Zelenin Andrey

Lidings

azelenin@lidings.com

Tel: +74959894410

Address: Moscow, Imperia Tower, 6 Presnenskaya Emb., Block 2 Moscow, 123112, Russia

General information

Citizenship:

Russian Federation

City:

Moscow

Languages:

Russian - fluent

English - fluent

Career

2006 - 2024

Lidings , Moscow

Partner, Managing Partner

2003 - 2006

Legas - Magisters , Moscow

Associate, Senior Associate

Qualified to practice law in:

Russia

Experience as arbitrator

Served as arbitrator in 8-10 cases in domestic arbitrations

Arbitration Rules:

RAC Rules

Rules of the Arbitration Center at RSPP

Examples of cases

Due to confidentiality restrictions examples can be provided upon request

Sat as sole arbitrator:

Yes

Sat as chair:

Experience as counsel

Acted as counsel for 11-15 years in domestic and international arbitrations

Arbitration Rules:

ICAC Rules

LCIA Rules

ICC Rules

Examples of cases

US oil and gas company Exxon Mobil in the ICAC at the CCI of the Russian Federation in a debt recovery proceedings. Large Russian mechanical plant in a debt recovery dispute with Chinese counteragent. Finnish company Oiltanking Sonmarin Oy during the procedure of recognition and enforcement of the foreign arbitral award issued by the ICC International Court of Arbitration. DuPont Corporation in the ICAC in a debt collection dispute with a major Russian chemical producer. Global packaging solutions provider Tetra Pak in international arbitration proceedings (ICAC at the CCI, ICC, LCIA), in a series of disputes related to debt collection, foreclosure of the mortgaged property and in bankruptcy proceedings. Numpho Fuel Terminal in the process of recognition and enforcement of a North Korean judgment in Russia.

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

General arbitration experience

Has been involved as arbitrator in arbitration seated in:

Moscow

Has been involved as counsel in arbitration seated in:

Moscow

Stockholm

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

Russian law

US law (Delaware)

Has been involved as arbitrator in:

commercial arbitration

сonstruction arbitrations

Has been involved as counsel in:

commercial arbitration

Arbitration specific trainings/qualifications:

none

Listed as arbitrator with the following institutions:

RSPP, RAC

Education, qualifications, awards

Professional education:

Department of International Private Law, Kutafin Moscow State Law University, Specialist, 2004

Awards and ratings:

• Pravo-300 – 2018- 2023 – Intellectual Property, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, TMT • Kommersant - 20219 - 2023 - Corporate and M&A, Antitrust, Pharmaceuticals, Intellectual Property, Retail, FMCG • Chambers and Partners Europe – 2009-2021 – Corporate and M&A, Life Sciences; • Best Lawyers – 2022 – Lawyer of the Year - Health Care • Best Lawyers – 2017-2021 – Corporate, Arbitration and mediation, Litigation; • WTR 1000 – 2018-2021 – Enforcement and litigation; • Who is Who Legal – 2012-2022 – recognized as the best lawyer in Russia in fields of patent disputes and disputes over quality of produced goods; • The Legal 500 – 2013-2021 – Dispute resolution; • Expert Guides – 2021 – Life Sciences; • LMG Life Sciences – 2021 – Recommended in the field of Life Sciences

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

Lecturer in Department of Practical Law, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)

Preferences as an arbitrator

Pre-appointment interview

available

Conflicts of interest: scope of disclosure

IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration

Written submissions style

pleadings

Production of documents (general approach):

Prague Rules

Written submissions and bundles:

fully electronic

Allocation of time during an oral hearing:

no general preference

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

Other information

1) Practical directory focused on the key aspects of legislative regulation of pharmaceutical industry in Russia - The Pharma Legal Handbook (2021) 2) Took part in putting together a commentary dedicated to the 60th anniversary of New York Convention “Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements in Russia and CIS” (Moscow, RAA, 2019) 3) Collection of articles in English written by leading Russian experts - Dispute Resolution in Russia: The Essentials (Moscow, Statut, 2019) 4) International Commercial Arbitration Textbook (Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Statut, 2018)