Education
  • LL.M., American University, 1994
  • Post Graduate Studies, Law, Budapest College of Law, Central European University, 1993
  • J.D., with honors, Law, Leningrad State University, Faculty of Law, 1979
Honors
  • Served as a Judge in Vasilieostrovsky District Court from 1982-1990
  • Featured as "very experienced" among Band 1 lawyers recommended for Dispute Resolution in the 2007-2008 edition of Chambers Global, The World's Leading Lawyers for Business.
  • Featured among recommended lawyers in the 2004-2005 edition of Chambers Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers.
  • Featured among highly recommended lawyers in the 2004-2005 edition of PLC Which Lawyer?
  • Received an award for distinguished professional achievement in 2005.
  • Featured as a highly recommended lawyer in "Dispute Resolution. The Law and Leading Lawyers Worldwide 2005-06," published by Practical Law Company.
Languages
  • Russian
  • English


Olga Anisimova

Partner
European Litigation
Moscow Office

+7 495 775 4805
oanisimova@orrick.com

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Olga Anisimova, a partner in the Moscow office, is a member of the Litigation Group.  Ms. Anisimova's practice focuses on representing clients in a wide variety of domestic Russian cases in the courts of Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities on various types of disputes for general commercial clients, such as those active in gas and oil industry sectors.

Ms. Anisimova is actively involved in international arbitrations in Russia. She has handled a variety of disputes involving Russian projects before arbitration panels at the International Arbitration Court of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Moscow.

Her practice covers a wide range of cases in Russian courts involving real estate, privatization, intellectual property, finance, tax, customs, construction and bankruptcy matters, including disputes over production sharing agreements, share purchase agreements and disputes over subsoil use and environmental issues.

Before joining the firm, Ms. Anisimova worked for another large international law firm where she headed the Litigation and Arbitration department of the Russia & CIS Practice Group.

Ms. Anisimova is a frequent lecturer on international dispute resolution at high-level conferences.

Admitted in

  • Russia

Memberships

  • Moscow Region Bar Association

Multimedia

Publications

  • "Court Approaches to Currency Law Cases" (with Konstantin Kasian), International Law Office, 2007.
  • Author, Chapter "Russian Federation," Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Law Handbook, 2005/06.
  • Author, Chapter "Russian Federation," International Product Liability Law, Aspatore Books, 2004.
  • "Product Liability Legislative Initiative," The Russia Journal, April 2004.
  • "Conflict of Jurisdictions," Kollegia, No. 3, 2004.
  • "Russia's Labour Code: Overview and Practical Recommendations," BNA's Eastern Europe Reporter, May 2003.
  • "Enforcement of Arbitral awards rendered in Russia," American Chamber of Commerce Newsletter, May-June 2000.
  • "Working out Project Debt under the New Russian Bankruptcy Law," Project Finance International, June 30, 1999.
  • "Termination of Labour Contracts Considered," Doing Business in Eastern Europe, August 1996.



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