Berezin Anton

Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (EPAM)

anton.berezin@gmail.com

General information

Citizenship:

Russian Federation

United States of America

City:

Moscow

Languages:

Russian - fluent

English - fluent

Career

2010 - 2021

Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (EPAM) , Moscow, Russia

Counsel

2009 - 2010

Fredson & Statmore , Clifton, NJ USA

Legal Intern

2008 - 2008

Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP , Morristown, NJ USA

Legal Intern

Qualified to practice law in:

United States (State of New Jersey, State of New York)

Experience as counsel

Acted as counsel for 11-15 years in international arbitrations

Arbitration Rules:

LCIA Rules

SCC Rules

JAMS, Swiss Rules

Examples of cases

Former partner v CIS client; claim for breach of settlement from partnership buyout; San Francisco seat; California law; JAMS Arbitration Rules; USD 400 mln. Intra-corporate conflict between shareholders of a major Russian metals company related to interconnected transactions; London seat; English law; LCIA Rules; USD 40+bln. Major leasing company v Russian client airline; non-payment of lease payments; London seat; English law; LCIA Rules; approx. USD 30 mln. Companies affiliated with client major Russian metals company v Central Asian affiliated companies; supply of and non-payment for raw materials, including allegations of corruption; Zurich and Stockholm seats; Swiss law; SCC and Swiss Rules; approx. USD 400 mln. Client metal manufacturer v Danish equipment supplier; supply of defective equipment; Stockholm seat; Danish law; SCC Rules; approx. USD 2 mln.

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

quantum (damages) experts

metallurgical experts, asset tracing experts, foreign law experts

General arbitration experience

Has been involved as counsel in arbitration seated in:

London

Stockholm

Geneva and/or Zurich

San Francisco

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

English law

Swiss law

Danish law, California law

Arbitration specific trainings/qualifications:

Education, qualifications, awards

Professional education:

Seton Hall University School of Law, Juris Doctor, Honors: Honor Council, 2010

Rutgers University, Bachelor of Arts, Honors: Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2007

Awards and ratings:

Best Lawyers Russia - 2019-2021 - International Arbitration

Preferences as an arbitrator

Pre-appointment interview

available

Written submissions style

pleadings

Production of documents (general approach):

Preference depends on the seat of arbitration.

Written submissions and bundles:

no general preference

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

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

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