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Juliya Arbisman has a broad international law practice with a focus on complex jurisdictions (Middle East and Africa, and CIS), complex industries (mining), and complex claims (parallel criminal-civil proceedings). Juliya is experienced in serving as lead counsel in international arbitrations under the LCIA, ICC, ICDR,  SCC, SIAC, Swiss Chamber, PCA, ICSID and ad hoc rules. She represents clients in a number of court-based applications regarding arbitration (in the UK and elsewhere), including injunctions, set-aside claims, and enforcement proceedings.

Juliya has particular experience in mining sector cases involving both public and private projects that ranged in value from $100m to $7bn in many EMEA locations. Juliya holds a Non-Executive Director position in a mining advisory firm in London.

Juliya also has substantial experience on protection of property and fair process cases in international and regional courts in Africa and Americas. She acts as overseas counsel to support legal claims from Commonwealth jurisdictions, including at the Privy Council. These claims have ranged from judicial review over energy regulation, judicial review over declaration of marine protection area that had excluded an aboriginal population in the Indian Ocean, habeas corpus and other submissions invoking diplomatic and consular law.

Solicitor, England & Wales Solicitor Advocate - Civil, England & Wales Solicitor Advocate - Criminal, England & Wales Foreign Legal Consultant - District of Columbia

English, Russian

Women In Mining Pro Bono Legal Panel for Africa and CIS, UK Foreign Commonwealth Office (UK - FCO) American Society of International Law British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association

LL.B., London College of Law Certificate in International Public Law, Oxford University B.A., Wesleyan University, (with honors)