Igor Voskoboynik’s practice focuses on international sports arbitration, investment arbitration and international commercial arbitration. 

He represents states and state-owned entities, as well as national sports federations and individual athletes.

In sports arbitration, Mr. Voskoboynik acts for national federations and athletes in disputes with international sports federations before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the dispute resolution bodies of international federations.

In investment and commercial arbitration, Mr. Voskoboynik represents states and state-owned entities in disputes across a range of sectors. A significant part of this work concerns the oil and gas industry, in particular disputes arising under production sharing agreements.

Mr. Voskoboynik has been involved in proceedings conducted under the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the CAS Code of Sports-related Arbitration, the dispute resolution rules of international sports federations and others.

Trained in both the civil law and common law traditions, Mr. Voskoboynik is a Solicitor of England and Wales and is completing his PhD studies, where his research addresses the effect of unilateral economic sanctions on contractual obligations. He publishes regularly on sports arbitration, international arbitration and economic sanctions.

Prior to joining Curtis, Mr. Voskoboynik practiced at a leading Russian law firm.

Languages

English

Russian

French

Education

Queen Mary University of London, LLM

Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law, PhD candidate

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Master of Laws

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Bachelor of Laws, cum laude

Admitted to Practice

Russia

England & Wales

Igor Voskoboynik’s practice focuses on international sports arbitration, investment arbitration and international commercial arbitration.