Serghei Covali

Practice areas

Legal expertise

Relevant arbitration experience

• Sole arbitrator in an ICC international arbitration (FIDIC construction case), under the ICC Rules of 2021;

• President of the arbitral tribunal, in ad hoc international arbitration proceedings (construction arbitration), under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976);

• Co-arbitrator in an ICC international arbitration (FIDIC construction case), under the ICC Rules of 2021;

• Co-arbitrator appointed by a party, in arbitral proceedings before the AmCham Chisinau International Court of Commercial Arbitration, based on their 2017 Arbitration Rules;

• President of the arbitral tribunal, in arbitral proceedings before AmCham Chisinau International Court of Commercial Arbitration, based on their 2017 Arbitration Rules;

• Sole arbitrator, in arbitral proceedings before the AmCham Chisinau International Court of Commercial Arbitration, based on their 2017 Arbitration Rules;

Education & certifications

• ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy (2024);

• Queen Mary University of London, LL.M in International Dispute Resolution (online, 2021);

• BYU Law School (USA), LL.M in Comparative Law (2011);

• Moldova State University Law School, LLB in International Law (2007).

Publications

• Take a Seat! A guide to arbitration seats in Central and Eastern Europe (Moldova chapter), ArbCEE 2025;

• IBA Arbitration Guide (Moldova chapter), October 2024;

• Assessment of Arbitration Law and Practice in Moldova (Report ordered by EBRD and IDLO; co-author, 2021).