Juliya has a broad practice, having handled more than 50 cases of an international character, including international arbitration (commercial and treaty), cross-border litigation, and international public law processes (e.g., state immunities, diplomatic and consular law, and recovery of sovereign dissipated assets).
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented investors in several international arbitrations involving expropriation, contract and treaty breaches, and stabilization clause breaches in relation to mining, energy, and agriculture concessions in Latin America, Africa, and the CIS, including pursuit of enforcement and recognition proceedings in the U.S., Canada, the UAE, and Europe (recent cases: Minera Panama v. Panama (IACAC Rules), Kansanshi Mining Plc v. Zambia (ICSID Rules), Amaplat Mauritius Ltd & Or v. Zimbabwe Mining Development & Or (ICC Rules), An investor v. Ghana (UNCITRAL Rules)).
Represented the local partner in a commercial arbitration against the foreign investors of a failed JV to run a power plant in Madagascar (AAA Rules), including 1782 discovery proceedings in S.D.N.Y.
Represented a UK company against a U.S. bond issuer in relation to blocked funds, where the issue is underwritten by mining assets in Latin America (ICC Rules).
Represented investors in several international arbitrations involving expropriation, contract and treaty breaches, and stabilization clause breaches in relation to mining, energy, and agriculture concessions in Latin America, Africa, and the CIS, including pursuit of enforcement and recognition proceedings in the U.S., Canada, the UAE, and Europe (recent cases: Minera Panama v. Panama (IACAC Rules), Kansanshi Mining Plc v. Zambia (ICSID Rules), Amaplat Mauritius Ltd & Or v. Zimbabwe Mining Development & Or (ICC Rules), An investor v. Ghana (UNCITRAL Rules)).
Represented the local partner in a commercial arbitration against the foreign investors of a failed JV to run a power plant in Madagascar (AAA Rules), including 1782 discovery proceedings in S.D.N.Y.
Represented a UK company against a U.S. bond issuer in relation to blocked funds, where the issue is underwritten by mining assets in Latin America (ICC Rules).
Represented a West African sovereign in a commercial arbitration concerning a substantial public infrastructure project (ICC Rules).
Represented a global financial institution in an LCIA London-seated arbitration concerning related group companies in the technology sector.
Represented a Canadian company in relation to a Nigerian Delta project, paving the way for two international commercial arbitrations relating to the consortium, court proceedings relating to the circumstances of a purported sale and holdback of escrow, proceedings issuing an anti-arbitration injunction, and related remedies relating to community issues (LCIA Rules, ICC Rules, English courts, Nigerian courts).
Represented an Australian company in a London and Johannesburg-seated commercial arbitration regarding continuity of supply and wheeling tariffs under the South African Power Pool (LCIA Rules, UNCITRAL Rules), and assisted local counsel in judicial review proceedings by the Chamber of Mines in local courts, in relation to investment and administrative law principles.
Represented the majority shareholder in a derivative action brought by the government shareholder, held in a London-seated UNCITRAL arbitration, and acted as coordinating counsel in related proceedings in the Zambian Supreme Court, invoking issues of res judicata and issue estoppel, including proceedings for breach of arbitral confidentiality in French courts.
Represented a Luxembourg company and its beneficial shareholder against compliance database WorldCheck in relation to monetary and reputational damages caused by breaches of the GDPR and privacy (international proceedings anchored in English and French courts).
Represented an investment fund and its manager as defendants in a London High Court case concerning breach of fiduciary duties, including conflict of interest.
Represented an investor at the center of a high-stakes corporate shakedown of a mining company, with litigation in multiple jurisdictions, and coordinated advocacy efforts invoking the Magnitsky Act and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
Represented various clients and provided advice on international fair process rights associated with politically-motivated prosecutions and allegations of political corruption.
Recognitions
- Included in the Jus Connect 2023 Powerlist of Most Active Female Arbitration Lawyers
- Chambers Global, Business & Human Rights Law
- Legal 500 (UK), mentions in International Arbitration and Public International Law
Credentials
Education
Education
- College of Law, London, LL.B.
- Wesleyan University, B.A.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- District of Columbia
- New York
- England and Wales
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Women in Mining
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) – Accelerated Route to Membership
- ArbitralWomen
- Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA)
- Pro Bono Legal Panel for Africa and CIS, UK Foreign Commonwealth Office (UK – FCO)
- American Society of International Law (ASIL)
- British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
- Jessup Competition, Judge and Coach
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