Trainer Information

DIANA BAYZAKOVA

Dispute resolution expert in the field of telecom, construction, real estate and natural resources sectors with a focus on complex, cross-border disputes pertaining to the MENA and the CIS region/

 Acted as a sole arbitrator, on a panel of arbitrators and as counsel in international arbitral proceedings around the world with an aggregate value of several billion dollars under a variety of arbitration rules (DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ICC, SCC, ADCCAC and others).

Advised, coordinated and strategized complex cross-border litigation proceedings before the courts in the Middle East, CIS, Europe and North America

HIGHLIGHTS

·          Government Level Counsel Work and International Organizations

·          Winner of the 6th ICRC Central Asian Competition on International Humanitarian Law

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

·          Steering Committee Member – AIA (Arab and International Arbitrators)

·          Member - WiAR (Women in Arab Arbitration)

·          Society of Construction Law (Gulf)

RECENT SELECTED EXPERIENCE

·        As a sole arbitrator, on a panel of arbitrators and as the Secretary of the Tribunal in the arbitral proceedings conducted under the DIAC Rules of Arbitration and the DIFC-LCIA Rules of Arbitration

·        As counsel in a dispute against major European TMT company in respect of the contractual agreements related to the project in a country in the Middle East

·        As counsel in an arbitral proceeding against a major African TMT company under the ICC Rules of Arbitration in London, United Kingdom

·        As counsel of the oil producing company in Kazakhstan in the arbitral proceedings in Stockholm against a U.S. energy company and a Kazakhstan-based oil and gas contractor conducted under the Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

·        As counsel of the Dubai-based contractor in the arbitral proceedings against a subcontractor conducted under the ICC Rules of Arbitration in Dubai

·        As counsel in an ad hoc arbitral proceeding against the developer of the residential project in Dubai, UAE

·        As counsel in arbitration under DIAC Rules of Arbitration representing the developer against a contractor of two residential projects in Dubai Sports City under DIAC Rules, Dubai, UAE

·        As counsel of a major bank in the CIS on various transactions involving the sale of its interests and mortgage portfolio in a number of development projects and transfer of rights and obligations in several real estate projects

·        As counsel for one of the leading UAE and Saudi Arabia-based developer on various infrastructure projects in the UAE and Morocco

·        As counsel of the consortium of private investors with respect to their residential development

·        As counsel of one of the largest East Asian construction and engineering contractor with respect to the pipeline project ‘Uzbekistan-China’

·        As counsel of the oil producing company in Kazakhstan in relation to its grievances against an entity over the use of a branch railway in Kazakhstan

·        As counsel of a UAE-based contractor in the arbitral proceedings under DIAC Rules of Arbitration against a Middle Eastern engineering and construction company with regards to the project of ONGC of India related to Mumbai High oilfield

AWARDS

·        Winner of the Presidential Scholarship of the Istedod Foundation (www.istedod.uz/en)

·        Winner of the combined CEPMLP and the University of Dundee Scholarship to attend the LLM programme on Petroleum Law in Policy at the University of Dundee

·        Winner of DAAD Scholarship to participate in the advanced training in dispute resolution organized by Tulane University School of Law and Humboldt Universität

·        Winner of the 6th ICRC Central Asian Competition on International Humanitarian Law

EDUCATION

·          Tashkent State Institute of Law, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, PhD Candidate

·          Humboldt Universität, School of Law, Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation), Berlin, Germany

·          Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), University of Dundee, LLM (Master of Laws) in Petroleum Law and Policy (with Distinction), Dundee, United Kingdom

·          University of Westminster, BA in Law (with First Class Honors), London, United Kingdom

ACADEMIC & EXPERT CONTRIBUTIONS

·        Guest Lecturer in Tashkent State University of Law (2017 – 2018)

·        Lecturer on Business Law in Murdoch University, Dubai (2013-2014)

·        Delivering master classes on international arbitration and training the university teams to participate in various moot competitions, including Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

·        Editor of Oil, Gas and Energy Law journal, Netherlands (2008 – present) (http://www.ogel.org/article.asp?key=2845)

·         Editor-in-Chief of CEPMLP Annual Review, United Kingdom (2008-2009)

·        Expert contributor in printed media on various legislative developments in the MENA and the CIS region