Taisiya Vorotilova

Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie

Taisiya Vorotilova is a senior associate in the Dubai office of Baker McKenzie, currently on secondment in the Firm’s London office. She assists clients in commercial disputes in international commercial arbitration, as well as in complex multijurisdictional disputes, involving arbitration, litigation, and bankruptcy.

Taisiya has extensive experience acting as counsel in international arbitrations under various arbitration rules, including ICC Arbitration Rules, SCC Arbitration Rules, LCIA Arbitration Rules, LMAA Terms, ICAC Arbitration Rules, acting as counsel in state courts and bankruptcy proceedings and bankruptcy-related matters.

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The meaning of ‘investor’ and ‘investment’ in investment treaty arbitration

Practice Notes

This Practice Note sets out the definitions of investor and ‘investment’ for the purposes of investment treaty arbitration (also referred to as qualifying investors and qualifying investments). It considers the complexities of these definitions including those in respect of holding companies, indirect ownership, nationalities and state ownership.

Arbitration