Shmagin Alexander

Derra, Meyer & Partner

alexander.shmagin@derra-b.de

Tel: +491715531871

Address: Schlüterstraße 38, 10629 Berlin

General information

Citizenship:

Russian Federation

City:

Berlin

Languages:

Russian - fluent

English - can read documents without translation

German - fluent

Career

2015 - 2021

Derra, Meyer & Partner , 12437 Berlin

Lawyer

2010 - 2012

Max Planck Institute for comparative and international private Law , Hamburg

Research Associate

Qualified to practice law in:

Russia

Germany

Experience as counsel

Acted as counsel for 5-10 years in international arbitrations

Arbitration Rules:

ICC Rules

DIS Rules

Examples of cases

Representing respondent in two disputes out of international sales contract.

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

General arbitration experience

Has been involved as counsel in arbitration seated in:

Berlin

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

German law

Has been involved as counsel in:

commercial arbitration

Dispute resolution by dispute boards:

Has been involved in dispute resolution as counsel

Mediation:

Has been involved in mediation as As counsel in one case in German state court

Arbitration specific trainings/qualifications:

Listed as arbitrator with the following institutions:

DIS, VIAC, RAС

Education, qualifications, awards

Professional education:

University of Hamburg, 1st State Exam, 2010, 2nd State Examination in 2014

St. Petersburg State Unversity, Jurist, 2004

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:

no general preference

Allocation of time during an oral hearing:

no general preference

Using PowerPoint in oral presentations:

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