Vladimir Khvalei
9 Lesnaya Street
White Gardens, 10th Floor
Moscow 125047 Russia
Founding and Managing Partner of a leading Belarusian law firm, 1992 to 1998; Lawyer at Baker & McKenzie’s Moscow office, 1998 to 2001; Head of the Firm’s CIS Dispute Resolution Practice Group, 2001 to present.
ICC International Court of Arbitration - Vice President (July 2009 - July 2018); ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR - Vice Chair; ICC Institute of World Business Law - Council Member
International Arbitration Commission of ICC Russia (ICC National Committee for Russia) - Chairman; Russian Arbitration Association – Chairman of the Board; LCIA Court - Member; ICCA - Board Member
IBA Arbitration Committee - Vice-Chair (2013-2014).
Mr Khvalei is included on the lists of arbitrators of arbitration institutions in Russia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, UAE, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, US and Israel.
[CONFIDENTIAL]: Acting as a co-arbitrator in an SCC arbitration in a dispute out of licensing agreement, which was initiated by a person to whom the licensor had assigned its rights to claim from the licensee part of the remuneration under the licensing agreement (2015-2017); ICOR v Minskvodstroj: Acting as a co-arbitrator in an arbitration dispute between a Lithuanian group of companies and a Belorussian company under the SCC Arbitration Rules, which arose out of a loan agreement signed by a Belorussian state company with an investment company from Luxembourg (2010-2012), http://globalarbitrationreview.com/news/article/33119/belarus-court-enforces-scc-award/; IM Badprim SRL v Russia: Acting as a co-arbitrator in an SCC arbitration out of FIDIC construction contract entered into by a Russian state service as employer based on the results of an international tender organized by the European Union (2008-2010), http://globalarbitrationreview.com/news/article/33366/swedish-court-upholds-mix-match-clause/; [CONFIDENTIAL]: Acting as a co-arbitrator in a number of cases under the arbitration rules of the International Arbitration Court at the Belorussian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the recovery of advance payments paid under equipment supply contracts entered into by Belorussian companies with Polish suppliers (2011-2013)
Articles: ICC Arbitration from a CIS Perspective: If Not Faster and Cheaper, Why Choose It? (in association with G.Zukova) // International Arbitration Under Review | Essays in Honour of John Beechey - ICC Publication No. 772E. 2015; Standards of Proof for Allegations of Corruption in International Arbitration // Addressing Issues of Corruption in Commercial and Investment Arbitration - ICC Publication No. 768E. 2015; Arbitration of M&A Transactions - Chapter on Russia: A Practical Global Guide (in association with A.Maltsev) // United Kingdom: 2014 Globe Business Publishing Ltd; Using Red Flags to Prevent Arbitration from Becoming a Safe Harbour for Contracts that Disguise Corruption - ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin VOL 24/ Special Supplement – 2013 // France: ICC services (wholly-owned affiliate of the International Chamber of Commerce), 33-43 avenue du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris, France; National and International Sources of International Commercial Arbitration // International Commercial Arbitration Textbook. St. Petersburg, Moscow, Berlin: Infotropic Media, Arbitration Court [Treteiskiy Sud] Journal. №5. 2012; Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce // Practical Comments on Arbitration Rules of Leading Arbitration Institutions. St. Petersburg, Moscow, Berlin: Infotropic Media, Arbitration Court [Treteiskiy Sud] Journal. №4. 2012; Historia, losy oraz znaczenie Konwencji moskiewskiej [History, Fate and Role of the Moscow Convention] // Arbitraz I mediacja. Ksiega jubileuszowa. Warsaw: Sad Arbitrazowy. 2012; Yearly Review of Russian State Courts' Cases on Matters Related to Arbitration for the Years 2007-2012 (in association with E.Solomatina and I.Varyushina) // St. Petersburg: Arbitration Court [Treteiskiy Sud] Journal; Arbitration in CIS Countries: the Same as Everywhere? Current Issues. Association for International Arbitration // Maklu: Antwerpen, Apeldoorn, Partland. 2012; ICC Šķīrējtiesas reglamenta jaunā redakcija [New ICC Rules of Arbitration] (in association with G.Zukova) // Riga: Jurista Vārds. №2. 2012; Constitutional Grounds for Arbitration and Arbitrability of Disputes in Russia and Other CIS Countries // Czech (& Central European) Yearbook of Arbitration. USA: JurisNet, LLC. Vol.I. 2011; New ICC Rules of Arbitration (in association with G.Zukova) // St. Petersburg: Arbitration Court [Treteiskiy Sud] Journal. №6. 2011; Guerrilla Tactics in International Arbitration, Russian View - Chapter IV Alternative Dispute Resolution (“Guerrilla Tactics”) // Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration. Wien: Manz, Beck, Stampfi. 2011; Enforcement of SCC Arbitral Awards in CIS Countries: Reflections on Arbitration History - Essays in Honour of Ulf Franke - Between East and West // USA: JurisNet, LLC Publishing. 2010; Arbitraż w Krajach Wspólnoty Niepodleglych Państw [Arbitration in CIS Countries] (in association with A.Tynel and I.Funk) // Warsaw: Arbitration Bulletin No. 11.2009; Staying Court Proceedings under the New York Convention - Сhapter 4 Staying Court Proceedings/Compelling Arbitration (in association with Haig Oghigian) // International Arbitration Checklists. Baker&McKenzie International Dispute Resolution Practice Group. USA: JurisNet, LLC. 2004. 2nd edition. 2009; The Effect of Parallel Litigation under Russian law // Global Arbitration Review. Volume 3. Issue 2. 2008; Russia: Disclosure Standards for Arbitrators. The Lessons of a Certain Case - Chapter 2
Arbitration // Austrian Arbitration Yearbook. Wien: Manz, Beck, Stampfi. 2008; Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the Russian Federation (in association with J.Benedictsson)// Stockholm International Arbitration Review. Issue 1. 2005.
Books: Научно - практический постатейный комментарий к законодательству о третейских судах/ A Practical Commentary to the Russian Arbitration Laws // Moscow: Capital press. 2017; Międzynarodowe Prawo Handlowe. [The Course of the International Trade Law] (in association with A.Tynel and I.Funk and B.Fuchs) //Warsaw: Maksymilian Pazdan. 2006; Podstawy Prawa Gospodarczego Rosji, Białorusi, Ukrainy [Foundations of Commercial Law of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine] (in association with A.Tynel and I.Funk) // Warsaw: Szkoła Główna Handlowa. 2000.