Mirza Chiragov added to the Riga Arbitration Court’s list of permanent arbitrators
The Riga Arbitration Court announces the addition of Mirza Chiragov to its list of permanent arbitrators. Mr. Chiragov specializes in the law of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Russian Federation and EU member states. His appointment expands the court’s expertise in cross-border disputes involving these jurisdictions. The RAC’s list of arbitrators currently includes 58 lawyers from nine countries.
Professional activity
Mr. Chiragov is an arbitrator and accredited mediator. His experience in corporate and commercial law exceeds 15 years. His main areas of practice include:
mergers and acquisitions (M&A); insolvency (bankruptcy) proceedings and subsidiary liability; intellectual property law; disputes in the field of digital technologies.
Mr. Chiragov has experience managing complex multi-jurisdictional disputes. LegalTech and FinTech form a separate area of his work.
Education and academic activity
Mr. Chiragov holds two Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees and is a PhD candidate in law. His second LL.M. degree, in the program “International Business and Trade Law,” was obtained with distinction from the European Humanities University (Vilnius, 2025). The program covered international commercial arbitration, international investment law, comparative commercial law, and international commercial contracts.
Mr. Chiragov teaches at a university and participates in international professional conferences and forums, including in London, Zurich, Milan, and Helsinki. He is the author of a monograph on copyright and numerous scholarly publications, and a laureate of an international digital innovation award (Milan).
Working languages
English, Russian, Azerbaijani, Turkish.
Relevance for parties to contractual relationships
Parties entering into contracts with counterparties from Azerbaijan and Georgia may choose the laws of these countries as the applicable law and submit disputes for resolution to the Riga Arbitration Court. The RAC’s rules provide for the parties’ right to agree on the applicable law and the language of proceedings.
The parties may appoint an arbitrator by mutual agreement from the list of permanent arbitrators. Thus, a dispute governed by the laws of Azerbaijan or Georgia can be heard by an arbitrator who specializes in the relevant law. When enforcing the award abroad, the 1958 New York Convention applies, to which Azerbaijan and Georgia are both parties.
The full list of RAC arbitrators is available on the court’s website: https://court.lv/ru/reglament/tretejskie-sudi/
For questions regarding the wording of the arbitration clause and the applicable law, please contact the Riga Arbitration Court’s registry: kanceleja@court.lv, +371 67 365 100.
This article is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.