Ms. Boltenko is a dispute resolution practitioner with over a decade of experience in cross-border dispute resolution and international arbitration. Most recently with Fangda Partners in Hong Kong, Ms. Boltenko has also practised with leading arbitration teams in Paris and Singapore.
With a particular focus on public international law, investor-State dispute resolution, and commercial arbitration, Ms Boltenko has acted as legal counsel in investor-State disputes under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the ICSID, the SCC, the ICC, the LCIA, and in various capacities in dozens of commercial disputes in a wide array of industries including oil and gas, mining, infrastructure, construction, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals, across Asia and beyond.
Ms. Boltenko teaches a master of laws degree in arbitration and ADR with a focus on Belt & Road investment law at The University of Hong Kong, where she is a deputy executive director. She is also a professor of law at the Royal University of Law and Economics in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where she teaches a course in investment law at the dual degree program with the Free University of Brussels.
Ms. Boltenko is a proud founding member of the Paris Arbitration Centre. She is also one of the longest-serving editors for the Investor-State Law Guide, where she contributes to the ongoing review and population of one of the leading investor-State databases.
Ms. Boltenko has been consistently recognized in legal rankings, including by Who’s Who Legal, where she has been ranked over the years as a National Leader for Hong Kong and a Thought Leader Global Elite - Under 45. She is described as a “highly motivated and hard-working practitioner who stands out as an excellent choice for investor-state disputes”.
Ms. Boltenko is listed as an arbitrator on the following panels:
Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Asia International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commision (CIETAC)
Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA)
Xi’An Arbitration Commission (XAAC)
Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP)
Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)
Tashkent International Arbitration Center (TIAC)
Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI)
Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC)
British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre (BVIIAC)
Beihai Asia International Arbitration Centre (BAIAC)
Brunei Darussalam Arbitration Centre (BDAC)
Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
South China International Arbitration Center HK (SCIAHK)
Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
Areas of Expertise
Public international law and investor-State dispute resolution
Commercial disputes in a wide array of industries including telecommunications, oil and gas, construction, shareholders, and supply chains
Education
Moscow State Institute (University) of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: specialist in public international law, cum laude, 2005
Paris-1 Pantheon-Sorbonne: LLM in French and EU Law, 2006
Beijing Language and Culture University: Mandarin Chinese studies, 2014
Professional Qualifications
Admitted to practice law in the Russian Federation, 2009
Admitted to the roll of solicitors in Hong Kong SAR, 2020
Registered as a foreign lawyer (Hong Kong SAR and the Russian Federation) with the Singapore International Commercial Court, 2022
Languages Spoken
Fluent English, Russian, and French
Working German and Norwegian
Some knowledge of Mandarin Chinese
