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Elena Burova

Elena Burova

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaburova/
burova.e.s@my.mgimo.ru

General information

Russian Federation
Dubai, Moscow
Russian - fluent
English - fluent
French - can read documents without translation
Spanish - can read documents without translation

Career

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaburova/ , Dubai
Senior Associate
Ivanyan and Partners , Moscow
Senior Associate
Russian Arbitration Center at RIMA , Moscow
Legal Counsel
CMS International , Moscow
Legal Assistant
Russia
United Arab Emirates

Experience as arbitrator

Served as arbitrator in 1-3 cases in domestic arbitrations
RAC Rules

Examples of cases

1. Arbitration arising out of supply contract (Russian law, sole arbitrator appointed by arbitral institution). 2. Arbitration arising out of contract for works on design documentation (Russian law, sole arbitrator appointed by arbitral institution).
Yes
No

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

1. Assistant to the President of the Tribunal in an ICSID case between a Barbados claimant and a Latin America state as respondent (arising out of the BIT) 2. Tribunal Secretary in a MAC case between a Russian claimant and a Dutch respondent (arising out of the time charter party, seated in Moscow, Russian law applicable) 3. Tribunal Secretary in a MAC case between a UAE claimant and Russian respondent (arising out of the voyage charter party, seated in Moscow, Russian law applicable) 4. Tribunal Secretary in a MAC case between a Commonwealth of Dominica claimant and Russian respondent (arising out of the time charter contract, seated in Moscow, Russian law applicable) 5. Tribunal Secretary in RAC case between Russian parties (arising out of services contract, seated in Moscow, Russian law applicable) 6. Tribunal Secretary in RAC case between Russian parties (arising out of loan contract, seated in Moscow, Russian law applicable)

Experience as counsel

Acted as counsel for 5-10 years in domestic and international arbitrations
ICAC Rules
RAC Rules
LCIA Rules
ICC Rules
SCC Rules
VIAC Rules
UNCITRAL Rules
ICSID Convention

Examples of cases

1. International construction corporation v Sovereign State, investment arbitration, SCC, USD 200 mln 2. State-owned oil & gas company v Sovereign State, investment arbitration, Hague-seated, PCA, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, USD 9 bln 3. State-owned power company v Sovereign State, investment arbitration, Paris-seated, PCA, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, USD 450 mln 4. Energy power company v Sovereign State, investment arbitration, Hague-seated, PCA, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, USD 450 mln 5. Real estate company v Sovereign State, investment arbitration, Paris-seated, PCA, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, USD 450 mln
quantum (damages) experts
legal experts, linguisic experts, oil & gas industry experts, forensic experts

General arbitration experience

Moscow
Moscow
Paris
Hague
London
Stockholm
Vienna
Oslo
Moscow
ICSID
Russian law
English law
Ukrainian law
French law
Swedish law
Swiss law
Public International Law
commercial arbitration
investment arbitration
commercial arbitration
maritime arbitrations
сonstruction arbitrations
maritime arbitrations
investment arbitration
commercial arbitration
сonstruction arbitrations
CIArb – MCIArb or FCIArb or Chartered Arbitrator
University of Uppsala, LL.M. in Investment Treaty Arbitration, 2015, Scholarship of Swedish Institute
DIAC

Education, qualifications, awards

MGIMO University, Master, Honors: Diploma with honors, 2016, Scholarship of V. Potanin Foundation
MGIMO University, Bachelor, Honors: Diploma with honours, 2013, Scholarship of V. Potanin Foundation
Best Lawyers 2021-2023 (Arbitration, Mediation)
Russian Women in Arbitration (RWA), Steering Committee and Co-Founder

Preferences as an arbitrator

available
Guided by the general approaches as provided by IBA Guidelines
no general preference
no general preference
fully electronic
no general preference
no general preference
Maximum deference to the right to present the party’s case
5
Rigorous control of the process by the tribunal
If it is a legal issue or an important factual issue
It is only for parties to decide and arbitrators should focus on resolution of the dispute

Personal preferences

The Master and Margarita
To Kill a Mockingbird
Swimming
Painting
Beef Stroganov

Other information

Selected Publications: 09/2024 Recognition and Enforcement of Court Judgments in the UAE // LGP News 03/2024 Investor-State Dispute Settlement. Enforcement of Investment Arbitral Awards // International Investment Law, Astana, 2024 06/2022 Diversity and Intersectionality in International Arbitration: Where Do We Stand? // IPBA Journal 01/2021 International Arbitration Comparative Guide, Chapter on Russia// Mondaq 2021 06/2020 Investment Arbitration as a Two-Lane Highway: Counterclaims by States against Investors in Light of the Recent Arbitral Practice and New Generation Investment Treaties // New Horizons of International Arbitration. Issue 6: Collection of Articles 08/2019 Regional Guide to International Arbitration, Chapter on Russia // ICLG 2019 09/2018 Is There Such a Thing as Admissibility in Investment Arbitration? // ICSID Review 07/2018 How Final Is Final: Waiver of the Right to Annul Arbitral Awards in National legislation and Practice of National Courts // Czech (& Central European) Yearbook of Arbitration 06/2018 The Wind of Change: Deliberating Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement // Zakon 11/2017 Counterclaims in Investor-State Disputes: Finding Balance in Investment Arbitration