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ROMAN ZYKOV
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Mr Zykov specializes in international arbitration with a particular emphasis on the M&A, shareholders’, construction, energy, mining, oil & gas, and international trade-related disputes.

Mr Zykov has represented clients in arbitrations under the Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI), International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKAS) and other.

Roman Zykov is included in the lists of arbitrators of the leading arbitration centers, and regularly receives appointments as arbitrator and law expert under the ICC, SCC, VIAC, MKAS, and UNCITRAL arbitration rules. He also serves as a member of Dispute Adjudication Boards under FIDIC.

Mr Zykov also advises on international litigation matters across the globe, including Russia and the CIS, EU, USA, Canada, BVI, and others.

Roman Zykov is recognized by The Legal 500 (International Arbitration Powerlist Russia), Expert Guide (World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration), GAR Who is Who in Arbitration - Future Leaders, and other.

Mr Zykov’s previous roles included the head of the international arbitration and litigation group of a publicly listed gold mining company, a member of the dispute resolution groups in the leading law firms in the Netherlands, and Scandinavia. Roman seconded in the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.

Since 2013 Roman Zykov acts as the Secretary-General of the Russian Arbitration Association. Mr Zykov heads several working groups (WG) of the Russian Arbitration Association, the WG on the application of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Russia, and CIS; the RAA's UNCITRAL WG; the WG on the Impact of Unilateral Sanctions on International Arbitration; the WG on the Russian Guide to Legal Citation.

Mr Zykov is a lecturer at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Institute of Mining and Energy Law.

LANGUAGES
  • Russian, English, Swedish.
PROFESSIONAL BODIES
  • Russian Arbitration Association – Secretary General.
international arbitration (as Counsel)
    • Representing an energy supplier in a dispute arising from an energy supply contract (UNCITRAL, Swedish law, seat in Stockholm).
    • Representing an engineering company in a dispute arising from a contract for the supply of equipment for a power plant (ICC Arbitration Rules, Bulgarian law, seat in Paris).
    • Representing a respondent in a dispute arising out of an SHA in an oil and gas servicing company in Russia (LCIA Rules, English Law).
    • Represented a claimant in a dispute out of a contract for delivery of equipment for a milk factory (ICC Arbitration Rules, Swedish law, seat in Stockholm).
    • Represented a claimant in a dispute out of a contract for delivery of equipment for a poultry plant (SCC Rules, Dutch law, seat in Stockholm).
    • Represented an SDN respondent in a dispute arising out of an EPC contract for construction of a power plant in South-East Asia, U.S. sanctions involved (ICC Arbitration Rules, Swiss law, seat in Geneva).
    • Represented a respondent in a dispute arising out of an EPC contract for the construction of a thermal power station (SCC Rules, Belarussian law/FIDIC, seat in Stockholm).
    • Represented, as part of an international legal team, a US shareholder arising out of an SHA over a company holding an oil & gas license for a major oil deposit in Siberia (SCC Rules, Swedish law).
    • Represented a German claimant in a dispute related to the Russian semiconductor industry (ICC Rules of Arbitration, German law).
    • Represented a claimant in a dispute related to a drilling project in Armenia (SCC Arbitration Rules, Swedish law).
    • Represented a mining group of companies and its shareholder in a dispute out of the SHA and SPA (Canada, USA, BVI, Cyprus, Russia).
    • Represented a mining company in several arbitrations (LCIA Arbitration Rules) and litigations (UK, France, Cyprus, BVI, Russia) in a dispute out of a secured loan agreement.
    • Represented a chemical company in a dispute with two oil servicing companies from Austria and UAE out of a chemicals supply agreement (SCC Rules, Swedish law, seat in Stockholm).
    • Advised a Russian venture capital fund in debt repayment under a loan agreement (LCIA Arbitration Rules).
    • Advised a European energy company in an arbitration out of an EPC contract for the construction of a power plant in Russia (ICC Rules of Arbitration).
    • Represented a leading Russian metal producer in a dispute arising out of an EPC contract (SCC Arbitration Rules).
    • Advised a Russian steel pipe producer in a dispute with an Australian company out of a production line supply contract (SCC Arbitration Rules).
    • Represented an engineering company in a dispute against a US contractor in a factory construction project in the U.S. (ICC Rules of Arbitration, FIDIC).
    • Represented a construction company in a dispute over a complex real estate project in Russia (SCC Arbitration Rules).
    • Represented a Dutch dredging company in a dispute over a contract termination in Qatar (NAI Arbitration Rules).
    • Advised a Russian subsidiary of a Swedish bank in a dispute with a Dutch company over a supply of industrial machinery (SCC Arbitration Rules).
    • Advised a global chemical corporation in its dispute with a global group of oil, gas, and petrochemical companies over a factory site service agreement (NAI Arbitration Rules).
    • Advised a German research Institute of cellular medicine in its dispute with a large US nutritional product manufacturer over an IPR agreement (ICC Rules of Arbitration).
    • Advised a global pharmaceutical company in a dispute out of an option agreement in a Russian joint venture (ICAC Russia Arbitration Rules).
    • Advised a Russian cell phone trader over its dispute with an Irish mobile phones exchange (UNCITRAL ad hoc).
APPOINTMENTS AS ARBITRATOR
    • A member of a Dispute Adjudication Board under FIDIC, appointed by the claimant in a dispute arising out of the construction of a mining and processing plant in Far-East Russia (Russian law/FIDIC).
    • A party-appointed arbitrator in a dispute arising from the supply of equipment for a key mining project in Central Asia (IAC at BelCCI Arbitration Rules, Belarusian law, seat in Minsk).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a claimant in a dispute arising from a loan agreement with a venture capital company and investments into the stock of an oil refinery (SCC Arbitration Rules, Finnish law, seat in Stockholm).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a respondent in a dispute arising from a contract for a waterproofing of a deep mine shaft (SCC Rules, Russian law, seat in Stockholm).
    • A sole arbitrator appointed by the ICC as appointing authority in a dispute arising out of a project in Kazakhstan financed by the World Bank (UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, Kazakh Law, seat in Moscow).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by the respondent in a dispute arising out of a contract for the sale of equipment and services for a metallurgical plant (ICC Arbitration Rules, Swiss Law, seat in Paris).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a claimant in a dispute arising out of a contract related to the construction of a nuclear power plant (ICC Arbitration Rules, FIDIC + undisclosed national law / seat).
    • A sole arbitrator appointed by the parties in a dispute arising out of a livestock supply agreement between German and Uzbek parties (VIAC Arbitration rules, Uzbek law, seat in Vienna).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by the respondent in the proceedings arising out of a contract for the construction of a gas pipeline between the Czech and Russian parties (ICC Arbitration Rules, Czech Law/FIDIC, seat in Zurich).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a respondent in a dispute arising from a supply contract related to the construction of a nuclear power plant in Russia between German and Russian parties (ICC Arbitration Rules, Russian law/FIDIC, seat in Vienna).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by the ICC in the proceedings under the ICC Arbitration Rules in a dispute arising out of the provision of storage services for liquid bulk chemicals in the Port of Kotka (ICC Arbitration Rules, Finnish law, seat in Helsinki).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by the respondent in a dispute arising out of a supply agreement in the automotive industry (VIAC Arbitration Rules, Austrian law, seat in Vienna).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by the ICC in a dispute arising out of a subcontract related to the construction of an ice hockey arena in Russia, between Russian and Italian parties (ICC Arbitration Rules, Russian law/FIDIC, seat in Stockholm).
    • A party-appointed arbitrator in the proceedings related to transportation by railway (MKAS Arbitration Rules, Russian law, seat in Moscow).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a claimant in the proceedings under the ICC Arbitration Rules administered by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in a dispute out of a services agreement for a petroleum refinery (ICC Arbitration Rules, Swedish Law, seat in Stockholm).
    • A party-appointed substitute arbitrator in a dispute arising out of a contract for the sale of equipment and services for a dairy production facility in Belarus (MKAS Arbitration Rules, Russian law, seat in Moscow).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a claimant in a dispute arising out of the supply of industrial machinery against a Swiss respondent (ICC Arbitration Rules, Swiss Law, seat in Paris).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by an Italian respondent in a dispute arising from a construction project in Russia (ICC Rules, Russian law/FIDIC, seat in Stockholm).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a claimant in a dispute arising from a contract for the construction of a bulk cargo port in the South of Russia (ICC Arbitration Rules, Russian Law/FIDIC, seat in Paris).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a respondent in a dispute arising from a contract for the construction of a bulk cargo port in the North-West Russia (SCC Rules, Russian law/FIDIC, seat in Stockholm).
    • A co-arbitrator in a dispute arising from a contract for the construction of a commercial centre and hotel in a CIS state (UNCITRAL Rules/PCA administered, Swiss law, seat in Paris).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a claimant in a dispute arising from a contract for the supply of power take-off boxes (CIETAC Rules, Chinese law, seat in Beijing).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a claimant in a dispute arising from a contract for the supply of commercial aircraft and equipment (LCIA Arbitration Rules, England & Wales law, seat in London).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a claimant in a dispute arising from a contract for the supply of chemicals to a multinational producer of personal care goods (SCC Arbitration Rules, England & Wales law, seat in Stockholm).
    • A co-arbitrator appointed by a respondent in a dispute arising from a state-guaranteed contract for the construction of a commercial centre and a hotel in a CIS state (UNCITRAL Rules/PCA administered, Swiss law, seat in Paris).
Expert reports and amicus curiae to courts
    • Expert Legal Opinion on the issues of tort and limitation periods under Russian law to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court In The High Court Of Justice Virgin Islands.
    • Expert Legal Opinion on the issues of Russian contract and bankruptcy law and arbitrability in relation to the arrest of commercial aircraft to the High Court of Hong Kong.
    • Expert Legal Opinion on the issues of Russian contract and bankruptcy law to the District Court of Nicosia (Cyprus).
    • Amicus Curiae to the Russian Supreme Court in the case № A40-1170391/2015 OAO “Trust” v Fosint Limited on the validity and enforceability of an arbitration agreement in the event of bankruptcy.
    • Amicus Curiae to the Russian Supreme Court in the case № А65-19616/2015 OOO “Bankovsky dolgovoy centr” v NKO “Ulyanovsky Charity Fund” “Tvoya Rodina” on the validity and enforceability of an arbitration agreement in the event of bankruptcy.
    • Amicus Curiae to the Russian Supreme Court in the case №А60-12039/2016 OOO “Digital Service” v “Ekaterinburg-2000” on the validity of an arbitration agreement concluded by accession to a set of general terms and conditions.
    • Amicus Curiae to the Russian Supreme Court in the case №А56-13914/2016 OOO “REdius-T” v OOO “GSE Krass” on the enforceability of an arbitration agreement if a claimant is unable to pay for the arbitration costs preventing it from lodging a claim.
    • Amicus Curiae to the Russian Supreme Court in the case № А40-188599/2014 OAO “OEZ” v OAO “FSK EES” on the arbitrability of disputes with a public element (a state-owned entity financed by the state).
    • Expert Legal Opinion on the issues of tort, limitation periods and jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases under Russian law to the District Court of Nicosia (Cyprus).