Elina Aleynikova
Biography
Overview
Elina Aleynikova is an Associate in the International Arbitration Group in Paris. Her practice includes international commercial and investment arbitration across a number of sectors, including in the construction and energy industries.
Prior to joining White & Case, Elina practiced law for six years in the Russian Federation where she led the law department of an FMCG corporation and worked as a legal counsel for a major international logistics company.
Elina has been teaching International Arbitration at the University Paris-Cergy since 2015.
Experience
Elina's recent experience includes:
Representation of a contractor in an SCC arbitration regarding the construction of a mining facility in the Middle Asia;
Representation of the government of Belarus in an investment dispute brought by a Russian investor under the ICSID Additional Facility Rules regarding operation of a railcar production plant;
Representation of an owner in an ICC arbitration regarding the construction of an LNG plant in the South Pacific;
Representation of the government of Georgia in SCC and ICSID arbitrations brought by a major Russian energy company in relation to a dispute over electricity tariffs;
Representation of the government of Georgia in an arbitration-brought under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules pursuant to the 1996 Georgia-Kazakhstan BIT and the Energy Charter Treaty in relating to a dispute over the regulation of gas tariffs;
Representation of an owner in an ICC arbitration regarding the construction of an airport in the Middle East;
Representation of an owner in an ICC arbitration regarding the construction of a nuclear power plant;
Representation of a major player in continental Europe's retail property market in an ICC arbitration regarding tax consequences of the acquisition of shopping centre properties in Central Europe;
Representation of a consortium of major Western European contractors in an ad hoc arbitration under the ICC rules against a Southern European State, arising out of the construction of a motorway;
Assisting a leading financial institution in connection with investigations by multiple authorities, in relation to the setting of LIBOR and EURIBOR.
"Taking account of public policy in order to render an enforceable award," September 2016: International Arbitration Roundtable – Recent Developments, Ethics, and Planning the Arbitration Clauses, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
ICC Commission Report: Construction Industry Arbitrations Recommended Tools and Techniques for Effective Management, Commission on Arbitration and ADR, 2019 Update (Member of the working group under the joint leadership of Aisha Nadar and Christopher Seppälä)
To What Extent Do Arbitral Tribunals Take into Account Public Policy in the Jurisdictions of Prospective Enforcement of an Award? An Analysis of ICC Awards, ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin, Issue 1, 2016 (Co-author with Charles Nairac and Manu Thadikkaran)
