• Represented an international energy trading company in defence in a complex, high value LCIA arbitration relating to the delivery to a major international commodity trader of a purportedly contaminated parcel of crude oil. The dispute arose out of the delivery of a cargo of Russian Export Blend Crude Oil circumstances where the quality of the cargo may have been affected by a well-publicised incident of contamination of crude oil in the Druzhba pipeline in April 2019.
• Acting for the Defendants in a claim for relief for unfair prejudice (and associated proceedings for injunctive relief), arising out of the alleged diversion of a multi-million dollar commercial opportunity for the purchase of an oilfield in Kazakhstan, before the AIFC Court.
• A private equity fund in a US $300 million LCIA arbitration in relation to a complex fraud dispute arising out of an M&A transaction. Parallel proceedings in Cyprus, US and Russia;
• A minority shareholder in an arbitration under the LCIA Rules arising out of a breach of a shareholders agreement and acts of unfair prejudice in relation to the biggest Russian online retailer, coordinating parallel interim measures and enforcement proceedings in various jurisdictions, including British Virgin Islands, Cyprus and Malta, successfully defending a challenge to an arbitral award under s.68 of Arbitration Act in the High Court and recovering costs on indemnity basis: Koshigi Limited, Svoboda Corporation v Donna Union Foundation, Ulmart Holdings Limited [2019] EWHC 122 (Comm);
• The biggest Russian bank in a set of LCIA arbitration proceedings arising out of a breach of a guarantee issued to secure obligations of a shipping company under facility agreements. Interim proceedings in Malta;
• A US oil & gas company in a LCIA arbitration under English law concerning a project in Angola in the successful defence of a claim for unpaid invoices brought by a multi-national;
• A food manufacturer in a set of SCC arbitration proceedings in a successful defence of the alleged breach of a settlement agreement;
• A state in settlement negotiations of a claim in an arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules arising out of an alleged breach of a BIT agreement; and
• A South Korean client on a potential BIT claim against Kazakhstan.

Prior to joining BCLP, Nadia worked as Counsel at the Secretariat of the LCIA in London with a particular focus on matters involving parties from Russia and the CIS region. In this capacity, she oversaw hundreds of international arbitrations, including under the UNCITRAL Rules, adjudications and mediations in a wide range of industry sectors including commodities, retail, finance, mining & energy, IT & telecoms, and construction & engineering.