Maria Gritsenko

Maria Gritsenko

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Chief Legal Officer
United Kingdom

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  • EXANTE
    Chief Legal Officer
    EXANTE
    Dec 2024 - Current (1 year 11 months)
    Reporting to the CEO; advising Board and senior leadership on legal, risk and strategic matters across a multi-jurisdictional investment platform operating through associated entities in the UK, EU, UAE and Hong Kong. Providing end-to-end legal support across the business, spanning commercial, corporate and operational matters in support of day-to-day activities and cross-border growth in a complex multi-entity environment. Leading disputes and pre-contentious risk. Driving legal function transformation, including the use of technology and AI. Contributing to enterprise governance as a member of the Risk & Compliance Committee.
  • VEON
    Deputy General Counsel
    VEON
    Jul 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 4 months)
    Advising senior leadership and supporting governance across a US-listed global telecoms group, with exposure to multiple operating companies across Europe, CIS, Middle East and Africa. Leading on disputes, legal risk and pre-contentious matters at group level; overseeing complex cross-border litigation and arbitration and shaping risk strategy in high-stakes situations. Supporting commercial initiatives and strategic transactions; assessing claims, structuring risk and coordinating with investigations and compliance functions where required. Providing legal oversight and guidance to operating companies across key jurisdictions, navigating legal, regulatory and business challenges in diverse and often high-risk environments. Contributing to
  • VEON
    Associate General Counsel Disputes and Group Head of Legal Risk
    VEON
    May 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 4 months)
    Member of the business risk committees and board attendee for operating companies
    Disputes; Claims assessment;Strategic Projects; Legal oversight of operating companies
  • VEON
    Head of Legal/ CLO (Interim) - Sky Mobile, Kyrgyzstan
    VEON
    Jan 2021 - Mar 2022 (1 year 3 months)
    Chief Legal Officer of a Central Asian telecom operator
  • VEON
    Associate General Counsel - Litigation
    VEON
    Sep 2018 - May 2021 (2 years 9 months)
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    Counsel (Litigation Group)
    Bryan Cave
    Apr 2014 - Aug 2018 (4 years 5 months)
  • Skadden Arps
    Associate (International Arbitration and Litigation Group)
    Skadden Arps
    Jul 2008 - Feb 2014 (5 years 8 months)
  • Crowell Moring
    International Consultant (International Dispute Resolution Group)
    Crowell Moring
    Sep 2006 - May 2008 (1 year 9 months)
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Intern (International Dispute Resolution Group)
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Feb 2005 - May 2005 (4 months)
  • International Court of Arbitration International Chamber of Commerce
    Intern
    International Court of Arbitration International Chamber of Commerce
    Nov 2004 - Dec 2004 (2 months)
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  • University of Michigan Law School
    Master of Laws (LL.M, International Law
    University of Michigan Law School
    Jan 2005 - Jan 2006 (1 year 1 month)
  • ParisPantheonAssas University
    Master's degree, Public International Law
    ParisPantheonAssas University
    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003 (2 years 1 month)
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    Licence, Law
    Université Robert Schuman Strasbourg III
    Jan 1998 - Jan 2001 (3 years 1 month)
  • FT Board Director Programme
    Postgraduate Degree, Non-Executive Director Diploma
    FT Board Director Programme
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    Future Leader/ Arbitration (2018)
    Whos Who Legal
  • Financial Times
    Winner of “Innovation as Strategic Advisers” for In-house Legal team
    Financial Times
  • Financial Times
    FT most innovative in-house legal team in Europe
    Financial Times
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    *Speaking Engagement* Renewable Energy Disputes: International Experience
    South Caucasus Infrastructure New Energy Investment Summit Tbilisi Georgia Feb
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    *Speaking Engagement* Publication of Arbitral Awards
    Young ITAYAAP Joint Conference Vienna Austria Feb
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    *Speaking Engagement* Renewable Energy Disputes – International Perspective
    AIJA HalfYear Congress Riga Latvia May
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    *Speaking Engagement* Challenges when agreeing on letter of credit (litigation perspective)
    AIJA HalfYear Congress Verona Italy Nov
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    *Speaking Engagement* Independence and Impartiality of Arbitrators
    International Chamber of Commerce Lex Mercatoria Conference Minsk Belarus Nov
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    *Speaking Engagement* Tackling the jurisdictional challenge - Managing the potential risks from Brexit and the implicati
    The Lawyer Managing Risk and Litigation Conference London Nov
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    *Speaking Engagement" Roundtable on current issues in international arbitration
    ICDR YI and Russian Arbitration Association under RAA event in St Petersburg Russia May
    Moderator
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    *Speaking Engagement* Effect of sanctions on contracts under English law
    RAA Seminar Moscow Oct
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    “В поисках правды: почему российские миллиардеры предпочитают судиться за рубежом” (“Searching for truth: why Russian bi
    Forbes Russia Jun
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    *Speaking Engagement* London: facilitating the resolution of disputes for energy and financial services industries
    presentation at the Law Society of England Wales to the Central Asia Trade Mission London Jul
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    *Speaking Engagement* Third Party Funding in CIS Arbitrations - What You Need to Know
    Russian and CIS Arbitration Network seminar London Nov
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    *Speaking Engagement* Enforcement of Russian arbitral awards and judgments abroad: Dissecting the lessons of Maximov v.
    ABA th Annual Moscow Conference on the Resolution of International Business Disputes Dec
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    *Speaking Engagement* Enforcement: immunities, asset-tracing and enforcement measures
    AIJA Litigation and Commercial Fraud seminar Lille France Oct
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    Can foreign investors sue the UK over Brexit?
    The Global Legal Post Jan
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    *Speaking Engagement* Procedural efficiency in arbitration
    ICDR YI seminar Miami USA Oct
    Moderator
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    *Speaking Engagement* Impact of technology in international arbitration
    Conference by ICC Young Arbitrators Forum ICDR YYI University of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina Feb
    Moderator
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    *Speaking Engagement* Commercial liability deriving from private corruption
    The Challenges Of Compliance And AntiCorruption AIJA Conference Recife Brazil Mar
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    *Speaking Engagement* Hot Topics in Arbitration
    Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Forum by Legal Week London Nov
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    Арбитражный феникс: борьба за исполнение отмененного решения МКАС по делу НЛМК/Максимов в Европе"
    Legal Insight No Feb
    Analysis of enforcement of an annulled arbitral award in Europe (NLMK v Maximov case); co- authored with I. Urzhumov and S. Usoskin
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    *Speaking Engagement* Role of State Courts in International Arbitration
    ICC Young Arbitrators Forum Minsk Belarus Nov
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    *Speaking Engagement* Anti-Suit Injunctions
    International Chamber of Commerce Lex Mercatoria Conference Minsk Belarus Nov
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    Reflections on AfrICCA in Mauritius
    Commercial Dispute Resolution and African Law Business Jan
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    Jurisprudence Etrangère Intéressant le Droit International
    Revue Générale de Droit International Public Nov
    Yearly contributor, reporting on decisions of Russian and East-European courts dealing with international law issues
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    *Speaking Engagement* Workshop on cross-examination
    ICDR YI ICC YAF Tbilisi Georgia Oct
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    *Speaking Engagement* Accessibility of Investment Treaty Arbitration for Small Investors
    ECA Forum under the auspices of the International Bar Association Kiev Ukraine Jun
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    *Speaking Engagement* Evidence collection: Mission is possible
    Evidence gathering in foreign legal proceedings RAA Kazan Legal Forum Kazan Russia Sep
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    International Disputes and Asset Recovery in Russia and CIS
    Corporate Disputes Magazine Jun
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    The Yukos Saga Continues
    Solicitors Journal Jan
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    *Speaking Engagement* Preventing disputes - One conversation at a time
    CPR Institute Paris Arbitration Week Mar
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    *Speaking Engagement* Locating and Preserving Assets
    English Law Week organized by the Bar Council in cooperation with the Embassy of Great Britain in the Russian Federation Moscow Dec
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    Crossing the River: The Law on Legal Professional Privilege
    The Law Society Gazette Jan
    co-authored with Nigel Binnersley, Constantin Achillas and François-Xavier Mirza
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    *Speaking Engagement* Res Judicata – Parallel Proceedings and Contradictory Awards
    AIJA Annual Arbitration Conference Stockholm Sweden Jun
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    *Speaking Engagement* Time to take stock of the investor-state dispute resolution system
    AIJA th Annual Arbitration Conference Singapore Oct
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    *Speaking Engagement* Dispute Resolution in Emerging Markets
    World Litigation Forum London Jun
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    *Speaking Engagement* Introduction to Investment Treaty Arbitration
    III Arbitration School organized by the Ukrainian Arbitration Association Kiev Ukraine May
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    *Speaking Engagement* Data in the Context of Disclosure
    The Lawyers Managing Risk and Litigation Sep
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    *Speaking Engagement* Litigating NPLS and other hot problems
    AIJA seminar on Challenges for the banking sector Parma Italy Apr
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    *Speaking Engagement* Efficiency – The client’s perspective,
    AIJA th Annual Arbitration Conference Zurich Switzerland Jun
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    *Speaking Engagement* Interim measures in international and national context
    GIAC Arbitration Days Tbilisi Georgia Oct
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    *Speaking Engagement* Game of Venues: An ongoing tale featuring tumult beyond the Narrow Sea, the rise of dragons, and u
    ABA th Annual Moscow Conference on the Resolution of International Business Disputes Moscow Russia Sep
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