Roman Zykov

Roman 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 is recognized as a leading arbitration practitioner in Russia by peers and global rankings.

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

Appointments as arbitrator include

• A party-appointed arbitrator in the proceedings under the Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce related to an international sales of heavy machinery contract (Swiss law, seat in Paris);
• A party-appointed arbitrator in the proceedings under the Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce related to the construction of a nuclear power plant (undisclosed law, undisclosed seat);
• A sole arbitrator appointed by VIAC in a dispute arising out of a livestock supply agreement (Uzbek law, seat Vienna);
  
• A party-appointed arbitrator in the proceedings under the Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce related to the construction of a gas pipeline (Czech law, seat in Zurich);
  
• A party-appointed arbitrator in the proceedings under the Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce related to the construction of a nuclear power plant (undisclosed law, seat in Vienna);
  
• A co-arbitrator appointed by the International Chamber of Commerce in a dispute arising out of the provision of storage services for liquid bulk chemicals in the Port of Kotka between the companies from Finland and Russia (Finnish law, seat in Helsinki);
  
• An arbitrator appointed by a Russian respondent in the proceedings brought by a German company under the Arbitration Rules of the Vienna International Arbitration Center, arising out of a supply agreement in the automotive industry (Austrian law, seat in Vienna);
  
• A co-arbitrator appointed by the International Chamber of Commerce in a dispute out of a construction services contract between the Russian and Italian parties (Russian law, seat in Stockholm);
• An arbitrator appointed by a Russian respondent in the proceedings under the ICC Arbitration Rules initiated by a German claimant in a dispute arising out of the supply of equipment for a power station (Russian law, seat in Vienna);
• A party-appointed arbitrator in the proceedings under the MKAS Arbitration Rules (Russian law, seat in Moscow);
• An arbitrator appointed by a Canadian claimant in a dispute administered by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce against a Russian oil refinery out of a services contract (Swedish law, Stockholm).

Education

• Erasmus University Rotterdam, LL.M in Arbitration and Trade Law, 2004
• Kazan State University, Ph.D Law, 2002
• Bashkir state University LL.B in International Business Law, 2000

Languages

• Russian, English, Swedish