Andrey Astapov


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Country:

Ukraine

Languages:

English, Ukranian, 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). Andrii 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.



SELECTED PROJECTS

  • ETERNA LAW acted as a legal advisor to one of the largest B2B suppliers in the field of IGambling
  • ETERNA LAW team joined the Linklaters multi-jurisdictional initiative on data protection
  • ETERNA LAW has acted as a legal counsel to NEST on the acquisition of a building at Reitarska str. in the historical part of Kyiv
  • ETERNA LAW has represented the interests of the international bank
  • ETERNA LAW has acted as legal counsel to Linklaters LLP on the matters of marketing and data protection in Ukraine
  • ETERNA LAW has acted as a legal advisor to one of the largest international holdings in the field of corporate governance
  • ETERNA LAW is the legal advisor to one of the world’s leaders in the production and supply of gaming equipment
  • ETERNA LAW has advised a US start-up on attracting investment
  • ETERNA LAW is a legal counsel to one of the largest banks in Ukraine

EDUCATION

  • University of Mississippi (USA)
  • University of Nottingham (UK)
  • Zaporizhzhia National University (Ukraine).

Recognition


  • Recommended in Dispute resolution (Tier 2) by the Legal 500 EMEA 2024
  • 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, Oleg Beketov, Eugene Blinov, Nataliya Korovyakovska, Yan Voynikanis-Mirsky, Oleksandr Luhovskyi is recommended in Dispute Resolution by Legal 500 EMEA 2023
  • Andrey Astapov - leader in the infrastructure area (Client choice-2020)