Slava Kiryushin

Partner at HFW

Speaker

Slava advises on all complex aspects of construction and oil & gas projects from inception through to completion and on all aspects of dispute avoidance and resolution. He is a solicitor-advocate and frequently advocates on behalf of clients in international arbitration. His recent work includes oil and gas processing facilities, drilling contracts (onshore and offshore), power plants, LNG facilities, refineries, water desalination plants and major railroads.

Slava is ranked by legal directory Who’s Who as a Global Leader for: 1) power and electricity; 2) oil & gas; and 3) construction, describing him as having “a wealth of experience” and being a stand-out lawyer for “his dispute resolution practice in the oil and gas processing, refining and petrochemical infrastructure in the Middle East”.

He is also ranked as an “Up and Coming Lawyer” by Chambers & Partners and one of the UAE’s leading lawyers for both construction and oil & gas in The Legal 500, where anonymous client testimonials praised Slava for having “excellent industry knowledge” and being “very experienced in the Middle East”, with another saying: “Slava is probably the best person that we have worked with in the recent past – he understands what we need as a business. Commercially savvy and technically great, his strategic advice is always welcome by our board of directors.”

Slava has Part II appearance rights (restricted) to appear before the DIFC courts, is a member of most international arbitration bodies and is a founding member of the DMCC Energy Club. He speaks at international conferences and serves as an arbitrator. Slava is also a certified PRINCE2 and PRINCE2 Agile project manager