Issue 11 2019

Acquisition International - Issue 11 2019 37 International Arbitration Firm of the Year - Europe For anyone working in a legal profession, attention to detail is undoubtedly one of the most important requirements. Across all spheres of jurisprudence, ensuring that the tiniest of details is completely correct can either make or break a case. For Genuine Arbitration Service Ltd, that level of attention to detail becomes almost nanometric in their methods. Having been crowned Europe’s best international arbitration firm of 2019, we put the firm on the stand to cross-examine its outstanding legal successes. aving participated in arbitrations for more than seventeen years, the lawyers at Genuine Arbitration Service boast a wealth of invaluable experience. Having represented clients across a wide variety of private law disputes, the work includes the team being referred to international arbitrations conducted in different jurisdictions. The firm itself is a boutique law firm where the partners do not simply oversee the work, but always strive to undertake large portions of it. Aside from the technical and research assistance, all of the major work that is done by the team at Genuine Arbitration Service includes the partners of the firm. Each of the partners brings to the table years of experience, and remain fully involved in exploring, analysing and gathering evidence, preparing pleadings and formal legal arguments. That can often involve reading through hundreds of pages of case- related emails by the partners themselves, and delving deep into legal precedents and drafting submissions. More than just acting as representatives of clients in international commercial arbitrations, the team at Genuine Arbitration Service also provide other legal services in two arbitration-related circumstances. Firstly, legal services can be provided when an arbitral award needs to be recognised and enforced in countries where the award-debtors are registered, or where their assets are located. Secondly, the firm can also offer its legal services in separate set-aside proceedings handled by competent national authorities wherein an arbitral award is challenged by a dissatisfied party to arbitration. The lawyers working at Genuine Arbitration Service have acted as counsel for clients in arbitration cases where adversaries have come from all over the world. Having successfully defended against those registered in Armenia, Brazil, Georgia, Israel, Iceland, Moldova, Singapore, Ukraine, Switzerland, the United States and many more, the experience is truly extensive. Those clients range from private individuals to state-owned companies within a myriad of different sectors. A significant portion of disputes have been involved in the oil and gas industry, as the firm has recently taken on one of Gazpom’s biggest subsidiaries as a new client. Just because the firm’s partners are undertaking the bulk of the work does not mean that they are exempt from making mistakes as any human being. That is why Genuine Arbitration Service has adopted thementality of questioning everything; checking and double-checking any fact to ensure it is demonstrably true or false. No matter how experience a lawyer might be, the firm has made it known amongst its staff that they should never shy away from sharing their work with H colleagues to scrutinise the correctness of the conclusions made - the approach which proved especially effective in circumstances requiring the analysis of lengthy legal texts, precedents, and piles of a client’s documents. With such unique services coming direct from a law firms’ partners, clients might expect to have to pay over the odds. However, the hourly rate is capped at $250USD, meaning they are more affordable than the client might initially expect. Should a client actually find a fixed-fee or success-fee arrangement more suitable, they can also be put in place by the firm. Genuine Arbitration Service’s affordable fees represent their competitive edge on the market, without ever compromising on their fantastic legal services that continue to win cases and help clients continue to do whatever they do best without legal headaches. It is this keen attention to detail, commitment to questioning everything, and competitive prices that have seen Genuine Arbitration Services skyrocket in success to become one of Europe’s finest arbitration firms. Ensuring that every client receives the highest level of service and dedication to working towards the best possible results, this Russian firm are continuing their pursuit of international excellence in sterling fashion. Company: Genuine Arbitration Service Ltd. Contact: Vladislav Zaytsev Website: http://gaslimited.ru/en/ Sep19472