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Kristina Tokareva

Kristina Tokareva

Associate

Kristina specialises in international commercial arbitration, cross-border and domestic litigation. She has represented clients in arbitration proceedings administered under the SIAC, LMAA, FAI Rules.

Projects

Expertise

Qualification

Representing a European cruise company in an international commercial arbitration governed by the LMAA Rules.

The dispute arose out of an English law charterparty.
International Commercial Arbitration

Representing a Russian mining equipment supplier in a dispute against a Finnish company arising out of non-delivery of goods due to the blocking EU sanctions on the beneficiary of the final buyer of the products in arbitration under the FAI Rules.

Representing a shipping company in international commercial arbitration under SIAC rules in connection with non-performance of shipbuilding contracts.

Representing a European cruise company before the High Court of England and Wales in proceedings seeking to arrest a ship and obtain an anti-arbitration injunction.

Representing a major Russian businessman in connection with an administrative and judicial challenge of sanctions imposed by the European Union.

Advising a major Russian businessman on the application of restrictive measures imposed against him by the United Kingdom.

Representing a large Dutch shipbuilding company that failed to fulfill its obligations to supply ships due to the introduction of EU sectoral sanctions against Russia in disputes with a Russian state-owned enterprise.

Representing a Russian subsidiary of a large Norwegian packaging manufacturer in a series of disputes against Russian customers due to the introduction of EU sectoral sanctions against Russia and the subsequent disruption of product supplies from Norway.

Representing an international software development company in a number of disputes against a Russian state-owned company on debt collection for software products developed in the absence of written agreements between the parties.

Representing a Russian subsidiary of a major French manufacturer of agricultural equipment in a dispute with the Russian customs regarding reimbursement of customs duties related to the payment of dividends to a foreign shareholder and supplier of imported goods.

Her experience covers disputes in the Energy & Natural Resources, Transportation and Shipbuilding sectors.

Before joining the DGP team, Kristina worked at the Saint Petersburg office of the Finnish law firm Borenius and its Russian successor, where she advised Russian and foreign clients (primarily from Northern European countries) on dispute resolution matters in Russian state courts and international arbitration. Her work included cases related, among other things, to the introduction of unilateral economic measures against Russia. Earlier, Kristina also interned at a major international law firm.

Education

2023

Master’s degree (with honors), Saint-Petersburg State University (SPbGU)

2022

Advanced professional program “Arbitration (Arbitral Proceedings)”, Legal Academy LLC

2021

Bachelor’s degree, Saint-Petersburg State University (SPbGU)

Admission to practice

2021 - Russia

Languages

Russian
English