Alexander Guna
Associate
Alexander specialises in supporting disputes of any complexity in arbitrations and state courts. Alexander has been involved in complex international and domestic disputes involving complex facts, multiple parties, a high level of coordination between the parties and the application of foreign law.
Prior to joining the VERBA LEGAL team, Alexander worked in Russian and international law firms - Debevoise&Plimpton, ALRUD, Nikolskaya Consulting.
Prior to joining the VERBA LEGAL team, Alexander worked in Russian and international law firms - Debevoise&Plimpton, ALRUD, Nikolskaya Consulting.
Education
Alexander graduated with honours from the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Law, and holds a Master's degree from the Russian School of Private Law.
Alexander is currently a postgraduate student at the Faculty of Law of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Alexander is currently a postgraduate student at the Faculty of Law of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Academic and educational activities
Alexander combines his practical work with academic research, regularly publishing on private law topics in journals such as Vestnik Ekonomicheskogo Pravda, Zakon and Tsivilistika. He also coaches the Lomonosov Moscow State University arbitration team, which has been awarded prizes in the V.P. Mozolin Corporate Dispute Arbitration Competition for several years.
Alexander also maintains several popular Telegram channels related to the judicial practice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and private law theory.
Alexander is the author of the monthly digest of private law news M-Logos, Litigation section.
Alexander also maintains several popular Telegram channels related to the judicial practice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and private law theory.
Alexander is the author of the monthly digest of private law news M-Logos, Litigation section.
projects
Selected project experience
Dispute resolution
Assisted in a significant case in the English court concerning the dissolution of an offshore fund and the ensuing asset distribution.
Represented the interests of a Russian company in a dispute over a German supplier's failure to fulfill obligations.
Participated in a dispute defending a depository's interests against claims by securities investors.
Represented a major Russian corporation in a dispute over the recovery of funds due to failure to perform supply obligations.
Engaged in a SIAC arbitration to secure underpaid royalties linked to the supply of a pharmaceutical product.
Defended the interests of an individual client in a dispute over subsidiary liability.
Represented a leading Russian corporation, drafting legal opinions on assorted issues pertaining to the quality assurance of supplied goods.
Advised Russian corporations in a tax dispute concerning the reassessment of additional levies.
Represented a large Russian company in a dispute stemming from the violation of a contract to sample and procure goods.
Represented investors in the securities market in a substantial dispute over the recoupment of funds from a non-compliant broker.
Facilitated proceedings pertaining to a breach in the securities conversion protocol during jurisdictional transition.
Represented the interests of a Russian company in a dispute over a German supplier's failure to fulfill obligations.
Participated in a dispute defending a depository's interests against claims by securities investors.
Represented a major Russian corporation in a dispute over the recovery of funds due to failure to perform supply obligations.
Engaged in a SIAC arbitration to secure underpaid royalties linked to the supply of a pharmaceutical product.
Defended the interests of an individual client in a dispute over subsidiary liability.
Represented a leading Russian corporation, drafting legal opinions on assorted issues pertaining to the quality assurance of supplied goods.
Advised Russian corporations in a tax dispute concerning the reassessment of additional levies.
Represented a large Russian company in a dispute stemming from the violation of a contract to sample and procure goods.
Represented investors in the securities market in a substantial dispute over the recoupment of funds from a non-compliant broker.
Facilitated proceedings pertaining to a breach in the securities conversion protocol during jurisdictional transition.