Before founding the firm, Timur was a partner at the Moscow office of Clifford Chance for almost 15 years and headed the Dispute Resolution practice.
He specializes in international arbitration, domestic and cross-border litigation, administrative proceedings and white-collar criminal matters.
For more than 25 years he has been representing clients in the Russian courts at all levels, including before the Russian Supreme Court and Constitutional Court, and in international commercial arbitrations (ICAC at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, SCC, ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL rules). He also acts as an arbitrator. He was a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration from 2015 to 2021.
Timur has vast experience handling complex disputes (including construction matters) in the areas of oil and gas, energy, mining, pharma, IP, financial services and many others.
Timur is widely known in Russia and abroad. For many years he has been ranked as a leading dispute resolution specialist by various international legal directories.
*Advocate's Office of Timur Aitkulov in cooperation with Aitkulov and Partners.
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