Artem Gritsuk
Junior Associate
Artem specialises in international commercial arbitration and litigation. He has been with KIAP, Attorneys at Law, since February 2024. Prior to joining the Firm, he was employed in the legal departments of leading Russian financial institutions. He has experience in consulting and representing Russian and foreign companies from various economic sectors, as well as high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (HNWI/UHNWI).
Artem participates in the Russian Arbitration Association (RAA) Working Group on Monitoring State Court Practice on matters of arbitration and cross-border litigation. He is also a member of the Young IMA Arbitration and State Courts Interaction Committee.
For several years, Artem has taken part in major international commercial and investment arbitration moot court competitions. He currently coaches the HSE University team for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
Achievements
- Member of the HSE University team at the Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot (Boston, 2025): 1st place for Respondent Memorial;
- Member of the HSE University team at the Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Hong Kong, 2025): Honourable Mention for Best Memorandum for Claimant;
- IX RAA Online Arbitration Competition (Moscow, 2024): 3rd place in the Best Team nomination, 1st place in the Best Statement of Claim nomination;
- Runner-up of the 12th Kutafin Legal Cup (2024) in Labour Law.
Projects
- 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.
- Engaged in representing a German bank from an Italian group of companies in a dispute related to bank guarantees worth several hundred million euros.
- Participated in representing one of the leading Korean manufacturers of automotive parts in a dispute against a Russian automotive plant.
- Involved in representing a largest Russian manufacturer and supplier of plumbing fixtures in two employment disputes against top managers on the issue of employment reinstatement.
- Participated in representing the interests of a top company in the field of specialty clinical nutrition in a dispute related to dismissing the CFO.
News and Publications
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...
Artem Gritsuk, Junior Associate of the International Commercial Arbitration practice at KIAP, participated as a member of the Arbitration Association (RAA) Working Group on monitoring court practice in the preparation of the Review of Court Practice on Arbitration and Cross-Border Litigation in Russia, Belarus, and Uzbekistan for the First Half of 2025.
The Working Group's act...
The Russian Constitutional Court in its ruling of 29 April 2025 No. 999-O refused to consider the constitutionality of Articles 248.1 and 248.2 of the Russian Arbitrazh Procedure Code (“APC RF”) (a.k.a. the Lugovoy Law, discussed previously here, here and here). These provisions allow the Russian courts to assert exclusive j...
The oral hearing of the 22nd Willem Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot took place between 30 March and 6 April 2025. In 2025, 159 teams from different universities from over 40 countries participated in the moot. The objective of the moot is to foster study in the area of international commercial arbitration and encourage the resolution of commercial disputes by arbitration. Th...
Success cases
Case Description
The dispute arose from a goods supply contract worth $3.8 million, concluded between a foreign supplier and a major Russian fashion retail chain. Despite the timely and proper delivery of quality products, the buyer evaded payment for a prolonged period, ignoring the supplier's claims.
Legal Challenge
The key compl...
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...
The former counterparty of the client — one of the largest Russian manufacturers and suppliers of plumbing fixtures—filed a lawsuit seeking recovery of lost profits after the repudiation of their contract.
The contract included provisions allowing for unilateral repudiation upon 90 days’ prior notice from one of the parties. KIAP’s client decided to repudiate the agreement befor...
The Employment, and Dispute Resolution teams successfully completed the court proceedings in an employment dispute involving a top manager, a foreign citizen, laid off due to downsizing.
As part of an intra-group reorganization, the client of KIAP, Attorneys at Law, decided to terminate the employment of an employee whose job was no longer relevant for the employer due to a change i...