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Bruno Rucinski

Associate

Email

Bruno.Rucinski@aoshearman.com

Phone

+971 4 426 6819

Offices

Dubai

V-CARD
Bruno's areas of practice include international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration and public international law. He has acted on arbitrations under international and local institutional rules (including the ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, and DIAC). In addition to advising on English law, he frequently advises on DIFC and ADGM law. 
Bruno regularly writes on issues arising from arbitration and litigation, and particularly on developments in contract law. Alongside his work as counsel, Bruno has an active pro bono practice, with a focus on civil and human rights. 
 
Bruno is fluent in English and Italian, he speaks conversational French, and is learning Romanian. 
 

Experience

Pro bono

  • Assisted two clients on separate cases with Coram Children’s Legal Centre. One concerned an application for British citizenship and the other an application for a British passport. Both cases concluded with a positive result for the client.
  • Assisted two clients who had been excluded from school in separate cases with Just For Kids Law. Prepared submissions to negotiate with school and argue case in front of Board of Governors. Both cases concluded with a positive result for the pupil.
  • Worked with Systemic Justice to research and prepare case summaries of key decisions in the courts of England and Wales and the European Court of Human Rights to assist in the mapping out of the jurisdictional landscape in relation to Climate Justice and Policing.
  • Worked with Black Equity Organisation researching, preparing, and editing sections of their submission to the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.
  • Worked with REDRESS to research and prepare sections of a report in relation to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) asset recovery framework to present to the ICC's 'Assembly of State Parties'.
  • Assisted a client with Z2K with their successful Employment and Support Allowance appeal before a tribunal.
  • Mentored two students with Brightside Mentoring.
  • Worked with Maternity Action to research, draft, and revise sections of the Report on the Regulation of Debt Collection Practices for Maternity Action.

Published Work

  • Bruno Rucinski & Alexander Kardos-Nyheim (2024), ‘Arbitration clause triumphs over Russian court proceedings’, A&O Shearman, A&O Shearman on arbitration
  • Bruno Rucinski (2024), ‘From Evasion to Enforcement: How the English Commercial Court Recaptured NIOC’s Undervalued Property Transfer to Enforce an Arbitral Award’, Kluwer Arbitration Blog
  • Bruno Rucinski & Chris Crawford (2024), ‘Czech Republic draws blood after English High Court finds serious irregularity in investment treaty arbitration award’, Allen & Overy, Arbitration Insights
  • Bruno Rucinski (2024), ‘No Nexus, No Freeze: Dubai Court Narrows Scope of its Jurisdiction to Grant Interim Relief in Support of Foreign Proceedings’, Young ITA Newsletter – Winter 2024 Edition
  • Bruno Rucinski (2024), ‘Abu Dhabi Launches New Arbitration Centre’, Young ITA Newsletter – Winter 2024 Edition
  • Bruno Rucinski (2024), ‘English High Court finds that State immunity is irrelevant in ICSID arbitration award registrations’, Allen & Overy, Arbitration Insights
  • Bruno Rucinski (2024), ‘Limitation of liability under the microscope’, Allen & Overy, Compact Contract
  • Bruno Rucinski (2023), ‘English High Court applies issue estoppel to prevent Russia arguing that the English courts lacked jurisdiction to enforce a USD 60bn arbitral award’, Allen & Overy, Arbitration Insights
  • Bruno Rucinski (2023), ‘Climate change grounds insufficient to overturn oil and gas licensing – yet’, Sustainable Growth Voice
  • Bruno Rucinski (2023), ‘English High Court sets aside USD 11bn arbitral award against Nigeria on grounds of serious irregularity’, Allen & Overy, Arbitration Insights
  • Bruno Rucinski (2023), ‘Exclusion clauses: grasping the nettle at the summary stage’, Allen & Overy, Compact Contract
  • Bruno Rucinski (2023), ‘Climate litigation: pension scheme trustee case dismissed but scrutiny continues’, Sustainable Growth Voice
  • Bruno Rucinski (2023), ‘Court confirms requirement to make timely objections extends to partial awards’, Allen & Overy, Arbitration Insights
  • Bruno Rucinski (2023), ‘What ClientEarth’s Shell lawsuit dismissal means for climate litigation’, Sustainable Growth Voice
  • Bruno Rucinski (2023), ‘Sign your engagement letter. It’s not up for negotiation’, Allen & Overy, Compact Contract
  • Bruno Rucinski (2022), ‘The Arbitration Act 1996 Under Review’, Young ITA Newsletter – Fall 2022 Edition
  • Bruno Rucinski (2022), ‘Court summarily dismisses challenge to tribunal’s jurisdiction’, Allen & Overy, Arbitration Insights
  • Bruno Rucinski (2022), ‘Choppy waters for party seeking to invoke termination clause’, Allen & Overy, Compact Contract
  • Bruno Rucinski (2022), ‘Straddling the fence - contractual interpretation in the abstract’, Allen & Overy, Compact Contract
  • Bruno Rucinski (2022), ‘Box, box, box: implied term causes Force India to pit’, Allen & Overy, Compact Contract
  • Bruno Rucinski (2021), ‘Saviour Siblings, Commercial Organ Donation and Commercial Surrogacy: Finding the Right Balance between Acceptable Instrumental Use and Impermissible Commodification’, Oxford University Undergraduate Law Journal (won ‘Best Private Law Submission’, as adjudicated by the Rt Hon. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2017)

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) member 
  • International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) member

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2023

Academic

L.P.C. LL.M, BPP Law School, 2021 (Distinction)

LL.B, Oxford University, 2020, Law (First Class Honours, Moritz-Heyman Scholar, various prizes)

Erasmus, University of Siena, 2019, Italian Law (equivalent to First Class Honours)

Languages

English, French, Italian
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.