Anastasiya Ryabova
Associate
Anastasiya represents clients at international commercial arbitration (ICC, HKIAC, DIAC, LMAA, RAC, and ICAC at the Russian Chamber of Commerce), and litigation involving a foreign element. The disputes often concern construction, international sales of goods, commodities, and maritime disputes. She also has experience in corporate arbitration.
Proficiency languages: Russian, English (CAE C2), Spanish, and French. Other languages of communication: Italian, Serbian.
Primary field of expertise – international commercial arbitration, international civil litigation, international private law, and international commercial law, as well as disputes involving sanctions, including over application of Articles 248.1 and 248.2 APC RF.
Practices
Achievements
Member of Russian Women in Arbitration (RWA) Association and RWA mentoring initiative, ICC Russia Arbitration Committee member. Associate Member of the Arbitration Association at the Belgrade Arbitration Centre (BAC).
Authored numerous academic papers and publications on public international law – the “Responsibility to Protect” concept – and international commercial arbitration – Articles 248.1 and 248.2 of the Russian Arbitrazh (Commercial) Code, third-party funding in international commercial arbitration, arbitrability of corporate disputes. Co-authored the leading Russian textbook “International Commercial Arbitration”.
Participated in the 28th International Commercial Arbitration Moot-court named after Willem C. Vis and 18th Willem C. Vis East Moot-court, and a number of Russian moot courts (Arbitration Association, RAA, Russian Arbitration Centre, RAC). Has profound experience as a coach of named moot-courts. Arbitrated Moscow Willem C. Vis Premoot in 2023.
Graduated cum laude the Master’s degree in “International Private Law and International Dispute Resolution” at the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Affairs (MGIMO) of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Honored among the best graduates.
Projects
- Assessment of a sanctions compliance system for a European energy company in relation with a corporate influence of a large Russian oil trading company. The work resulted in a legal memorandum with recommendations as to the action plan. While the memorandum was prepared, KIAP’s team conducted a series of in-person interviews in the European office of the client.
- Represented a European bank in the international series of disputes against a subsidiary of a Russian gas giant related to recovery under bank guarantees, in a team with a leading international law firm. The dispute concerned application of Lugovoy Law (anti-suit injunctions with a fine for violation and exclusive competence of Russian courts) and anti-anti-suit injunctions adopted by English courts, reaching the UK Supreme Court for a precedential judgment. In Russia, the dispute led by KIAP was the only in the whole series of disputes where the fine under Lugovoy Law was lowered by half of the requested amount.
- Represented an Italian general contractor in ICC arbitration in a dispute with a Russian subcontractor related to the construction of a large multipurpose center in Moscow. As a result, the arbitrators confirmed the validity of the agreement, the falsification of which was referred to by the subcontractor, and rejected almost all of its claims, agreeing with the arguments of KIAP lawyers. Also, KIAP lawyers were able to achieve the application of a moratorium on interest accrual in 2022 due to the Client's long-term activities in Russia.
- Represented a Swiss commercial risk insurer in two parallel arbitration proceedings under the rules of the ICAC at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation against a major Russian group of companies in the metallurgical industry. The opponent referred to the impossibility of payment due to the imposition of sanctions. Despite this, KIAP managed to convince the opponent to sign amicable agreements and pay the full amount of the debt. The dispute ended with the issuance of arbitral awards on agreed terms in favour of the Client.
- Represented an Italian construction company in a series of litigations and arbitration disputes related to the construction of a large multipurpose center in Moscow. The main arbitration with the Russian customer was conducted in the ICC arbitration. At the same time, after February 2022, many Russian subcontractors initiated either arbitrations under the ICC Rules or proceedings in Russian courts under the so-called Lugovoy Law (anti-suit injunctions with a fine for violation and exclusive competence of Russian courts) against the Client. In a number of disputes, the KIAP team managed to get the claims dismissed, while in other disputes, the claims of the subcontractors were rejected. The disputes involved various aspects of construction contracting, and the law of several jurisdictions was applied.
- Representing a leading coal supplier in arbitration under the auspices of HKIAC, governing law on the merits being the law of England and Wales. KIAP’s client and an Asian counterparty entered into a series of contracts for the sale of coal. In the course of the load of the coal on board the vessel provided by the buyer the cargo crane collapsed, causing damage to the chartered vessel. The buyer tried to unilaterally set off the damages in relation to the crane’s failure, shifting the responsibility for the incident on the stevedores provided by the client. The parties initiated two arbitrations in relation to that dispute, which were subsequently consolidated. As a result, the client and the Asian buyer settled the disputes in favour of KIAP’s client.
- Successful representation of the US and Swiss oil trading companies in a dispute with the largest Russian petrochemical companies and foreign terminals. In 2022, the Clients failed to perform the obligations to purchase the goods from the Russian suppliers, as well as the ‘take-or-pay’ obligations before foreign terminals due to sectoral sanctions and their consequences. KIAP lawyers secured settlement of all the disputes to avoid arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, SCC, ICAC at the RF CCI.
- Preparation of legal memoranda analyzing Arts. 248.1 and 248.2 of the APC RF (Lugovoy Law), inter alia, for a leading international law firm in the field of international arbitration. The Client sought a memorandum as a part of international arbitrations with state-owned Russian gas giants.
- Successful representation of the largest private oil-trading company from Switzerland in a dispute against a Russian petrochemical company. The dispute arose out of the Russian company’s claims to compensate costs for elimination of commercial defects of the car tanks. In course of arbitration under the auspices of the ICAC at the CCI RF, arbitrators were convinced that the claimant had failed to prove the damages it alleged to have incurred since 2017.
- Preparation of an opinion on foreign notification under the 1965 Hague Convention through the main and alternative routes for a law firm from the British Overseas Territories.
News and Publications
From March 14 to 22, following the pre-moots, the oral hearings of the 23rd Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot were held in Hong Kong. In 2026, more than 160 teams participated in the competition.
The HSE University team (Team 904), which includes KIAP Junior Associate Dinara Ibragimova, was awarded an Honourable Mention for one of the best memoranda submitt...
From 8 to 12 February 2026, the 16th Annual Middle East Willem C. Vis Pre-Moot was held in Bahrain. The pre-moot was organized by the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution and held at the Royal University for Women. 18 teams from 14 countries took part in the pre-moot.
With the support of KIAP and a number of other firms, the HSE University team successfully performed at the pre-mo...
The authors have studied the tendencies of the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Russia for the period 2019–2025 and compared the statistics in relation to both. All in all, the research covered 775 cases.
The authors categorized the data according to several criteria – from the outcomes of case reviews across various court instances to ...
From 29 October to 2 November 2025, one of the most prestigious international competitions in the field of investment arbitration, the Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot (FDI Moot), was held in Boston (USA).
This year, the HSE University Faculty of Law was represented by a team of students who achieved an outstanding result, winning the award for the...
On August 31, 2025, the X Arbitration Association's (RAA) Arbitration Competition has taken place. This annual student competition takes the form of a mock trial and focuses on current issues in civil law and international commercial arbitration. The X RAA Moot-court is organized by the Arbitration Association and RAA25.
Traditionally, the Moot-court is held in two stages. During th...
На смену Лондону и Стокгольму пришли суды Гонконга и Сингапура.
Российский бизнес все чаще выбирает в качестве потенциальных мест для арбитражных разбирательств коммерческие площадки в Гонконге (HKIAC) и Сингапуре (SIAC). Об этом «Эксперту» рассказали юристы как подсанкционных, так и не попавших под санкции российских компаний. Информацию подтвердили и опрошенные независимые юристы.
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Just over 4 months after its previous landmark ruling of 26 July 2024, the Russian Supreme Court continues its crusade against “hostile” or “unfriendly” arbitration forums under the so-called Lugovoy Law (Articles 248.1 and 248.2 of the Russian Arbitrazh (commercial) procedure code). On 28 November 2024, the Supreme Court issued a new ruling in which it held that Russian arbitrazh (commerci...
The “International Commercial Arbitration» textbook, ed. O.Yu. Skvortsov, M. Yu. Savranskiy, G.V. Sevastianov (Editorial of the journal “Treteiskiy Sud” (Arbitration)), is the product of work of renowned scholars and lawyers in the area of international arbitration from Russia and other countries.
The third edition of the textbook has been improved and extended taking into account that se...
Российский бизнес все чаще обращает внимание на восточные арбитражные центры и один из них — Стамбульский. Помимо удобного расположения, юристы отмечают нейтральность суда, низкую стоимость сбора и простоту оплаты. Из минусов: специальный залог для иностранцев, включение центра в worth closer look и отсутствие практики признания решений Стамбульского арбитража.
Стамбульский арбитражны...
Success cases
Case Description
For about 20 years, a Swiss company has been supplying refractory materials and products to two Russian companies from a large Russian group in the metallurgical industry. The 2022 has made its own adjustments to the relationship between the parties. The buyers refused to pay under the contracts, referring, among other, to sanctions.
Legal Challenge
KIAP...
The client, a major international construction company, acted as the general contractor for a multipurpose center construction project in Moscow. A subcontractor initiated ICC arbitration proceedings against the client with the seat of arbitration in Sweden. Prior to this, the client and the subcontractor had entered into an agreement to reduce the contract price due to defects and delays in th...
KIAP’s client is a leading coal supplier. The client entered into a series of contracts for the sale of coal with an Asian counterparty. In 2018, in the course of the load of the coal on the vessel provided by the buyer the vessel crane collapsed, causing damage to the chartered vessel. Said incident resulted in a dispute between the buyer and the vessel owners in a London-seated ad hoc arbitr...