Supported by Asari Legal, the MGIMO team won the FDI Moot international investment arbitration competition
From 29 October to 2 November, the Global Rounds of the prestigious Foreign Direct Investment Arbitration Moot (FDI Moot) competition for students took place at the campus of the Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This year, 153 teams from universities around the world took part in the competition.
The team from MGIMO’s Faculty of International Law — Roman Balakin, Aryuna Batozhargalova, Arina Buryak, Elizaveta Zakharova, and Konstantin Frogerz — prevailed against leading university teams from India, China, Argentina, Italy, and Poland. Elizaveta Zakharova was named Best Speaker of the final round. This is the best result ever achieved by a Russian team in the history of FDI Moot.
The MGIMO team’s participation in the Global Rounds was made possible in part thanks to the support of Asari Legal.
The team was coached by Asari Legal associates Alexandra Alimova, Tatiana Petrova and Irina Kizko, as well as junior associate Sofia Mirkhaidarova.
Ilya Rybalkin, Partner, Co-Head of Dispute Resolution Practice commented:
“I am proud to see my alma mater’s team succeed, and grateful to my colleagues for their leadership, commitment and mentorship. Investment arbitration is one of our firm’s strategic priorities, and we intend to continue supporting such initiatives and fostering the development of talented young lawyers”.
Our warmest congratulations to the team on this outstanding achievement. We look forward to many more professional victories in the future!