Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Investment treaty law, ICSID and UNCITRAL proceedings, jurisdiction, treaty standards, damages, annulment, dispute prevention, foreign-investment regulation and ISDS reform.
Prof Yarik Kryvoi
LL.M. (Harvard), PhD (UCL)
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Professor Yarik Kryvoi is a London-based lawyer, academic and government adviser specialising in investor-State dispute settlement, international arbitration, Russian law, legal education, regulatory reform, economic crime and public international law.
He serves as Director of the Investment Treaty Forum and Senior Fellow in International Economic Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. He is also Of Counsel at the London dispute-resolution firm Keidan Harrison and co-director of Arbitration Lab.
His work combines experience in major international law firms, universities, courts, arbitral proceedings and government advisory projects across the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, the former Soviet region, the Middle East and Asia.
Areas of expertise
Professor Kryvoi’s work combines dispute resolution, expert evidence, government advisory
projects, academic research and professional education. The principal areas below correspond
to the specialist pages available through the top menu.
International Arbitration
International commercial and investor-State arbitration, arbitral procedure, evidence, interim measures, awards, recognition and enforcement, arbitration legislation and institutional reform.
Russian Law Expert
Independent expert reports and testimony on Russian civil, commercial, corporate and procedural law, sanctions and countersanctions, jurisdiction, enforcement and State-owned entities.
Legal Education
University teaching, professional legal training, instructional design, online courses, educational technology and research into practical, accessible and effective legal education.
Reforms and Government Excellence
Justice-sector modernisation, legislative drafting, regulatory quality, arbitration frameworks, investment policy, institutional performance and implementation of government reform.
Economic Crimes and Extradition
Expert reports on fraud, bribery, corruption, Interpol Red Notices and extradition, including alleged misuse of criminal proceedings in commercial, corporate and political disputes.
Public International Law
State responsibility, the law of treaties, general principles of law, international organisations, sanctions, international dispute settlement and international administrative law.
Earlier career highlights
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer — Associate, London.
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius — International Consultant, Washington, DC.
- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit — Extern Law Clerk to Judge Stephen F. Williams.
- Harvard Law School — Research Assistant to Professor Reinier Kraakman.
- Belarusian State University — Lecturer.
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- Baker & McKenzie, Summer Associate, St Petersburg.
- Visiting and teaching roles at universities in Europe, Asia and North America.
Selected advisory and dispute-resolution work
Recent and continuing work spans the seven principal areas of expertise: investor-State
dispute settlement, international arbitration, Russian-law expert evidence, legal education,
regulatory reform, economic-crime and extradition matters, and public international law.
- Advising States and investors on investment treaties, investor-State disputes and foreign-investment regulation.
- International commercial arbitration, arbitral procedure, enforcement and arbitration-law reform.
- Expert reports and testimony on Russian law, sanctions, jurisdiction, corporate separateness and enforcement.
- Design and delivery of university, professional and government legal education and online training.
- Government advisory work on justice systems, rulemaking, arbitration frameworks, investment policy and institutional performance.
- Expert analysis in economic-crime, corruption, Interpol and extradition matters.
- Research and advice on State responsibility, treaty law, international organisations and international dispute settlement.
Show selected projects and advisory work
- Foreign direct investment and corruption work for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
- The Rule of Law in Russia: From Telephone Justice to Asset Seizures.
- Research on corruption and investor–State contracts.
- Research on annulment in investor–State disputes with Baker Botts.
- Empirical studies of tax-related measures and provisional measures in investor–State arbitration.
- Advice to governments on foreign-investment legislation, international investment agreements and dispute-resolution policy.
- Comparative work on justice ministries, legislative drafting, corporate governance and entrepreneurship regulation.
- Policy and reform work concerning judicial performance, legal-profession regulation and public-sector excellence.
- Legal education projects concerning online learning, instructional design and professional legal training.
- Public international law work concerning State responsibility, treaty interpretation, international organisations and international administrative tribunals.
Training and legal education
Professor Kryvoi develops and teaches courses for lawyers, arbitrators, government officials and students. His work combines substantive law, practical skills, instructional design and digital learning.
Professor Kryvoi holds a doctorate from the
UCL Knowledge Lab
in Culture, Communication and Media (Educational Technology). His doctoral research examined
how online learning can make legal education more practical, accessible and relevant to legal
practice, including the design and evaluation of the International Investment Law and Dispute
Resolution course.
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International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution
An approximately 18-hour self-paced course covering foreign investment protection, substantive treaty standards, investor–State dispute settlement and current reform debates.
Careers in International Arbitration
A practical on-demand course on career paths, arbitration job markets, applications, recruitment expectations and strategies for building a career in international arbitration.
Selected recent publications
Recent scholarship combines doctrinal and empirical research on investment arbitration,
corruption, taxation, sanctions, state responsibility and international institutions.
An empirical study of anti-corruption provisions in investment treaties and corruption allegations in investor–State arbitration, including proposals for addressing both the supply and demand sides of corruption.
Examines the growth, legal basis, sectors, treaty carve-outs and outcomes of tax-related investment disputes, including differences between treaty and contract claims.
Examines abuse-of-rights arguments, corporate separateness and the treatment of Russian state-owned entities in cross-border disputes and enforcement proceedings.
Books
To see the complete list of books, articles, chapters and reports, visit the full bibliography.
Contact
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square
London WC1B 5JP
Email: y.kryvoi@biicl.org
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