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Konstantin Mishin

Konstantin Mishin

Senior Associate

Konstantin has over 15 years of experience in international arbitration and cross-border litigation. His practice focuses on high-value disputes involving the energy, infrastructure, transportation, and natural resources sectors.
Konstantin regularly represents private and state-owned enterprises, and multinational corporations in arbitrations under the UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA, SCC, and other Rules. He has acted in complex disputes arising from gas supply contracts, construction of nuclear power plants, and long-term concession agreements, and has extensive experience in treaty-based investor—state arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty and bilateral investment treaties.

Projects

Qualification

Representing the world’s largest natural gas exporter in ad hoc arbitration.

The dispute was related to supply contracts governed by Swedish law.
International Commercial Arbitration

Counsel to a Swiss investor in an Energy Charter Treaty claim against the EU concerning underwater gas pipeline infrastructure and U.S. sanctions measures.

Representing a Russian mining company in a multibillion-dollar dispute with an EU member state in an investment arbitration administered under UNCITRAL Rules.

Representing a major Asian construction company in an ICC arbitration arising out of the construction of a large energy complex.

Representing Sakhalin Energy operator of an oil and gas field development project «Sakhalin-2» in a dispute relating to unlawful termination of a time charter and dispute with its drilling contractor.

These cases also concern the application of Article 248.1 of the Russian Commercial Procedure Code.
Domestic Litigation
Sanctions

Representing a major Russian businessman in a dispute regarding removal of publications defaming his honour, dignity and business reputation before Latvian courts.

The case also included enforcement of interim measures in the form of blocking unwanted articles.
International Litigation
Reputation Recovery

Resolved a dispute between a major automaker and a supplier, preventing plant downtime and multimillion-dollar losses, found a solution to a problem that suited both parties, and helped launch a new project that benefited both parties.

Konstantin's experience covers disputes in the energy and transportation sectors.

Before joining DGP, Konstantin worked at Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi and Sodrugestvo Group (the largest agricultural corporation in Eastern Europe), where he resolved disputes and disagreements with strategic partners and advised internal clients on finding mutually beneficial solutions. He also advises clients on parallel court proceedings, enforcement strategy, and the interface between sanctions and arbitral claims.

Education

2022

LL.M., International Arbitration & Business Law, American University Washington College of Law

2009

Lawyer, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

Admission to practice

2009 - Russia

Languages

Russian
English