RUSLAN MIRZAYEV
Senior Fellow – Azerbaijan
Ruslan Mirzayev is an ADR expert, international mediator, trainer and an international arbitration attorney qualified in the State of New York and Azerbaijan with extensive experience in international dispute resolution.
About Ruslan Mirzayev
Ruslan Mirzayev is a leading mediator based in Azerbaijan. He is an ADR expert, international mediator, trainer and an international arbitration attorney qualified in the State of New York and Azerbaijan with extensive experience in international dispute resolution. Ruslan Mirzayev has more than 10 years of practical experience in Azerbaijan and abroad, and has also been teaching mediation and ADR courses at universities and training mediators, judge candidates, attorneys, government officers, and other professionals in arbitration and ADR since 2008. Currently, Ruslan Mizayev is the Head of Education and Training at the International Chamber of Commerce responsible for developing and implementing learning strategy in dispute resolution for the stakeholders globally.
Ruslan Mirzayev also holds a very prestigious position as a scientific expert on mediation at the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice of the Council of Europe. He is also included in the panel of mediators of numerous prominent international organizations, including the UN, World Bank and Asian Development Bank. With proven knowledge of the theory and practice of ADR internationally and in the region, Ruslan Mirzayev has acted as an ADR and mediation expert under numerous projects financed by the European Union and the World Bank, and before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Ruslan Mirzayev advised the Government of Azerbaijan on the development of its mediation and arbitration policy, adoption of Mediation Law, and implementation of the mediation legislation.
Mr. Mirzayev’s experience in ADR also includes mediating disputes, including as an international mediator appointed by an international organization to mediate large public disputes and representing parties in international investment and commercial arbitration cases as a member of international arbitration teams.
Litigation Practice
Mr. Mirzayev has represented parties in multi-million dollar international commercial and investment arbitration cases and negotiations both as a lead and local counsel. In addition, he has acted as lead counsel for major Azerbaijani corporations in local litigations, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactions, primarily involving banking, finance, corporate and commercial law.
Mediation Practice
Mr. Mirzayev has actively promoted mediation for more than 10 years. Since 2017, his practice has provided mediation services. He has been involved in the design and implementation of mediation programs in connection with the courts in Azerbaijan and has trained mediators to mediate disputes in court. He also took part in the drafting of mediation laws and rules.
Mr. Mirzayev is engaged as a mediator by the Compliance Advisor Office, an independent accountability mechanism of the World Bank Group, to mediate disputes of social and environmental importance, and by the UN and Asia Development Bank to mediate employment disputes.