Associate

Ekaterina Zgonnikova

Profile

Ekaterina advises on complex disputes with an international element. She has experience in insolvency proceedings, subsidiary liability matters, disputes in the brokerage sector and cases involving recovery of assets to state ownership.

Practice Areas
  • Commercial disputes
  • International arbitration
  • Insolvency
Education
  • Master’s degree, Higher School of Economics
Образование
  • Магистр, НИУ “Высшая школа экономики”
Languages
  • Russian
  • English
Selected Experience

Complex Disputes

  • Represented a Kazakh broker in a complex dispute conducted under civil, administrative and administrative offence proceedings, arising out of transactions in international securities and financial instruments markets (amount in dispute exceeding USD 5 million)

Disputes with State Authorities

  • Represented Kazakh clients in disputes with state authorities, including matters involving recovery of assets to state ownership and land disputes

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

  • Advised on proceedings for recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments in the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of international obligations, including subsequent enforcement proceedings

Insolvency Matters

  • Represented a foreign creditor in insolvency proceedings involving Kazakh debtors, including handling related disputes and interaction with insolvency administrators to protect the creditor’s interests

Natural Resources Disputes

  • Represented a Kazakh subsoil user in disputes with state authorities concerning claims for environmental damage resulting from an incident