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Zykov Roman

Zykov Roman

Mansors
roman.zykov@mansors.com
Tel: +79151096753
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General information

Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian - fluent
English - fluent

Career

Mansors , Moscow
Managing partner
Russia

Experience as arbitrator

Served as arbitrator in more than 10 cases in both
ICAC Rules
Rules of the Arbitration Center at RSPP
LCIA Rules
ICC Rules
SCC Rules
HKIAC Rules
VIAC Rules
UNCITRAL Rules
Dispute Adjudication Boards under FIDIC

Examples of cases

A co-arbitrator appointed by the respondent in a dispute arising out of a subcontract related to the construction of a nuclear power plant (ICC Arbitration Rules). A sole arbitrator appointed by the ICC as appointing authority in a dispute arising out of a project in a CIS state financed by the World Bank (UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules). A co-arbitrator appointed by the claimant in a dispute arising out of a loan agreement (SCC Arbitration Rules). A co-arbitrator appointed by the respondent in a construction dispute related to a mining project in Russia (SCC Arbitration Rules). A co-arbitrator appointed by the respondent in the proceedings arising out of a contract for the construction of a gas pipeline (ICC Arbitration Rules). A co-arbitrator appointed by the respondent in arsing from the share purchase agreement (HKIAC).
Yes
No

Experience as counsel

Acted as counsel more than 15 years in international arbitrations
ICAC Rules
LCIA Rules
ICC Rules
SCC Rules
SIAC Rules
HKIAC Rules
VIAC Rules
DIS Rules
UNCITRAL Rules
ICSID Convention
FAI, NAI, LMAA, FOSFA, GAFTA, CIETAC

Examples of cases

Representing a claimant out of a contract for delivery of equipment for a milk factory (ICC Arbitration Rules, Swedish law, seat in Stockholm). Representing an SDN respondent in a dispute arising out of an EPC contract for construction of a power plant in South-East Asia, U.S. sanctions involved (ICC Arbitration Rules, Swiss law, seat in Geneva). Representing a respondent in a dispute arising out of an SHA in an oil and gas servicing company in Russia (LCIA Rules, English Law). Representing a respondent in a dispute arising out of an EPC contract for the construction of a thermal power station (SCC Rules, Belarussian law/FIDIC, seat in Stockholm). Representing, as part of an international legal team, a US shareholder arising out of an SHA over a company holding an oil & gas license for a major oil deposit in Siberia (SCC Rules, Swedish law).
quantum (damages) experts
construction experts
Legal, geological, chemical, technical, linguistic, medical, linguistic, etc

General arbitration experience

Paris
Vienna
Stockholm
Geneva and/or Zurich
Moscow
Helsinki
Hague
London
Hong Kong
Moscow
London
Paris
Stockholm
Geneva and/or Zurich
Russian law
Belarussian law
English law
Ukrainian law
French law
German law
Swedish law
Swiss law
Chinese, Hong Kong, Singapore, Cyprus, Austrian, NY
сonstruction arbitrations
commercial arbitration
commodity arbitrations
maritime arbitrations
commodity arbitrations
maritime arbitrations
сonstruction arbitrations
commercial arbitration
investment arbitration
Has been involved in dispute resolution as counsel and member of a dispute board
Has been involved in expert determination as counsel
Has been involved in mediation as CEDR - a party representative
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Master of Laws in Arbitration and Business Law, 2004
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), China International Economic and Trade Commission (CIETAC), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Finnish Arbitration Institute (FAI), Deutsche Institution Für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS), Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre (TRAC), Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA), Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC), Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA), Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QCCIA), Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration in Pakistan (CIICA), Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), Beijing International Arbitration Commission (BIAC), Mauritius International Arbitration Centre (MIAC), Guangzhou Arbitration Commission (GAC), Xi’an Arbitration Commission (XAAC), South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SCIA), Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC), Beihai Asia International Arbitration Centre (BAIAC), Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber (APIAC), Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration Centre (ADGMAC), Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC).

Education, qualifications, awards

Erasmus University Rotterdam, LL.M, 2004
Kazan State University, Ph.D, 2002
Bashkir State University, bachelor, 1999
The Legal500 - Arbitration Powerlist 2020 Who’s Who Legal and Global Arbitration Review Best Lawyers
Secretary General - Russian Arbitration Association Observer in UNCITRAL Working Groups II and III on arbitration ICCA Rapporteur on New York Convention Lecturer - Oil and Gas Gubkin Russian State University, Institute of Energy and Mining Law

Preferences as an arbitrator

available
IBA Guidelines, and other applicable institutional guidelines and notes
ad valorem / hourly fee - depends on the applicatble arbitration rules
parties are free to decide
no general preference
fully electronic
it is up to parties to decide
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

Other information

Books Editor of the Russian edition: ICCA's Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention: A Handbook for Judges. 2nd edition, International Council for Commercial Arbitration. 2025 Co-author: Regulation of African Trade: The Impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Book Chapter 16 “Investment treaty practices between AfCFTA states and the Eurasian Economic Union states and potentials for the AfCFTA/EEU investment treaty”. Routledge. (planned for 2025) Co-author: Space Privatisation, Sustainability and the Development of Space Law and Policy. Chapter on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects. Springer. (planned for 2025) Co-author: The Role of Precedent in Private Law: A Comparative Study. A book’s chapter on Russia. Intersentia. 2024 Co-author: International Commercial Arbitration. A textbook’s chapter on the Impact of Unilateral Sanctions on International Arbitration. Treteiskij sud. 2024 Chief Editor and co-author: Arbitration of Aerospace Disputes. Special Issue of Arbitration.ru Journal. 26 (2021). Co-author: Chapter in Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook 2021. The Impact of Sanctions on International Arbitration. Wolters Kluwer 2021 Chief Editor and co-author: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Russia and the Former USSR. Wolters Kluwer 2021. 640 pages Chief Editor and co-author: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Russia and the Former USSR. RAA Press 2019. 1002 pages (in Russian) Co-author: The Commentary to the Russian Arbitration Laws. RAA Press 2017. 997 pages (in Russian) Author: Arbitration in Sweden: Law and Practice. Statut Press 2014. 300 pages (in Russian) Co-author: Corporate Counsel’s Guide to Doing Business in Russia: Arbitration in Russia. Thomson/West 2008. 860 pages