Mr. Rinat Akhmetov (Ukraine) v. The Russian Federation

The PCA provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted pursuant to the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. 

Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) Mr. Rinat Akhmetov (Ukraine) (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s) The Russian Federation (State)
Names of Parties -
Case number 2025-02
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Pending
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector International investment law
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Bilateral treaty
The Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Encouragement and Mutual Protection of Investments, signed on 27 November 1998
Country A: Ukraine
Country B: Russian Federation
Language of Proceeding English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) China (Hong Kong)
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

Mr. Ricardo Ramírez-Hernández (Presiding Arbitrator)

Mr. Stephen L. Drymer

Professor Silvina González Napolitano
Representatives of the Claimant(s)

Mr. Jonathan Gimblett

Ms. Marney L. Cheek

Ms. Amanda Tuninetti

Covington & Burling LLP
Representatives of the Respondent(s)

Dr. Mikhail Vinogradov

Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation

 

Mr. George Kahale III

Dr. Anna Kozmenko

Mr. Fernando Andrés Tupa

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle Ltd.
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 07 March 2024
Date of issue of final award -
Length of Proceedings -
Additional notes -

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