Contact
Ilia Rachkov
Arbitrator
Languages
Working languages: English, German, French, Polish
Nationality
Specialisation
Contract Law, Construction, Company & Corporate M&A, Commercial Disputes & Transactions
Main jurisdiction
Russian law
Details
Year of birth
1975
Education
International Business School at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
From-To: 1989 - 1991
Degree: business administration course
Lomonossov Moscow State University / MGU (Russia)
From-To: 1991 - 1996
Degree: law studies
Collège Français Universitaire (Moscow)
From-To: 1994 - 1996
Degree: mention droit
university of Regensburg (Germany)
From-To: 1995 - 1995
Degree: EU law studies
university of Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
From-To: 1996 - 1996
Degree: Erasmus program (law studies)
The Hague Academy of International Law
From-To: 1995 - 1997
Degree: International private law and international public law seminars
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main (Germany)
From-To: 1996 - 1997
Degree: Postgraduate studies (LL.M.)
Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences
From-To: 1996 - 1999
Degree: Postgraduate studies (doctorate)
UN International Law Commission (Geneva, Switzerland)
From-To: July 2001 - July 2001
Degree: International law seminar
International Faculty of Comparative Law (Strasbourg and Graz)
From-To: 1998 - 2002
Degree: Comparative law studies of the 1st and 2nd cycles and of the superior degree
Lex Mundi Institute, Cross-Border Transactions Program (Monterey, California, USA)
From-To: July 2008 - August 2008
Degree: Cross-Border Transactions Program
Practiced experience in arbitration
How many arbitrations have you participated in (domestic/international); under which Rules?
15 domestic arbitrations (ICAC Rules); 8 international arbitrations (Rules of the ICAC at Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia, ICC Rules, Swiss Arbitration Rules, SCC Arbitration Rules, UNCITRAL Rules)
How often have you acted as Chairman?
How often have you acted as Sole Arbitrator?
3 times.
How often have you acted as Co-Arbitrator?
5 times.
How often have you acted as Counsel?
15 times.
How often have you acted in a different function (e.g. Administrative Secretary)?
I also acted as an expert on Russian law issues (5 times)
Publications and other activities in arbitration (e.g. training sessions, seminars, conferences, articles and others)
Issues of competence (jurisdiction) of international investment arbitration tribunals and admissibility of claims: a review of the most notable cases
Dates: 2014-02-22 - 2015-02-22
Reforming International Resolution of Disputes between Foreign Investors and Host States
Dates: 2016-02-22 - 2016-02-22
Application of bilateral investment treaties by Russian courts
Dates: 2015-02-22 - 2015-02-22
Disputes between foreign investors and Russia: who is to blame and what to do?
Dates: 2017-11-02 - 2017-11-03
Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards which have been set aside by state courts at the seat of arbitration
Dates: 2017-10-23 - 2017-10-23
Novels in Russian regulation of arbitration: practical issues and international experience
Dates: 2016-11-18 - 2016-11-18
Arbitration in the spotlight. Why did time for using alternative means of dispute resolution come?
Dates: 2016-10-20 - 2016-10-20
Membership in arbitral institutions / functions in arbitral institutions/organizations
Arbitration Center at the Institute of Modern Arbitration
Date: 2017-11-05
Status: in Russian: Арбитражный центр при Институте современного арбитража
Languages
English
German
French
Polish
In which legal system have you trained?
What is your main jurisdiction of practice?
Russian law
In which jurisdictions are you admitted to the bar?
Special expertise or specialisations
Contract Law
Construction
Company & Corporate M&A
Commercial Disputes & Transactions
