Goltsblat BLP, the Russian practice of the international law firm

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), announces that Julia Romanova has joined the team as Head of Group, International

Arbitration, White Collar Criminal Defence, to strengthen further the firm’s

Dispute Resolution Practice. Before

joining Goltsblat BLP, Julia Romanova was Head of the

Litigation/Arbitration Practice of Moscow Office of Chadbourne & Parke LLP.

Julia Romanova’s practice

focuses on litigation, arbitration, bankruptcy and white collar criminal cases.

Julia has over 20 years’ experience of representing clients’ interests before

Russian courts and various state authorities.

Over the past 13 years, Julia

has prepared expert evidence on Russian law for international arbitration

tribunals and foreign courts (England, the USA, the Netherlands, Cyprus and the

BVI) and has assisted clients participating in such proceedings. Julia

is also involved in providing legal assistance in criminal cases, acting as

defence attorney or representing injured parties and civil claimants and civil

defendants in criminal cases. She has

extensive experience with international, multilateral lending institutions on

recovery and restructuring matters and has participated in general due

diligence reviews of numerous Russian companies.

The reinforcement of the Dispute

Resolution Practice is driven by the growing demand from our national and

international clients for dispute resolution services, particularly involving

international arbitration institutions and foreign courts, and the need to

co-ordinate all such processes for our clients in the most effective manner.

Over the last few years, the

Dispute Resolution Practice has evolved as one of the firm’s key practice

areas, enjoying the greatest demand. The team consists of 40 associates and

advocates, including nine partners, and is among the biggest in Russia.

The Goltsblat BLP Dispute Resolution team has

an excellent reputation on the market. Over the last five years, the Practice

has been top-ranked by Legal 500 and Chambers and its key partners have been among

the recommended lawyers. The Practice has the resources and expertise to handle

cases of any scale and complexity, both in Russia and abroad, including

cross-border disputes and international arbitration. Goltsblat BLP acts for clients in virtually all types of dispute,

including contractual, corporate, antitrust, investment, real estate, IP,

customs, tax, labour and others.

Andrey Goltsblat,

Managing Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution, Goltsblat BLP, says: “We are happy to have Julia Romanova on our

team. Her expertise fits perfectly with our firm’s development strategy in this

respect and will strengthen our leading positions on the market so that our

clients’ needs and expectations are met most effectively.”

Julia Romanova: “I am happy to join such a strong Goltsblat

BLP team and become part of one of the most distinguished litigation teams on

the market. The firm’s growth tempo and the level of its projects are both impressive

and inspiring.”

Julia Romanova is recognised by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe

(2011-2017) for

dispute resolution and by Best Lawyers

(2010-2017) for

her work in litigation, international and domestic arbitration, mediation, real

estate, construction and antitrust.