Irina Nazarova

Iryna is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in dispute resolution in Ukraine:

• Chambers Global (Tier 1)
• Chambers Europe (Tier 1)
• The Legal 500 (Tier 1)
• Who’s Who Legal (Thought Leader in Arbitration; Global Leader in Arbitration 2020)
• Best Lawyers (Best Lawyer in Arbitration and Mediation)

• Acting as counsel in a multi-million dispute against the State of Ukraine before ICSID (amount in dispute approx. USD 1.2 billion)
• Advising in proceedings over metallurgical assets before the Cypriot courts (amount in dispute approx. USD 2 billion)
• Representing a client in ICC arbitration in a multi-jurisdictional post-M&A dispute concerning the validity of the underlying agreement (amount in dispute approx. USD 400 million)
• Representing a Ukrainian oil and gas company in SCC arbitration arising from the annexation of Crimea and non-performance of a natural gas exploration project (amount in dispute approx. USD 12 million)
• Representing a US investor in proceedings for the enforcement of an ICC arbitral award against a Ukrainian company (USD 145 million)
• Serving as arbitrator under the SCC Rules in a dispute arising from a joint venture in the oil and gas sector (amount in dispute approx. USD 500 million)
• Serving as arbitrator under the ICC Rules in a dispute arising from a complex infrastructure construction project in Ukraine involving a foreign counterparty (amount in dispute approx. USD 100 million)
• Serving as arbitrator under the ICC Rules in a dispute arising from repair works at nuclear plants in Ukraine
• Serving as sole arbitrator under the ICC Rules in a dispute arising from a highway construction project in Kazakhstan
• Appearing as an expert on Ukrainian law in LCIA proceedings concerning a shareholder dispute within a major Ukrainian airline
• Advising in the Kryvorizhstal renationalisation dispute and representing clients at all stages before the Ukrainian courts (the asset was re-privatised for USD 4.8 billion)
• Advising in the dispute over the improper privatisation of Nikopol Ferroalloy Works and representing clients at all stages before the Ukrainian courts (valued at over USD 100 million)
• Defending the interests of the owner of Ukrainian TV channel Studio 1+1 in proceedings concerning ownership of the company
• Representing Telenor before Ukrainian courts in the shareholder dispute between Telenor and Storm — the other major shareholder of Kyivstar G.S.M. — and coordinating related international arbitration in foreign jurisdictions

• Agriculture
• Construction
• Corporate / M&A
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Finance and Banking
• Intellectual Property
• Joint Ventures
• Privatisation
• International commercial arbitration
• International investment arbitration
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Litigation
• Cross-border litigation

• Representative from Ukraine on the Commission on Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• Member of the International Advisory Board of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre
• Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee at the Ukrainian Bar Association
• Initiator and programme coordinator of the Ukrainian International Arbitration Conference “Kyiv Arbitration Days: Think Big!” (2011 — present)
• Former Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (two consecutive terms)
• Former member of the Council for Judicial Reform at the Presidential Administration of Ukraine, responsible for implementing arbitration reform
• Former Counsel to the Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine
• Member, Kyiv Region Bar Association

• Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Institute of International Relations, School of Private International Law (Ukraine, 2000)

• Ukrainian
• English
• Russian

• Ukraine, 2002