The IAC Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026, Astana, Kazakhstan
Panel 4. Cross-Border M&A Disputes: Why They Arise & How to ResolveModerator: Joe Tirado, International Arbitrator, Mediator & ADR Consultant, TiradoADR Limited
At IAC Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026 in Astana, Anastasiia Dulska speaks on resolving cross-border M&A disputes, examining how parties build an effective dispute resolution strategy when international transactions fail. Her session explores the interplay between international arbitration and national courts, including emergency interim relief, asset freezing, disclosure, and award enforcement, and explains when litigation outperforms arbitration in complex fraud and shareholder disputes by reaching non-signatories and managing parallel criminal proceedings. She also addresses when a failed M&A transaction may give rise to investment treaty arbitration under a bilateral investment treaty (BIT).
Speakers: Davit Tabatadze, Head of Litigation, BLC Law Office; Chairman, Georgian Association of ArbitratorsArdak Idayatova, Partner & Head of Dispute Resolution Practice, KinstellarBakhyt Tukulov, Partner, TKS DisputesMatthew Drossos, Partner, White & Case LLPAnastasiia Dulska, Associate, Bär & Karrer