Hayk Hovhannisyan

Practice Areas

Dispute resolution

Insolvency

Complex setups

Career

With over 25 years of extensive practice in international and local arbitration and litigation as a party representative, arbitrator, expert, and mediator, Hayk had been a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the first-ever representing Armenia. For his notable achievements in practice and academic work, Hayk had been elected by the Armenian Parliament as a member of the Supreme Judicial Council, the highest autonomous state position in the Judiciary.

Having contributed to the Nation’s Judiciary through developing the e-justice sector, international relations, and introduction of best international practices in judicial management, Hayk is back to private practice and keeps shaping the Armenian legal world via strengthening ADR, managing strategic litigations and reforming domains of law influencing economy, like bankruptcy law with a particular emphasis on financial recovery.

Professional Memberships

Ex-member of ICC International Court of Arbitration  

Ex-Vice-Chairman of the Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Armenia 

Ex-Chairman of Mediators SRO of Armenia 

Ex-Chairman of Arbitration Association of Armenia 

Ex-Member of State Examination Commission for Graduate Students, Faculty of Law, Yerevan State University. 

Lead Expert to EBRD in Armenian Insolvency Law Reform Project 

CEDR accredited mediator 

Accredited mediator by the Ministry of Justice of Armenia 

Member of the Chamber of Advocates of Armenia; ex-representative of the Chamber at the Ministry of Justice of Armenia 

Licensed as Insolvency Office Holder by the Ministry of Justice of Armenia 

Publications

- Working Towards Independence of the Judiciary in Armenia: Interview with Hayk Hovhannisyan 2019 ROLT Alumni https://www.nhc.nl/independence-of-the-judiciary-in-armenia/

- Allocation of Burden of Proof in Works and/or Services Contracts: Theory and Practice, Yerevan, YSU Press, Faculty of Law, Materials of the Conference, 2018

- Top Courts Clarify Time Limits for Recognition of Arbitral Awards, ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin, 2017, Issue 2

- Grounds of challenging arbitral awards and their classification, Digest of materials from 2015 session of postgraduates and applicants of the Faculty of Law of Yerevan State University, January 16, 2016

- The Object of Recourse of the Arbitral Acts in the Republic of Armenia, "Judicial Power" Scientific - Methodical Journal of the Association of Judges of the Republic of Armenia, November 2, 2014

- Problems of applying of several grounds for setting aside of an arbitral award in the Republic of Armenia, Scientific Journal "Justice" 2015

- The Issue of Recognition of Arbitral Awards in the Republic of Armenia, "Judicial Power" Scientific - Methodical Journal of the Association of Judges of the Republic of Armenia, September 2, 2014

- Bankruptcy of Armenia, Guide-book, EBRD, Academy of Justice, 2022

Languages Spoken

English

Russian

French

Armenian

Industry Sector Expertise

Dispute resolution

Insolvency

FDI

Awards