Domestic and international commercial arbitration

Arbitration represents a flexible and efficient method for resolving commercial disputes, providing confidentiality, expediency, and a specialized adjudicatory framework. Whether domestic or international arbitration is involved, these procedures require rigorous legal preparation and a strategy tailored to the specific context of each case. Our team provides comprehensive assistance in arbitration proceedings, both before national and international arbitration institutions. We offer direct representation or collaborate with other law firms, depending on the complexity of the case and the targeted jurisdiction, with the aim of protecting the client’s interests and ensuring an efficient resolution of the dispute.

Our services in Domestic and international commercial arbitration

Preliminary analysis and arbitration preparation — assessment of the dispute, the arbitration clause, and the prospects of success;

Drafting and incorporation of arbitration clauses into contracts — tailored according to the type of transaction and the selected arbitral forum;

Assistance in the constitution of the arbitral tribunal — appointment of arbitrators and coordination of the selection procedures;

Drafting the request for arbitration and the statement of defense — articulating the legal position and evidentiary strategy;

Representation before the arbitral tribunal — representation of the case during arbitration proceedings;

Management of evidence and expert reports — presentation, analysis, and challenge of technical or financial reports;

Pre-arbitral negotiation and mediation — identifying amicable solutions to prevent escalation of the conflict;

Challenge of arbitral awards — assistance in annulment, recognition, and enforcement proceedings;

Assistance in the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, including under the New York Convention (1958).

Our experience in Domestic and international commercial arbitration

Our colleagues, Alisa Martînov and Andrei Bazatin, have been involved in representation proceedings before the Arbitration Courts in Vienna and Chișinău of the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the State Road Administration in FIDIC disputes, benefiting from the jurisdictional expertise strengthened by Sergiu Cotruță’s experience as an arbitrator within International Association of Road Carriers of Moldova (AITA), as well as the academic foundation provided by the master’s thesis prepared by Cătălin Avxentiev, on the subject of Grounds for Setting Aside an Arbitral Award.

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Our Professionals in Domestic and international commercial arbitration

Andrei Bazatin

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Catalin Avxentiev

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Alisa Martinov

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Domestic and international commercial arbitrationApr 15, 2026

Abolition of the arbitral award in the Republic of Moldova: useful jurisprudential benchmarks for practitioners

The article presents the main grounds for annulment of an arbitral award in the Republic of Moldova, in relation to art. 480 para. (2) of the Civil Procedure Code and the practice of national courts. Relevant cases are analyzed regarding the lack of an arbitration agreement, the illegal establishment of the arbitration, the violation of the right to defense and the disregard of the fundamental principles of the legislation.