Gerbutov Viktor

Noerr

gerbutov1@gmail.com

Tel: +74957995696

Address: 1st Brestskaya str., 29, 5ft floor, Moscow

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General information

Citizenship:

Russian Federation

City:

Moscow

Languages:

Russian - fluent

English - fluent

German - can read documents without translation

Career

2025 - 2025

Noerr , Hamburg

Partner

2014 - 2022

Noerr , Moscow

Associated Partner

Qualified to practice law in:

Russia

Experience as arbitrator

Served as arbitrator in more than 10 cases in domestic arbitrations

Arbitration Rules:

RAC Rules

Rules of the Arbitration Center at RSPP

Examples of cases

Various Russian law cases between Russian parties out of supply contracts and contracts for works and services (including claims for payment of fees, penalties and unjust enrichment claims), sole arbitrator and a member of a panel, values not exceeding USD 500k, appointment by arbitral institutions

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

SIAC Rules

HKIAC Rules

Arbitration Center at the Moscow Chamber of Commerce

Examples of cases

Sanctions-related proceedings between Russian and German companies, HKIAC Rules, English and Russian law, more than EUR 100mln; Sanctions-related proceedings between Russian and German companies, ICC Rules, English and Russian law, more than EUR 400mln; Sanctions-related proceedings between Russian and German companies, LCIA Rules, English and Russian law, more than USD 300mln.

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

construction experts

Foreign law experts

General arbitration experience

Has been involved as arbitrator in arbitration seated in:

Moscow

Has been involved as counsel in arbitration seated in:

Moscow

Geneva and/or Zurich

London

Paris

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

Russian law

English law

German law

Has been involved as arbitrator in:

сonstruction arbitrations

commercial arbitration

Has been involved as counsel in:

commercial arbitration

сonstruction arbitrations

Arbitration specific trainings/qualifications:

Listed as arbitrator with the following institutions:

Arbitration Center at the RSPP, RAC at the RISA

Education, qualifications, awards

Professional education:

Moscow State University, PhD, 2014

Moscow State University, Specialist, Honors: Diploma with honors, 2008

Awards and ratings:

Legal500, Chambers&Partners, WTR, Kommersant, Pravo 300

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

Associate Professor at the Alexeev Private Law Research Center (until 2022); Lecturer at the Civil Law Deparment of Lomonosov Moscow State University (until 2022); Lecturer at the Department of Practical Jurisprudence, HSE (until 2020)

Preferences as an arbitrator

Pre-appointment interview

available

Written submissions style

no general preference

Production of documents (general approach):

IBA Rules

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

If it is a legal issue or an important factual issue

Approach to encouraging parties to amicably resolving dispute

It is only for parties to decide and arbitrators should focus on resolution of the dispute