Senior Associate

Mariya Petrenko

Profile

Mariya has experience representing states, major financial institutions and corporates across a broad range of international investment and commercial disputes under the UNCITRAL Rules and the rules of arbitral institutions including the SCC, LCIA, ICAC and the AIFC International Arbitration Centre (IAC), as well as in litigation before state courts of various jurisdictions and the AIFC Court. She has rights of audience before the AIFC Court.

Practice Areas
  • International commercial and investment arbitration
  • Cross-border disputes
  • Litigation in foreign jurisdictions (including the AIFC Court)
Education
  • Bachelor’s degree, Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
  • LL.M., Queen Mary University of London
Languages
  • Russian
  • English
Selected Experience

AIFC Court

  • Represented a private company in a dispute with the AIFC regulator concerning restrictions on its activities within the jurisdiction
  • Represented a Kazakh company in proceedings on recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments before the AIFC Court

International Arbitration

  • Represented clients in proceedings before the AIFC International Arbitration Centre (IAC) in disputes arising out of supply, sale and services agreements
  • Represented a foreign company before the courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan in obtaining interim measures in support of foreign arbitration