We extend the deadline for submitting applications for the Investment Law and Arbitration Lab
We invite young professionals who are proficient in English and interested in investment law and arbitration to engage in research supervised by experts and to contribute to the further progress of the investor-state dispute settlement reform.
The deadline for submission is extended till July 9.
Detailed information and the answers to the frequently asked questions you will find on the project's webpage.
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Anna Kozyakova graduated from the Faculty of Law of Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University in Kaliningrad (track “International Law”). She then completed her master’s and doctoral studies at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. In 2020, Anna obtained a PhD degree. She teaches and researches in the field of international and international economic law. Her areas of particular interest are international investment law and international arbitration. Anna Kozyakova’s research on “Foreign Investors Misconduct in International Investment Law” has been published by Springer International Publishing. Anna is the author of courses on legal writing and research techniques in legal studies. Since 2020, Anna has been involved in the work of the International and Comparative Law Research Center as an external expert as part of the Center’s participation in UNCITRAL Working Group III sessions as an observer.
Olga Boltenko is a dispute resolution partner with Fangda Partners in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Fangda Partners in 2018, she practiced with leading arbitration teams in Paris and Singapore. She is an investment and trade lawyer with over fifteen years of experience in public international law, investor-State dispute resolution, and commercial arbitration. She has acted as legal counsel in investor-State disputes under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the ICSID, the SCC, the ICC, the LCIA, and as a tribunal secretary in dozens of commercial disputes in a wide array of industries including oil and gas, mining, infrastructure, construction, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals, across Asia and beyond. Olga teaches a master of laws degree in arbitration and ADR with a focus on Belt & Road investment law at The University of Hong Kong, where she is a deputy executive director. She is also a professor of law at the Royal University of Law and Economics in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where she teaches a course in investment law at the dual degree program with the Free University of Brussels. Olga Boltenko is one of the longest-serving editors for the Investor-State Law Guide, where she contributes to the ongoing review and population of one of the leading investor-State databases. Olga has been consistently recognized in legal rankings, including by Who’s Who Legal, where she has been ranked over the years as a National Leader for Hong Kong and a Thought Leader Global Elite — Under 45. She is described as a “highly motivated and hard-working practitioner who stands out as an excellent choice for investor-state disputes”.