Dr. Irina Nazarova

Attorney at Law

Dr. Juris, National Academy of Science of Ukraine

Master of Law and English translator, Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko University, Kyiv

Master of Psychology, Borys Grinchenko University, Kyiv

Admitted in Ukraine

Ukrainian (native)

Russian (native)

English

German (learning; getting better by the day)

Over 25 years of experience as counsel, arbitrator and expert in international arbitration

Chair of the ADR Committee of the Ukrainian Bar Association

Member of the International Advisory Board of the Vienna International International Arbitral Centre (VIAC)

Former Member of the ICC Court of International Arbitration

Former Member of the Commission on Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris

Former Member of the Lewiatan Court of Arbitration, Poland

Former Member of the Ukrainian President’s Council on Arbitration Reform

Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)

International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

Acting for buyers in a multimillion post-M&A dispute concerning the acquisition of a Ukrainian bank
Acting for Ukrainian agricultural holding company in an LCIA arbitration concerning the non-performance of an investment agreement
Acting for a Ukrainian oil and gas company in an SCC arbitration arising from the non-performance of a natural gas exploration contract in connection with the annexation of Crimea
Acting as counsel in an LCIA arbitration arising from the illegal seizure of financial assets
Acting for an Italian investor in proceedings to enforce an SCC award against Ukraine arising from acquisition of Ukrainian bank
Counsel in a dispute concerning the prohibition and the subsequent re-nationalisation of Kryvorizhtal, Ukraine’s largest integrated steel plant
Representing the Ukrainian State Property Fund in a dispute concerning the improper privatization of Nikopol Ferroalloy works, a major Ukrainian producer of ferroalloys
Counsel in a dispute concerning the ownership of Ukrainian TV Channel 1+1
Representing Telenor SA in a dispute between the shareholders of Kyivstar GSM, a major Ukrainian mobile phone operator

Co-arbitrator in an SCC arbitration arising from a dispute between Joint Venture partners in the oil and gas sector.
Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration concerning an infrastructure construction project in Ukraine
Sole arbitrator in a dispute relating to the repair works on a nuclear power plant in Ukraine
Sole arbitrator in a dispute related to the construction of a highway in Kazakhstan