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Lysov Sergey

Lysov Sergey

MZS & Partners
lysov@mzs.ru
Tel: +7-963-686-50-10
Address: Novinsky Boulevard, 3 bld. 1, MZS
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General information

Russian Federation
Moscow
Russian - fluent
English - fluent

Career

MZS & Partners , Moscow
Advocate, Senior Associate
Kulkov, Kolotilov and Partners , Moscow
Senior Associate
BBH, advokátní kancelář, s.r.o. , Moscow
Associate
Nektorov, Saveliev and partners , Moscow
Intern
Russia

Experience as arbitrator

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

Examples of cases

Link to the Award: https://centerarbitr.ru/practice?id=AYiVcHFUSdiW9QXuVi3jvw&page-size=1
Yes
No

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

Assistance in preparation of arbitral awards under the SCC Rules, drafting of procedural orders.

Experience as counsel

Acted as counsel for 11-15 years in domestic and international arbitrations
ICAC Rules
LCIA Rules
ICC Rules
SCC Rules

Examples of cases

- Representing a client (hotel management company) in the SCC arbitration arising out of the termination of a premium hotel management contract. The firm recovered lost profits for the next 40 years of the contract; - Representing an international oilfield services company at the ICAC at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in a lawsuit against another international oilfield services company in connection with the reimbursement of the client's expenses of more than 300m roubles on remedying an accident and restoring the hermetic seal of an oil well. - Representing the European advertisement company in ICAC arbitration regarding the termination of the lease agreement, concluded with state department. - Representing the client (shareholder) in the complex corporate proceedings arising out of the shareholder agreement (SHA) concluded regarding the management of a Cypriot company which owned shopping malls located in Moscow and Moscow Region. Preparation of an application to obtain interim measures in support of LCIA arbitration, providing English team with legal advice regarding Russian law issues arising within the scope of the LCIA arbitration; - Assisting in preparation of legal opinions of Russian civil law matters for various arbitration and foreign litigation proceedings.
quantum (damages) experts
construction experts
Veil-drilling experts, jet fuel quality experts, legal experts.

General arbitration experience

Moscow
Moscow
London
Stockholm
Paris
Russian law
English law
German law
Swedish law
Cypriot law
commercial arbitration
сonstruction arbitrations
сonstruction arbitrations
commercial arbitration
University of Manchester, LL.M., commercial law, Master's Program validated in Moscow, with merits, 2014; Summer course on Private international law, the Hague Academy of International Law, 2011; Course on international arbitration, Cologne Arbitration Academy, 2012

Education, qualifications, awards

National research university Higher School of Economics, Specialist, 2014
- Best Lawyers (international arbitration, litigation). - Pravo.300 (international arbitration, commercial litigation (high market).
RAA Amicus Curiae working group

Preferences as an arbitrator

available
In accordance with IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest
In accordance with applicable rules
memorial
IBA Rules
no general preference
Bockstiegel method (allocating an equal amount of time to each party with their freedom to use it as they wish between opening, examinations and closing)
Yes
Maximum deference to the right to present the party’s case
3
Rigorous control of the process by the tribunal
Only if it is a legal issue the arbitrators may wish to have submissions on
In the middle: there might be a proposal from the tribunal, however it is still the parties to decide whether to settle or not.

Personal preferences

S. Dovlatov. Suitcase
Judgment at Nuremberg
paddleboarding
Music (bass guitar, vocal)
pancakes

Other information

A member of the Moscow Bar, Sergey represents Russian and foreign clients in arbitration proceedings, commercial litigation and insolvency disputes. Author of various articles and commentaries on International arbitration, dispute resolution and bankruptcy (publications are listed in the CV).