DBubulici 0512

Serghei Covali

Biography

Gender: Male

Nationality: Moldova

Type of practitioner:

Arbitrator

Jurisdiction(s) in which admitted to practice (if applicable):

Moldova

Fields of legal expertise:

Civil law, Common law, International law

Practice areas:

Energy and Natural Resources, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Construction, Engineering, Investment Law/ Public International Law

Contact details

Address:

Andrei Doga 32/7, office no 8
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Chișinău 2024
Moldova

Phone:

+37360945450

Email:

Serghei Covali <serghei.covali@covali.md>

Website:

www.covali.md

Languages

  • English: Fluent
  • Romanian: Native
  • Spanish: Fluent
  • Italian: Fluent
  • Russian: Fluent

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).

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