Konstantin Ksenofontov

Counsel

London

Konstantin is Counsel of Pinna Goldberg’s practice in London.  He is qualified in Russia. Konstantin’s main practice is international investment arbitration and arbitration-related court proceedings.

Before joining Pinna Goldberg, Konstantin worked for the London office of one of the leading international law firms advising clients regarding complex international disputes.  Previously, Konstantin had also worked as a part of a special task force established by a sovereign state to protect its interests in investor-state arbitrations and associated court proceedings around the world.

Konstantin has a doctoral degree in international law from the National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow) where he held the position of associate professor and taught various courses on international law, international arbitration and investor-state dispute resolution.  Konstantin also holds an LL.M. with distinction from Birkbeck, University of London.

Konstantin speaks English and Russian fluently.

Moscow Region Bar Association, Advocate

Konstantin has extensive experience of representing clients in international arbitrations and in various sets of proceedings to enforce arbitral awards.  His experience covers a broad range of sectors, including oil and gas, real estate, financial services, and infrastructure.  Recent cases Konstantin worked on include representing:

  • A sovereign state in investor-state arbitral proceedings concerning expropriation of assets inthe energy sector;
  • A sovereign state in global proceedings to enforce multi-billion USD arbitral awards in various jurisdictions (including England, the United States, France, Singapore, and India);
  • A sovereign state in a set of investor-state disputes concerning expropriation and FET claims in sectors including real estate, infrastructure, and banking, and in related set-aside proceedings before national courts;
  • A sovereign state in arbitral proceedings concerning the expropriation of investment in an oil and gas company;
  • A sovereign state in construction arbitration, arising from one of the largest oil and gas projects in the world, including providing advice on delay and cost recovery claims.

Konstantin’s experience includes advising:

  • A sovereign state in connection with potential dispute against a contractor arising from afailed road construction project;
  • An enterprise regarding enforcement of award against a sovereign state arising from a dispute over failed metal plant construction project.
  • ICC United Kingdom

LL.M. at Birkbeck, University of London, 2025

PhD in law, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2015

Specialist in jurisprudence, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2011

Russian

English

“Besides confident hard skills, Konstantin is distinguished by his responsible approach to all issues at hand, deep involvement in cases from both material and procedural perspective and being very accessible and operative in client-firm relations.”

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