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Denis Aleinikov

Education

Graduated with honors from the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus, Faculty of Law (2000).

Developer of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus in the field of digital economy (Decree No. 8 “On the Development of the Digital Economy”). Acted as an advisor to the High Technologies Park and a pool of IT companies on the establishment of an international technology cluster HTP 2.0 in Belarus. Developed the legal concept of a smart contract, which, following the adoption of Decree No. 8, became the world’s first case of legal implementation of smart contracts at the state level.

Invited expert of the Eurasian Economic Commission on the development of draft recommendations “On the principles of formation of a harmonized regulatory environment in the field of use of digital assets, digital signs (tokens), and cryptocurrencies in the EAEU” and of the draft unified glossary of the EAEU in the field of cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

Legal lead of the reform on the development of the digital economy of Ukraine and the establishment of the international technology hub Diia City in Ukraine. On July 15, 2021, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the law on stimulating the development of the digital economy in Ukraine.

Acted as a local consultant to the World Bank on the project “Belarus: Supporting the Development of the Securities Market Following the Financial Sector Assessment”. Within the framework of the project, an international working group prepared draft Laws of the Republic of Belarus “On the Securities Market”, “On Collective Investment Funds”, and “On Securitization”.

Advised IT Park Uzbekistan on the development of the IT sector in Uzbekistan.

Advised the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus on the development of the venture financing system.

Biography

For more than 20 years, Denis Aleinikov has been engaged in dispute resolution and advising on investment projects involving foreign capital in such sectors as information technology, energy, infrastructure, capital markets, etc.

Recommended lawyer according to leading international rankings: Chambers Global (UK), Chambers Europe (UK), The Legal 500, International Financial Law Review 1000.

According to Chambers Global (2015), Denis Aleinikov is “an outstanding disputes lawyer”.

Recognized twice by The Legal 500 (in 2017 and 2018) as one of the leading dispute resolution lawyers in Belarus (Tier 1).

Recipient of the Highest Legal Award “Themis” (2009).

Awarded a Certificate of Honor of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus (2018).

Awarded a Certificate of Honor of the Belarusian Republican Bar Association (2018).

Awarded a Certificate of Honor of the Union of Lawyers of Belarus (2007).

Winner of the main award of the competition of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus named after V.D. Spasovich (2018).

Languages: English, Russian.

Professional experience

Denis acted as an advisory group leader (World Bank side) within the World Bank project named “Belarus: Assistance in the Development of the Securities Market after the Financial Sector Assessment”. The project was aimed at the harmonization of the national legislation of the Republic of Belarus with EU Directives and IOSCO standards. Within the scope of the project, Denis Aleinikov and other firm specialists, in cooperation with the World Bank, developed the draft Law on Collective Investment Funds, the Law on the Securities Market, and the Law on Securitization.

Assistance in an M&A transaction on the acquisition of AIMATTER, a Belarus Hi-Tech Park resident, by Google. This represents the first M&A deal in the history of the Belarusian IT industry conducted in its jurisdiction by a world’s top technology giant.

Overall counseling of Austrian Kapsch TrafficCom on building an Electronic Toll Collection System in the Republic of Belarus (BelToll). The investment project was implemented successfully under the terms of the Investment Agreement with the Republic of Belarus, whereas the announced investment amount came to EUR 267 million. The project was the first classic example of a public-private partnership in Belarus, executed based on a build-transfer-operate scheme.

Advising China CAMC Engineering Co., a member of Sinomach Group, China’s largest state-owned corporation under the management of the Chinese Government, on the foundation of a Chinese-Belarusian joint company for the development of the Industrial Park "Great Stone". The Industrial Park is the most ambitious international investment project being implemented in the Republic of Belarus (the estimated gross construction area is about 80 square kilometers). The three-tier system of administration in the Park is headed by the Intergovernmental Coordination Panel of Belarus and China.

Assistance in the pilot privatization project in regard to OJSC “Minsk Margarine Plant” and the confectionery factory OJSC “Konfa”. The implementation of the project was carried out by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus and the National Agency for Investment and Privatization, supported by the World Bank. The consortium, comprised of Aleinikov & Partners and the international group of companies Ernst & Young, was appointed as a Consultant for the implementation of the project.

Advising the Falcon Investment Fund of the Qatar Armed Forces in regard to a range of issues concerning the construction of the 5-star Minsk Marriott Hotel and the Falcon Club sports and leisure center.

Advising Microsoft, McDonald's, British American Tobacco, HARIBO, and other transnational corporations on a wide range of issues connected with their activities in the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

Professional experience in Dispute Resolution

Representation of Blitz Team game development studio, founded by former Wargaming employees — developers of World of Tanks Blitz, in a series of disputes with Wargaming.

Representation of UAPROM LLC (Ukraine), owner of the Deal.by marketplace, in a dispute with a competing Belarusian company.

Representation of KOCA Construction Industry and Export Incorporation (Turkey) in the recognition and enforcement in the Republic of Belarus of an award of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in an amount exceeding USD 9 million.

Representation of HARIBO (defendant) in a major property dispute with a Belarusian company.

Representation of an Arab investor — customer of the construction of a multifunctional complex in Minsk — in the settlement of a dispute with the general contractor regarding payment for additional construction works not provided for in the contract in the amount of USD 14 million.

Representation of ICOR (Lithuania) in the recognition and enforcement in the Republic of Belarus of an award of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in the amount of approximately USD 1 million.

Representation of one of the largest Belarusian insurance companies (defendant) in a number of disputes with foreign entities arising from reinsurance agreements in an amount exceeding USD 15 million.

Representation of a Belarusian general contractor (defendant) in a claim for invalidation of construction tenders and contracts concluded as a result thereof in an amount exceeding USD 30 million.

Representation of a Belarusian construction company (defendant) in a claim for invalidation of a general construction contract in an amount exceeding USD 9 million.

Representation of Belintertrans in a complex of corporate disputes with Lithuanian companies Alvora and Vinges Terminalas regarding the division of business and assets of a joint company — buildings and facilities of a transport and logistics complex in Rakov.