Chartered Arbitrator Victor Leginsky, C.Arb
Victor Leginsky is a Chartered Arbitrator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He holds a JD (Juris Doctor) degree and a B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education), both from Canada. He has served as Arbitrator in well over 130 cases, a large proportion of which are high-value construction cases and conducts both institutional and ad hoc arbitrations. He is certified as a mediator through the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (London) [CEDR] and works frequently in respect of mediation with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (London) [RICS] and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He conducts mediation including construction-related mediations. He confines his practice to that of a neutral (arbitrator/mediator), largely in construction and energy-related disputes. Victor is an elected member of the steering committee of the ICC UAE Commission on Arbitration & ADR for the term 2023-2025. He is a past MENA Chapter Director of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN).
Victor is on the panels of many arbitration institutions around the world. He has experience in Public Private Partnership, including being Sole Arbitrator in two large, complex cases, African government in partnership with private two party joint venture; and in construction projects with various forms of privately financed infrastructure.
Victor is a Canadian citizen but has been resident of and has been working in the Middle East for 18 years. He instructs and assesses in respect of Arbitration and Mediation though the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He lectures frequently on dispute resolution in construction, oil and gas and general dispute resolution matters. He won the DIAC Gold Co-arbitrator Award, 2018, the only year that DIAC granted such awards.