Sergejs Dilevka

Senior Counsel, Dubai

PRACTICE AREA:

Construction and Infrastructure, Dispute Resolution, Financial Crime and Investigation

Sergejs Dilevka is a Senior Counsel at the Dispute Resolution department of the firm’s Dubai office. Sergejs is a dual-qualified lawyer, he is admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales and admitted to practice as an Attorney and Counsellor of Law in the courts of the State of New York.

Sergejs has more than 15 years of experience in advising and representing multinational companies and high-net-worth individuals in a wide range of complex institutional (ICC, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, LMAA, SCC, SCIA, DIAC, GCC CAC) and ad hoc international and domestic arbitration proceedings, and litigation proceedings at DIFC Courts and ADGM Courts. His experience covers a wide range of industries, sectors, and types of disputes, including commerce, real estate, transportation, energy, construction, and franchise and distribution agreements.

Prior to joining Galadari, Sergejs practiced at one of the top-tier leading law firms in the MENA region. Sergejs brings a wealth of experience by acting, throughout his career, as counsel and arbitrator in multiple international arbitration proceedings relating to international commercial and investment disputes.

Sergejs has authored multiple publications offering insights on the trends and developments in international law and international arbitration.

Bar and Courts

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales.
Attorney, New York State Bar
Legal Consultant, Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department (DLAD)
Registered Practitioner, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts
Registered Practitioner, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Courts
Rights of Audience, Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Court

Academic Profile

Legal Practice Course (LPC), College of Law, London
LLM (International Business Law), Queen Mary, University of London
LLB (Honours), University of Bedfordshire

Languages

English
Russian
Latvian

Practice Focus

Arbitration
Construction
Dispute Resolution 
Franchise
Commercial 
Corporate

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- Acting as a co-arbitrator appointed by DIAC in a dispute pertaining to underpayment for a property in Dubai by one of Dubai’s largest real estate developers;
- Representing a UAE-based quasi-governmental organisation in a construction dispute pertaining to a USD 3 billion project in Abu Dhabi;
- Acted for a Russian engineering company in a debt recovery process against an aluminum factory in the UAE.
- Represented one of the largest real estate developers as Claimant in a DIAC arbitration claiming in excess of AED 10 million against the property owners for an additional unauthorised built-up area;
- Rendered a final arbitral award as sole arbitrator appointed by DIAC in a dispute pertaining to a completion and handover of a unit in one of residential projects by one of Dubai’s largest real estate developers;
- Advising a UAE-based logistics company on a potential commencement of a DIAC arbitration against an Abu Dhabi-based contractor in a dispute concerning recovery of fees for services rendered in favour of the contractor;
- Advising a UAE-based sub-contractor in an ADGM-seated ICC arbitration against a contractor in a dispute pertaining to a USD 2.5 billion project in Abu Dhabi;
- Successfully represented a UAE-based IT company in a USD 300 million DIFC Courts proceedings against a syndicate of bank lenders in a dispute concerning allegations of breaches of a loan agreement and fraudulent guarantees;
- Advising a UAE-based subcontractor in a dispute against a UAE contractor in a dispute pertaining to ADGM-seated ICC arbitration;
- Representing a Dubai-based construction company in a USD 33 million DIAC arbitration against a leading Dubai property developer concerning multiple breaches of a subcontract agreement pertaining to construction of a major residential villa community;
- Advising a subsidiary of a world-renowned international IT corporation regarding a potential USD 3 million ad hoc arbitration over non-payment for services rendered to a construction contractor in Abu Dhabi;
- Advising a large offshore construction conglomerate with respect to a potential set aside application in Dubai Courts with respect to a USD 13 million final award issued by a DIFC-LCIA arbitral tribunal;
- Represented a Qatar-based construction and engineering company in a USD 50 million DIFC-LCIA arbitration relating to the quality of the subcontractor’s works on Dubai-based project;
- Represented a Qatar-based holding company in a USD 20 million GCCCAC arbitration in respect of a termination of several franchise agreements relating to establishment and operation of multiple food and beverage outlets;
- Represented a Dubai-government affiliated company in multiple DIAC arbitrations, with an overall amount in dispute of over USD 25 million, relating to sale and purchase agreements for the development of land plots in a new healthcare-focused area in Dubai;
- Represented a DIFC-based financial and management consulting firm in an LCIA arbitration involving a multimillion-dollar dispute over services provided to its former client;
- Represented a Hong Kong-based documents processing company in a USD 10 million ICC arbitration relating to its former sub-contractor’s non-performance and breaches under the agreement covering the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including failure to process payments according to instruction and breaches of non-compete provisions;
- Represented a French multinational corporation specialising in the production of electronic equipment in a USD 4 million DIFC-LCIA arbitration relating to termination of one of its client’s system integration agreement for sale, purchase, and installation of products;
- Advised the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on drafting Uzbekistan’s Law On International Commercial Arbitration 2021 (as part of an external team of experts instructed by the Asian Development Bank);
- Advised a high-net-worth individual on a potential USD 3 million DIAC arbitration relating to a shareholder dispute over unauthorised transactions processed through a DMCC company;
- Acted for a US citizen in a DIAC arbitration initiated by a Russia-affiliated helicopter services company regarding multiple alleged breaches a contract between the parties;