Boris Kruglikov is an Associate at Mansors. He previously spent four years working in leading Belarusian law firms in the field of international arbitration (the Minsk office of international law firm Sorainen and the law firm Anischenko Laptev).
Boris has represented clients under all major institutional arbitration rules (ICC, SCC, VIAC, CIETAC) as well as in ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, across a variety of industries including IT, international trade, construction, energy and natural resources. He has also participated in arbitral proceedings as an administrative secretary.
Boris heads the Belarusian Desk, which assists clients conducting business related to the Republic of Belarus, taking into account the regulatory specifics of this jurisdiction.
EDUCATION
LANGUAGES
Boris has represented clients under all major institutional arbitration rules (ICC, SCC, VIAC, CIETAC) as well as in ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, across a variety of industries including IT, international trade, construction, energy and natural resources. He has also participated in arbitral proceedings as an administrative secretary.
Boris heads the Belarusian Desk, which assists clients conducting business related to the Republic of Belarus, taking into account the regulatory specifics of this jurisdiction.
EDUCATION
- Faculty of International Relations of the Belarusian State University with a degree in International Law, 2023.
LANGUAGES
- English, Russian, Belarusian, French.
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- Represented Gazprom PJSC and Gazprom export LLC in a price revision dispute against Orlen S.A. under a long-term gas supply contract (seat of arbitration – Sweden, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976). The tribunal upheld the client’s claim for an upward price revision, resulting in a financial outcome for the client of approximately USD 300 million.
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- Represented Gazprom export LLC in a price revision dispute against DEPA Commercial S.A. under a long-term gas supply contract (seat of arbitration – Sweden, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules). The proceedings were terminated following a mutually beneficial settlement between the parties.
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- Represented a leading national gas supplier in an ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules concerning the recovery of interest retroactively accrued on overpayment following a gas price revision (seat of arbitration – Sweden).
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- Represented a major Russian natural gas supplier in a dispute with its buyer concerning alleged underdeliveries under supply contracts (seat of arbitration – Sweden, SCC Arbitration Rules).
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- Represented a Russian manufacturer of analytical equipment in an ICC expedited arbitration against a German supplier (seat of arbitration – Sweden). The contract was governed by the CISG with German law as subsidiary statute.
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- Represented a Belarusian paper mill in a complex dispute under the Vienna Rules relating to a major greenfield investment project (seat of arbitration – Austria). The case involved issues of Austrian, Belarusian and Czech procedural and substantive law.
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- Represented a German leader in the pharmaceutical industry in a dispute against a Belarusian debtor in liquidation that failed to pay for goods supplied (seat of arbitration – Austria, Vienna Rules). The contract was governed by German law, with the CISG excluded. The tribunal upheld the majority of the client’s claims; agreement was reached to use an expedited procedure, enabling an award to be rendered within an extremely short timeframe. The client’s position under German law was advanced without engaging German counsel.
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- Represented a Belarusian paper mill in a technically complex dispute under the Rules of the Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona (TAB) concerning the quality of equipment supplied and the paper that it manufactured (seat of arbitration – Spain, TAB Rules). The tribunal dismissed the opponent’s claims and awarded the client most of its costs.
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- Represented a Maltese company of an IT group in a dispute against a resident of the Belarus High-Tech Park under the Rules of the IAC at the BelCCI (seat of arbitration – Belarus). The dispute was complicated by the interplay of Belarusian, English and Maltese law.
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- Advised clients on arbitration and litigation strategy, arbitration-related litigation (setting aside, recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards), as well as on selected issues of commercial, administrative and intellectual property law.