
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:
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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