Personal bio
Ilia has represented clients in a wide variety of complex commercial disputes across many industry sectors, including construction and engineering, energy, financial services, industrials, technology, media and telecommunications, timber, and agribusiness. He has acted as counsel in disputes under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, and SIAC rules. Ilia is recognized by The Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Who's Who Legal: Commercial Litigation, and Lexology's Client Choice Awards as a leading commercial litigation lawyer, who knows "how to turn the peculiarities of the Russian court system" to his clients' advantage and "goes through very difficult legal issues in a way that would present the client's side well to judges."