Egishe Dzhazoyan

Associate

• edzhazoyan@steptoe.com
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• London Office

Egishe Dzhazoyan is an Associate in the London office of Steptoe & Johnson, where he is a member of the International Dispute Resolution group.

Prior to joining Steptoe & Johnson, Egishe practised for five years as a Russian qualified lawyer with a leading Moscow based law firm where he dealt with a number of high profile arbitration and litigation proceedings in various jurisdictions including Russia, USA, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Cyprus, BVI and France. He maintains a specific interest in Russian work and also has particular experience in representing clients in the telecom, metals and nuclear industries.

Representative Matters

• RICO action before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of several Russian clients. Value $3 billion.
• SCC arbitration on behalf of a Russian uranium supplier company against a US counterparty. Value $950 million.
• SCC Arbitration on behalf of a Swiss trading company arising from shareholders dispute and consequent fraud under frame and tolling agreements associated with the Russian aluminium industry. Value $325 million.
• Fraud and conspiracy proceedings on behalf of French, Cypriot and Dubai based investors in Tajik aluminium plant. Proceedings involving claims under 6 separate governing laws. Value $75 million.
• Freezing order proceedings on behalf of a Russian trading company in British Virgin Islands arising from shareholders dispute and related fraud. Issues as to underlying validity of foreign arbitral award, risk of dissipation of assets and veil piercing. Value $50 million.
• Bankruptcy proceedings involving a large Russian steel plant in western Siberia on behalf of several Russian and offshore creditor companies. Value $45 million.
• Litigation in the Isle of Man court involving a shareholder dispute over a Kyrgyz mobile operator.
• Litigation regarding disputed state licenses on a gas field in northern Russia on behalf of a Russian gas supplier company.
• Russian International Commercial Arbitration Court proceedings on behalf of a Swiss company in a dispute arising out of a commodities supply contract.

Professional Affiliations

• London Court of International Arbitration
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• International Bar Association
• Arbitration Association for Young Lawyers at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
• British Institute of International and Comparative Law