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Arbitrators
Khotsanov Dmitry A.

Khotsanov Dmitry A.

Alfa-Bank JSC
dkhotsanov@gmail.com
Tel: + 7 926 206 4101

General information

Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian - fluent
English - fluent

Career

Alfa-Bank JSC , Moscow
Chief Expert
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP , Moscow
Senior Associate
Chadbourne and Parke LLP , Moscow
Senior Associate
JSC Bank "Petrocommerce" , Moscow
Senior Legal Adviser
Russia

Experience as arbitrator

Served as arbitrator in more than 10 cases in domestic and international arbitrations
ICAC Rules
Rules of the Arbitration Court at the State Corporation "Rostec"

Examples of cases

Has participated as arbitrator in more than 40 arbitral proceedings, mostly under the Arbitration Rules of the ICAC at the RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Duspites related to contracts on sale, agency, construction, facility (loan), factoring, carriage, etc.
Yes
No

Experience as the tribunal’s secretary / assistant to the president of the tribunal

Has participated in more than 60 arbitral proceedings including one of the most high-profile cases under the auspices of the ICAC at the RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry with a total amount of claims exceeding US $700 million. Has also acted as a tribunal secretary in the ICC, SCC and UNCITRAL proceedings.

Experience as counsel

Acted as counsel for 11-15 years in international arbitrations
ICAC Rules
LCIA Rules
ICC Rules
SCC Rules

Examples of cases

ICC Rules - dispute out of a license agreement governed by Japanese law. SCC Rules - dispute related to compensation to be paid to an employee under an agreement governed by English law. LCIA Rules - dispute out of a share purchase agreement governed by English law.
quantum (damages) experts

General arbitration experience

Moscow
Moscow
London
Stockholm
Moscow
Stockholm
Almaty
Russian law
English law
Ukrainian law
German law
Japanese, Kazakh
commercial arbitration
commercial arbitration
commercial arbitration
Thesis: proof of foreign (applicable) law in, inter alia, international arbitration
ICAC at the RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Education, qualifications, awards

Russian Academy for Foreign Trade, Ph.D., 2009, Thesis: Ascertainment of the Content of Foreign Legal Rules in Private International Law
Russian Academy for Foreign Trade, Law, Honors: summa cum laude, 2004
Member of Nomination Committee for Arbitration of Corporate Disputes of the ICAC at the RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry Member of working group of the RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the preparation of the Federal Law "On Arbitration Courts and Arbitration (Arbitral Proceedings) in the Russian Federation" and preparation of the amendments to the Federal Law "On International Commercial Arbitration" Member of working group on the preparation of new Rules of the ICAC at the RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry Member of working group on the preparation of the Rules on Resolution of Corporate Disputes of the ICAC at the RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry Member of working group on the preparation of new edition of Rules on Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators

Preferences as an arbitrator

available
I refer to the IBA Rules on Conflict of Interest and the Rules of Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators which may apply to the ICAC's proceedings
In accordance with applicable arbitration rules
depending on the specific case (dispute)
depending on the specific case (dispute)
depending on the specific case (dispute)
depending on the specific case (dispute)
no general preference
Maximum deference to the right to present the party’s case
5
Rigorous control of the process by the tribunal
depending on the specific case (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

Other information

Author of numerous publications in the area of international arbitration and the following book (monograph): Khotsanov D.A. Ascertainment of the Content of Foreign Legal Rules in Private International Law // Moscow, Infotropic Media Publishing House, 2012