Kristina advises on complex cross-border disputes with a focus on the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With nearly a decade of experience, she regularly appears as counsel in international arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, SIAC and UNCITRAL Rules. Kristina also advises on cross-border litigation and has represented clients before Russian courts and participated in foreign state courts proceedings.

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VCard

Representing a foreign state in Russian state courts and bailiff office in an enforcement of a PCA investment award.

Investment Arbitration and Investment Disputes

Representing Canadian space technology company in Russian state courts and bailiff office in an enforcement of a SCC award against state-owned strategic enterprise of space industry.

Domestic Litigation

Representing a major Russian company in a series of arbitration disputes related to the termination of a nuclear power plant construction project in Finland under the ICC Rules.

International Commercial Arbitration

Advising a client in a dispute before the High Court of England and Wales on recovery of USD 40 mln damages for the alleged rigging of an auction in the oil-company insolvency case.

Representing a liquefied natural gas plant in a Russian court in a dispute out of an aviation fuel supply agreement.

Domestic Litigation

Advising a Russian bank in a dispute before the NY State Supreme Court on cross-border insolvency of a Russian entrepreneur and recovery of RUB 2 bln debt.

Insolvency and Cross-Boarder Insolvency

Prior to joining DGP, Kristina worked as a dispute resolution lawyer at a major Russian litigation law firm for 3 years.

Her track record includes representing private clients and states in Russian and foreign state courts, advising clients on certain issues of Russian law arising in multi-jurisdictional litigations in the UK, the USA, etc. Kristina was also engaged in a number of projects of the International and Comparative Law Research Center (ICLRC), where she participated as observer in the UNCITRAL Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform and also dealt with environmental claims and climate regulations.

Education

2021

LL.M., National Research University - Higher School of Economics

2020

LL.M., MIDS (Geneva, Switzerland)

2016

LL.B., National Research University - Higher School of Economics

Admission to practice

2016 - Russia

Languages

Russian

English

German

Kristina Aleksa

Projects

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