Commercial arbitration
Cross-border contractual, corporate, post-acquisition, energy, supply, taxation and telecommunications disputes.
International Arbitration Expert and Arbitrator
Professor Yarik Kryvoi is a London-based international arbitration expert with experience in commercial and investor-State disputes under ICC, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL, ICSID and other arbitration rules.
His practice has involved disputes governed by English, New York, Russian and other national laws, as well as international instruments including the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
He combines international legal practice with academic research, professional training and advice to governments on arbitration law and institutional reform. He is Director of the Investment Treaty Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Of Counsel at Keidan Harrison and co-director of Arbitration Lab.
International arbitration expertise
Investor-State arbitration
Treaty and contract claims, jurisdiction, admissibility, counterclaims, merits, damages and enforcement.
Arbitration procedure
Arbitration agreements, tribunal jurisdiction, applicable law, evidence, interim measures, awards and challenges.
Recognition and enforcement
New York Convention issues, public policy, sanctions, foreign awards and interaction with domestic courts.
Arbitration reform
Legislation, arbitral institutions, court support, development of arbitration hubs and government policy.
Training and research
Professional courses, government training, empirical studies and comparative research on international arbitration.
Arbitrator listings
Professor Kryvoi is listed or included as an arbitrator or neutral by a range of international and regional institutions.
These include the London Court of International Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce UK National Committee, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, the Asian International Arbitration Centre, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, the Vienna International Arbitral Centre and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Selected arbitration experience
- Advising the Government of Romania in ICSID arbitration arising from a privatisation project and alleged breaches of an investment treaty, including preparation of potential counterclaims.
- Advising a major United States oil company in a multimillion-dollar UNCITRAL dispute against the Russian Federation arising from a production-sharing arrangement.
- Consulting an international energy consortium in a multimillion-dollar tax dispute against Kazakhstan under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
- Advising a major Russian retail group in LCIA proceedings in London concerning post-acquisition disputes.
- Representing a Mexican phosphoric acid distributor in an ICC supply-contract dispute with a Moroccan company governed by the CISG.
- Advising an international telecommunications company on jurisdictional issues in arbitration against a North African joint-venture partner.
- Contributing to a working group of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan on reform of international commercial arbitration law and practice.
- Preparing comparative research and recommendations for a Saudi government agency on improving the national arbitration framework.
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Professor Kryvoi practised international arbitration at Morgan Lewis in Washington, D.C. and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London. His work has involved governments, private investors, international companies and institutions across Europe, North America, the former Soviet Union, Central Asia, the Middle East and Asia.
He has worked across common law, civil law and international legal systems and was admitted to practise in Russia and New York. This comparative background supports his work on disputes involving multiple legal traditions and complex questions of applicable law.
Research, teaching and arbitration policy
Professor Kryvoi has taught international arbitration in numerous jurisdictions, including at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and has trained practitioners, government lawyers and students. He has also advised States on arbitration reform and the development of effective arbitration legislation and institutions.
At BIICL, he convenes and contributes to events bringing together judges, arbitrators, practitioners, academics, government officials and arbitral institutions. He also co-founded Arbitration Lab, which develops practical training and research in international arbitration.
Featured books on international arbitration
The Anatomy of International Arbitration
A comparative handbook examining commercial, investor-State, inter-State and specialist forms of arbitration.
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
A systematic guide to the ICSID Convention, Rules, procedure, awards, annulment, recognition and enforcement.
Law and Practice of International Arbitration in the CIS Region
A country-by-country analysis of arbitration legislation, institutions, court practice and enforcement across the CIS region.
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Analysis of appointments, challenges, conflicts, expedited procedures, costs, consolidation, awards and annulment.
Examination of bribery allegations, applicable law, evidence, arbitrability, public policy and enforcement.
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Professional enquiries
Enquiries concerning international arbitration, arbitrator appointments, expert advice, arbitration reform, research and professional training may be sent through the main professional profile.