Arsen Sarkisyan works at the point where a commercial dispute becomes an enforcement problem — and where an enforcement problem becomes an investigation into where the assets actually are. As a senior associate in the firm's disputes and asset recovery practices, he handles the procedural mechanics that determine whether a judgment or arbitral award is converted into money or remains a document: recognition and enforcement proceedings in the Russian arbitrazh courts, interim relief applications to freeze assets before they move, and evidence collection mandates for use in international arbitrations seated outside Russia.
His work with the disputes team is characterised by a research-first approach. Before a hearing, Arsen constructs the procedural map — identifying the relevant court practice, the current judicial interpretation of the applicable provision, and the arguments that opposing counsel is likely to advance. That preparatory discipline is reflected in his contributions to the firm's Insights publication, where his writing addresses developments in Russian commercial court practice, contract law, and the procedural framework governing cross-border litigation in the Russian courts. His publications are aimed at practitioners and in-house counsel who follow Russian arbitrazh court practice — and who need to know not only what the law says, but how the courts are applying it this year.