Julia Filippova

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Julia Filippova

I am a senior associate in the dispute resolution department specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration, including civil and financial fraud as well as contract and shareholder disputes.

Areas of Expertise

Dispute Resolution

Commercial Litigation

Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery

International Arbitration

Financial Services & Regulatory Disputes

Call +44 20 3036 7101 Email JFilippova@fladgate.com

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I am a senior associate in the dispute resolution department specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration, including civil and financial fraud as well as contract and shareholder disputes.

I have assisted on a number of international High Court and arbitration disputes, leading clients to successful dispute resolution either through obtaining a favourable judgment or arbitral award or via a favourable settlement. The matters I have acted on often included interim relief applications, such as worldwide freezing, asset disclosure, receivership or other interim relief orders.

I have acted on several matters where complex investment or financial fraud was alleged, which necessitated instruction of experts in foreign law, property and fund valuation as well as forensic accountants and private investigators.

I have advised clients on cross-border insolvency under the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 and assisted on several LCIA and ICC arbitrations concerning contract, joint venture and shareholder disputes.

I have acted on several matters where complex litigation and arbitration strategies had to be developed and implemented, which included tracing and recovery of assets in multiple jurisdictions as well as cross-border enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards against individuals and corporate entities.

Outside of work, I enjoy exercising, walking, travelling and reading.

Experience

Assisted on a large investment dispute involving the Vatican which culminated in a 2-week trial in summer 2024: Athena Capital Fund v Secretariat of State of the Holy See [2025] EWHC 355. This litigation raised complex issues of foreign law, including Italian and Luxembourg law, as well as fund valuation and property valuation issues

Assisted on a shareholder dispute between two groups of shareholders in a UK company which was heard in the High Court (Insolvency and Companies List) and which resulted in declarations favourable to our clients: Kamenetskiy v Zolotarev [2023] EWHC 2619 (Ch)

Assisted on an ICC construction arbitration dispute involving a state-owned company (the Respondent) and an Italian Claimant. This arbitration involved complex assignment and foreign law issues, which necessitated instruction of foreign law experts in Ukrainian, Italian and French law

Assisted on a complex partnership dispute between two Russian businessmen which culminated in a High Court trial, with judgment of over US$ 7.5 million for our client: Bestolov v Povarenkin [2019] EWHC 1992 (Comm)

Assisted on a complex joint venture dispute in relation to a valuable asset in Moscow, Trekhgornaya Manufaktura: Danilina v Chernukhin [2018] EWHC 39 (Comm); [2018] EWHC 2503 (Comm). The case involved a successful appeal to the Court of Appeal on security for costs: [2018] EWCA Civ 1802

Assisted on two reported cases brought by a creditor Russian bank against beneficial owners of debtor companies: JSC BM Bank v Vladimir Kekhman and others [2018] EWHC 791 (Comm) and JSC BM Bank v Andrey Chernyakov and others [2016] EWHC 2583; [2017] EWHC 2564. In JSC BM Bank v Vladimir Kekhman there were findings of complex financial fraud and manipulation of financial accounts, on which forensic accountants prepared an expert report. The Defendant’s knowledge of and involvement in the fraud was disputed and was inferred by the court based on all the evidence presented to it and on the results of the cross-examination, during which the Defendant proved to be a thoroughly dishonest witness

Represented a Swiss financier in a complex investment fraud case: ENG King Limited and another v Vincent Petrillo [2016] EWHC 3801 (Comm)