Personal bio

Professor of Private Law, legal expert, independent arbitrator and advocate with more than 20 years of academic and professional experience. Specialising in Russian private law, international arbitration, and comparative legal studies. Author of 160+ scientific publications. FCIArb, member of several arbitral institutions. Active educator, frequent speaker and media contributor.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
• Master's in Jurisprudence – St. Petersburg State University, 2004 (Recognised in France as Master's Degree – CEC 7)
• Ph.D. in Law – Civil Law, St. Petersburg State University, 2007 (Recognised in France as Doctorat – CEC 8)
• Advocate (Member of the St. Petersburg Bar Association, reg. no. 78/5047) – since 2010
• Associate Professor in Civil Law – Awarded 2011
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) – since 2014
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
• Visiting Professor, University of Paris Nanterre – 2024–present
• Professor, HSE University – National Research University (St. Petersburg) – 2014–2024
• Guest Lecturer, Gazprom Corporate Institute – 2018–2023
• Associate Professor, State Economic University (St. Petersburg) – 2006–2017
• Lecturer, St. Petersburg State University, Civil Law Department – 2005–2006
LEGAL AND ARBITRATION PRACTICE
• Head of Research, Prime Advice Law Office, St. Petersburg – 2006–present
• Recommended Arbitrator:
• RAA (Russian Arbitration Association, Moscow)
• RIC (Russian Arbitration Center at the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration, Moscow)
• IAC “IUS” (International Arbitration Centre, Kazakhstan)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Civil law · Contract law · Comparative private law · International arbitration · Intellectual property · Legal reforms · Enforcement of arbitral awards · Digital law
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
• Co-author of Civil Law Textbooks (3 parts, under ed. A.P. Sergeev)
• Co-author of Commentaries to the Russian Civil Code (Parts 1–4, under ed. A.P. Sergeev)
• Co-author of Commentary to the Russian Arbitration Law (under ed. D.I. Khvalei)
• 160+ publications in journals such as Zakon, Arbitration Disputes, Corporate Lawyer, CYIL, Patents and Licences
• Media contributions: RBC, Vedomosti, pravo.ru, Forbes, Rapsi
• Personal legal blog: zakon.ru/tatianatereshchenko
EXPERTISE & SERVICE
• Expert Reviewer, Center for Educational Expertise (RANEPA, Moscow) – 2022–present
• Member, Russian Legal Citation Guide Working Group – 2021
• Contributor, World Bank “Doing Business in Russia” Project (bankruptcy, contracts, labor, construction)
• Scientific Supervisor for Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Practitioners’ research projects
RECOGNITION
• Top-rated legal educator by Rossiyskaya Gazeta – 2023, 2024
• Best Teacher (student vote), HSE Faculty of Law – 2022, 2023, 2024
• Listed in Russian Arbitrators Guide – New Generation of Arbitrators
• Multiple Certificates of Appreciation – World Bank, professional associations