Services in international and Russian commercial arbitration
Expert services in international and Russian commercial arbitration are aimed to assess litigation prospects, develop recommendations for dispute participation, define legal positions, and refine the set of evidence.
The involvement of an FBK partner in arbitration proceedings as an economic or industry expert ensures qualified support and increases the likelihood of successful dispute resolution.
FBK’s procedures in preparing expert reports and other materials include forensic valuation and expert services on a wide range of issues (forensic accounting, quantum, delay & construction, etc.).
Valuation, economic, industry, and financial expert services can be provided in both Russian commercial arbitration and international arbitration proceedings. FBK partners have a wealth of experience in high-stakes disputes in international arbitrations and courts across jurisdictions such as:
- Supreme Court of the UK
- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
- Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
- Madrid Court of Arbitration
- Paris International Court of Arbitration (ICC)
- Paris Court of First Instance (Tribunal de grande instance de Paris)
- American Arbitration Association (AAA), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
- International Arbitration: District Court of Nicosia (Cyprus)
- Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
- International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (ICAC)
- Advisory for clients and their legal advisors on issues within FBK’s expertise, such as compliance of transactions with market conditions, financial analysis of management decisions, and their economic actions and implications.
- Preparation of expert reports and materials during arbitration, appellate, cassation, or supervisory proceedings.
- Review and commentary on expert reports and other documents submitted by the opposing party.
- Defense of own reports and expert opinions in the arbitration court or before the international court tribunal.
- Asset valuation, including share portfolios, interests in the charter capital, intangible assets, securities, and movable and immovable property under any standards, including historical valuations for any reasonable date.
- Market or industry reviews, competitor performance analysis, and other analytical materials.
- Construction economics validity and justification of capital investments in machinery and equipment.
- Assessment of damages caused by opposing or third parties.
- Due diligence for the enterprise and its specific transactions (determining fair profitability, pricing of goods/services, etc.).
- Analysis of transaction compliance with market conditions for tax or dispute resolution purposes.
- Evaluation of management decisions and transaction efficiency.
