Aleksandra Makusheva
Junior Associate
Aleksandra specialises in dispute resolution and transaction structuring across the shipping, chartering and freight forwarding sectors. Her areas of particular expertise include general average, marine insurance and the arbitration of commercial disputes.
Tel+7 (812) 640 07 98
Emailamk@navicus.law
Key Practice Areas
Commercial Disputes
Assisting in representing Russian and foreign clients across a broad spectrum of commercial disputes, including those arising from contracts for the carriage of goods, supply and works.
Insurance Disputes
Formulating legal arguments on behalf of policyholders and insurers in disputes involving a wide range of insurance policies, including cargo and liability insurance.
International Arbitration
Resolving commercial shipping disputes.
Representative Experience
- Drafted a Request for Arbitration for submission to the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) concerning a dispute under a naphtha supply contract, with $13 million in dispute.
- Assessed the risks associated with the purchase of vessels by the ultimate charterer from an intermediate charterer. The vessels had an original value of US$110 million.
- Evaluated the risks and prospects of recovering insurance indemnity for general average expenditure and damage to oversized cargo sustained during a storm on a voyage from China to Russia.
- Prepared back-to-back oil supply agreements.
Additional Information
- Graduated with honours from Kutafin Moscow State Law University with a Specialist degree in Law.
- Completed studies in Chinese law at Peking University.
- Participated in moot court competitions concerning Chinese law and acted as a judge in a mock hearing before the Court of the Eurasian Economic Union, organised at the International and Comparative Law Research Center (ICLRC).
- Fluent in English, with some knowledge of Mandarin Chinese.
NAVICUS.LAW
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St. Petersburg, 191124, Russia
Tel.: +7 (495) 640 07 98 (Moscow)
Tel.: +7 (812) 640 07 98 (St. Petersburg)
Email: navicus@navicus.law
