representing a global oilfield services technology company in an LCIA arbitration arising out of the share sale purchase agreement Representing a major state-controlled public company in an LCIA arbitration arising out of the loan agreement Representing a major oil and gas company in an SCC arbitration seated in Stockholm relating to a shareholder dispute in a Greek joint venture company

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

quantum (damages) experts

experts on local laws, industry experts (e.g., experts on oil refining industry)

General arbitration experience

Has been involved as arbitrator in arbitration seated in:

Moscow

Has been involved as counsel in arbitration seated in:

London

Paris

Stockholm

Hague

Moscow

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

Russian law

English law

Ukrainian law

Greek law

Has been involved as arbitrator in:

commercial arbitration

Has been involved as counsel in:

сonstruction arbitrations

investment arbitration

commercial arbitration

sports arbitration

Expert determination:

Has been involved in expert determination as counsel

Arbitration specific trainings/qualifications:

CIArb – MCIArb or FCIArb or Chartered Arbitrator

New York University School of Law, LL.M., 2014

Education, qualifications, awards

Professional education:

Higher School of Economics, Law, Honors: with Honors, 2007, Private International Law Department

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

Member of the Steering Committee of the Russian Chapter of CIArb ICC YAF Regional Representative for Russia for 2019-2021

Preferences as an arbitrator

Pre-appointment interview

available

Conflicts of interest: scope of disclosure

IBA Guidelines on the Conflicts of Interest

A preferable fee rate or structure / willingness to waive travel and other costs

Per hour payment preferable Willing to waive travel costs

Written submissions style

memorial

Production of documents (general approach):

IBA Rules

Written submissions and bundles:

printed submission and electronic exhibits

Allocation of time during an oral hearing:

it is up to parties to decide

Using PowerPoint in oral presentations:

Yes

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

Only if it is a legal issue the arbitrators may wish to have submissions on

Approach to encouraging parties to amicably resolving dispute

It is only for parties to decide and arbitrators should focus on resolution of the dispute