Kuzmin Maxim

BGP Litigation

maxim.kuzmin@bgplaw.com

General information

Citizenship:

Russian Federation

City:

Moscow

Languages:

Russian - fluent

English - fluent

Career

2024 - 2024

BGP Litigation , Moscow

Partner, Head of Cross-Border DIsputes

2017 - 2024

BGP Litigation , Moscow

Counsel, senior associate, associate

2011 - 2014

Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasiev & partners , Moscow

Associate, junior associate

2010 - 2011

Ivanyan & Partners , Moscow

Associate, junior associate

Qualified to practice law in:

Russia

Experience as arbitrator

Served as arbitrator in 1-3 cases in domestic arbitrations

Arbitration Rules:

RAC Rules

Examples of cases

Sole arbitrator in case on recovery of penalty under the supply contracts and contracts for works

Sat as sole arbitrator:

Yes

Sat as chair:

Experience as counsel

Acted as counsel for 5-10 years in domestic and international arbitrations

Arbitration Rules:

ICAC Rules

LCIA Rules

ICC Rules

SCC Rules

Swiss rules

Examples of cases

1. Russian client v Swiss company, M&A dispute related to the breach of the representations, LCIA rules, seat in Vienna, Czech law, approx. EUR 70 mln 2. Polish company v Russian client, claim for payment under the delivery contract, SCC rules, seat in Stockholm, Polish law, approx. EUR 50 mln 3. Russian clients v Bulgarian company, M&A dispute related to the fulfillment of condition precedent, LCIA rules, seat in London, Greek law, EUR 15 mln 4. Kazakh client v German company, constuction dispute, ICC rules, seat in Zurich, Swiss law, EUR 550 mln 5. BVI company v Russian client, claim for enforcing the call option, LCIA rules, seat in London, English law, USD 90 mln 6. Russian client v Swiss company, claim for recovery of advance payment under the delivery contract, Swiss rules, seat in Zurich, Swiss law, EUR 17 mln

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

quantum (damages) experts

construction experts

law experts, electrical and metallurgy experts

General arbitration experience

Has been involved as counsel in arbitration seated in:

Moscow

Stockholm

London

Geneva and/or Zurich

Vienna

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

Russian law

English law

Swedish law

Swiss law

Czech law, Greek law, Polish law

Has been involved as counsel in:

commercial arbitration

сonstruction arbitrations

commodity arbitrations

Expert determination:

Has been involved in expert determination as counsel

Arbitration specific trainings/qualifications:

Education, qualifications, awards

Professional education:

HSE, specialist, Honors: with honors, 2011

Awards and ratings:

Who is Who Legal - Arbitration 2021 - Future Leaders - Non-Partners

Preferences as an arbitrator

Pre-appointment interview

available

Conflicts of interest: scope of disclosure

IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest

Written submissions style

memorial

Production of documents (general approach):

IBA Rules

Written submissions and bundles:

fully electronic

Allocation of time during an oral hearing:

no general preference

Using PowerPoint in oral presentations:

Yes

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