Elena’s practice spans litigation and arbitration across jurisdictions including Europe, North America, the Middle East, the CIS and Russia, representing global clients from sectors such as aviation, insurance, private equity, energy, commercial real estate and financial services. She has acted in a broad range of proceedings, from major LCIA arbitrations to High Court disputes involving enforcement and challenges of arbitral awards, anti‑suit injunctions and complex jurisdictional issues. Elena’s bilingual fluency in English and Russian, alongside her deep substantive expertise, ensures she delivers clear strategic advice in high‑stakes international disputes.
Elena’s experience includes:
- Providing assistance to Roman Khodykin with preparing an expert opinion for the High Court on the issues of Russian law in the insurance proceedings worth US$3.5 billion related to the aircraft retained in Russia following the events of February 2022 (Aercap Ireland Limited & others v AIG Europe S.A. & others [2025] EWHC 1430 (Comm).
- Advised one of the largest Russian insurers on issues of Russian law in a US$300m insurance dispute over a diamond mine accident, which resulted in a settlement agreement between the parties involved.
- Advising a global leader in storage and information management services in relation to two LCIA arbitrations. The proceedings were commenced by a former manager of one of its subsidiary companies in respect of the payment of bonuses under a management incentive program. Represented the subsidiary company before the LCIA Court.
- Advised the seller, a global power company, on its potential liability in a claim for breach of warranties and fraudulent misrepresentations in relation to an SPA in respect of the shares in its subsidiary company.
- Represented a Kazakhstani company in High Court proceedings regarding success-fee entitlements of the company’s former directors and officers in respect of the proceeds of a US$300m judgment obtained by the company.
- Represented Kazakhstani investors in the oil and gas sector before the AIFC Court in connection with a shareholders’ dispute concerning an M&A transaction.
- Represented a Dutch fintech company in a dispute arising from alleged breaches of IP rights involving parallel proceedings in a number of jurisdictions.
- Represented a private equity fund in a US$300m dispute in a complex fraudulent misrepresentations case before the LCIA Court in London. LCIA arbitration involved complex issues of Russian and English law as well as jurisdictional issues and interim measures in various jurisdictions, which were complicated by the issuance of a parallel state court proceeding in Russia.
- Represented the Claimant in contempt proceedings before the High Court for breach of an anti-suit injunction issued by an arbitral tribunal. The matter involved jurisdictional challenge which raised complex procedural issues of Russian and English law and was eventually dismissed by the High Court
- Represented the Claimant before the High Court in relation to an application for an anti-suit injunction against a third party for bringing court claims in Russia overlapping with the subject matter of arbitration proceedings before the LCIA Court.
