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Gennady Yurin

Senior Associate / Advocate

Email

Gennady.Yurin@aoshearman.com

Phone

+971 4 426 7229

Offices

Dubai

V-CARD
Gennady is a Russian-qualified advocate handling complex and high-value dispute resolution projects involving parties from the CIS countries.

He has extensive experience of representing clients in various disputes primarily in the fields of banking and finance, aviation and sanctions focusing on the cross-border litigation and commercial arbitration. Gennady participated in a wide range of cross-border disputes and advised clients on various matters of Russian law.He has notable experience of handling bankruptcy proceedings.

Gennady is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb).

Experience

Representative matters

  • A major European bank in the EUR 93mln cross-border dispute with the Russian oil and gas company concerning impact of the EU sanctions on construction of the LNG production plant. The project involves four jurisdictions.
  • The international bank as a facility and security agent in the USD150mln arbitration against the Cypriot company as a lender. The project involves parallel litigation proceedings in Russia. 
  • A major bank and its CIS subsidiary as well as a major European bank as the facility agent and co-lenders under the USD100mln syndicated loan agreement in the bankruptcy proceedings of the borrower’s guarantor being a large dairy company. 
  • Several aircraft lessors as insolvency creditors with the claim arising from certain aircraft lease agreements amounting to USD 600mln in the bankruptcy proceedings of Russia’s biggest private airline.

Qualifications

Admissions

Advokaty, Russia, 2012

Academic

Diploma in law, The National Research University Higher School of Economics, 2012

Languages

Russian, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.