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Who I work with

I work with global investors and law firms on high‑stakes investor‑State and complex commercial disputes, often involving CIS/Eurasia and merging markets, as well as US enforcement.
For Global Investors
You may have more investment protection options than you realize. I assess whether you have a viable claim under a bilateral investment treaty, the Energy Charter Treaty, or another international framework — and guide you through what comes next, plainly and directly.
Understand Your Options
For Law Firms & Co-Counsel
I integrate into your existing team as co-counsel — bringing experience, depth, procedural strategy, and mentoring for your junior attorneys. I don't displace. I don't poach. Your client relationship stays yours.
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CIS/Eurasia & Emerging Markets Desk
My practice is concentrated on the Eurasian investment landscape and emerging markets — the CIS bilateral investment treaty network, Central Asian energy disputes, the Balkans, and the Baltic states — with linguistic fluency in English, Russian, and Ukrainian.
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Anastasiya Ugale — International Law & Arbitration Counsel

My practice focuses on investor-state dispute settlement and international commercial arbitration, with particular depth in ICSID and UNCITRAL proceedings and the CIS/Eurasian investment landscape. I opened my practice in 2017, having practiced in international organizations and global law firms in Europe and the US. I am admitted to the bar of Washington D.C. and New York.

I co-authored an authoritative commentary on the ICSID Arbitration Rules (2022), and write regularly on the procedural questions that determine how investor-state claims proceed — or don't.

I am a founder of a legal technology lab, One Joule LLC, and incorporate advanced technology solutions to my practice. You get the benefits in the form of reduced fees and efficiency.

My practice is intentionally lean. I lead assembled teams of independent practitioners — attorneys, consultants, and experts — and work alongside local and regional firms as co-counsel.
About Anastasiya

What I handle

I work on high‑stakes investor‑State and complex cross-border commercial disputes, often involving state-owned entities. I devise and implement strategy for global and US enforcement and provide litigation services in aid of arbitration.
Investor-State Arbitration (ISDS)
Claims by investors against states under bilateral investment treaties, the Energy Charter Treaty, free trade agreements and other treaties with investment chapters. ICSID, UNCITRAL, and ad hoc proceedings — from initial claim assessment and treaty analysis through full arbitration and post-award enforcement.
Investor-State Arbitration
International Commercial Arbitration
Cross-border commercial disputes before the ICC, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL, and other arbitral fora. My practice concentrates on resolving and preventing disputes involving Eurasian and CIS parties, state-owned enterprises, and complex multi-party proceedings where geographic and procedural fluency both matter.
Commercial Arbitration
Litigation in Aid of Arbitration
Enforcement of international arbitral awards in the U.S., as well as other litigation services in aid of arbitration in U.S. courts.
Enforcement & Litigation

Representative Matters

A selection of matters from my practice. Full details available upon request.
  • WWM v. Kazakhstan
    Investor-State · UNCITRAL · CIS

    Represented Canadian investors in a multi-million-dollar UNCITRAL arbitration against Kazakhstan related to the rights under a contract with the Government to operate one of Kazakhstan’s largest uranium-processing facilities. Secured a landmark jurisdictional decision — the first application of the Canada-USSR bilateral investment treaty to a post-Soviet successor state. A defining case in CIS investment arbitration.
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  • Kim and others v. Uzbekistan
    Investor-State · ICSID · USD 500M · Successfully Settled

    Represented shareholders of a European-based cement company in a USD 500 million ICSID arbitration against Uzbekistan arising from expropriation of investments in the cement industry. The claims were successfully settled.
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  • Park Avenue LLC v. Moldova
    Investor-State · Pending · Technology Sector

    Representing a US investor in a pending multi-million dollar investor-state arbitration against Moldova in the technology sector.
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Certain matters were handled in whole or in part during tenure at prior international law firms.

Credentials

My practice combines investment treaty and commercial arbitration across multiple regions, institutions, and sectors.
  • Practice Opened
    2017, Washington DC
  • Admitted
    Washington, D.C. | New York
  • Languaged
    English | Russian | Ukrainian | French
  • Education
    Georgetown University Law Center | Kyiv International University

  • Treaties
    Bilateral investment treaties, the Energy Charter Treaty, free trade agreements involving Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and the United States, and other regional treaties.
  • Arbitration Rules
    ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, SCC, LCIA, other regional arbitration rules.
  • Claim Size
    Typically USD 10–500 million in dispute.
  • Sectors
    Renewable energy, mining, technology, infrastructure, farming, food & hospitality, and other politically exposed industries.
  • Regions
    Central Asia, Eastern Europe, the Baltics, the Balkans, and other emerging markets, with enforcement work in US courts.
Featured Insight

    Ready to discuss your dispute?

    Whether you are an investor evaluating a potential treaty claim, a co-counsel firm looking for ISDS depth, or a company facing cross-border arbitration — my first consultation is a no-obligation conversation about your situation and your options.

    I respond within 24 hours.

    Consultations available in English, Russian, and Ukrainian.
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