LANGUAGES: Ukrainian, English, Russian
PRACTICE FOCUS
Andrey Astapov is Managing Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution Practice
Mr Astapov has over 20 years of professional experience in international arbitration, dispute resolution, international commercial law, international trade, and investment regulation. He specializes in supporting large local and international projects in the fields of energy and mineral resources, infrastructure, as well as projects in the oil and gas and agricultural sectors, government relations, investigations and commercial intelligence, and public-private partnerships (PPPs). Andrey Astapov is one of the most experienced legal experts with unique experience in the field of the legal framework of the gambling business in Ukraine.
A leading expert in GAFTA and FOSFA arbitration, Mr Astapov represented numerous clients before all major international arbitration forums, including the ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris), London Court of International Arbitration, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, GAFTA, FOSFA, and other institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, International Commercial Arbitration Courts at the CCI of Ukraine.
EDUCATION
- University of Mississippi (USA)
- University of Nottingham (UK)
- Zaporizhzhya National University (Ukraine).
RECOGNITION
- Recommended in Dispute resolution (Tier 2) by the Legal 500 EMEA 2024
- Andrey Astapov is recommended in Dispute Resolution by Legal 500 EMEA 2023
- Andrey Astapov - leader in the infrastructure area and PPP (Client choice-2023)
- Andriy Astapov - Best Lawyer 2023: Business Protection (Ukrainian Advocates' Association (UAA))
- Andrey Astapov is recognised in Litigation by the international ranking Best Lawyers 2022 in Ukraine
- Andrey Astapov - leader in the infrastructure area and PPP (Client choice-2021)
- Andrey Astapov is recommended in Dispute Resolution by The Legal 500 EMEA 2021