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Boris Telyatnikov
Partner
Expertise
  • Commercial Litigation
  • International commercial Arbitration
  • Civil fraud and asset recovery
  • Shareholders' Disputes
  • Banking Litigation
  • Sanctions
Admissions:
  • Law Society of England and Wales
  • Higher Rights of Audience (Civil & Criminal)
Qualifications & Education:
  • Law (LLB), London School of Economics and Political Science
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Boris specializes in advising corporates and high net worth individuals in complex, high-value proceedings (High Court litigation and arbitration) often with cross-jurisdictional elements across a range of industry sectors, including financial services, natural resources and TMT.

He represents clients in arbitrations under various institutional rules, including LCIA, ICC, SIAC and CAS, as well as ad hoc proceedings. Boris also regularly advises on regulatory investigations and enforcement matters, as well as white collar crime and sanctions.

Clients say “Boris is a highly intelligent litigator, with good tactical sense and commercial judgment. He is also a pleasure to deal with” (Legal 500 UK, 2022).

Boris speaks English, Russian and German and has a long track record of advising clients from Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia in relation to contentious issues.

Boris graduated from the London School of Economics & Political Science before training and qualifying at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in London in 2008. Prior to joining Enyo Law in 2020, Boris also practised at Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP and Taylor Wessing LLP. He is a Solicitor Advocate.

Representative cases:

  • UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30
  • Alexander Gorbachev v Andrey Guriev, T.U. Reflections Ltd, First Link Management Services Limited & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 327; [2022] EWCA CIV 1270 
  • Advising two high net worth individuals in relation to an English High Court claim for possession/damages in relation to a valuable collection of oriental art and antiques, including various ancillary relief (Golubovich v Golubovich v Mirimskaya [2021] EWHC 2099 (Ch))
  • Advising and acting for a global mining and smelting company in relation to a number of LCIA proceedings concerning various contracts and related financial instruments 
  • Acting for a Central Asian State in relation to a BIT claim under UNCITRAL rules 
  • Acting on a Swiss seated arbitration in relation to licensing of sports rights
  • Representing an Eastern European fund in relation to fraud claims in the English High Court as well as linked proceedings in several offshore jurisdictions in Europe and the Caribbean
  • Advising a high net worth individual in relation to breach of oral trust claims in several offshore jurisdictions in Europe and the Caribbean
  • Acting for a number of investors in relation to a pyramid investment scheme and related asset tracing
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News
Jul 15, 2025
The Hague Judgments Convention: a “game-changer” for cross border dispute resolution?
On 1 July 2025, the Hague Judgments Convention came into force in the UK, applying to proceedings commenced after that...
Jun 5, 2025
Challenging jurisdiction – Court provides further guidance as to the test for challenging jurisdiction / an order for alternative service / full and frank failures
Recent Commercial Court judgment provides further clarity on these frequently argued points (Alimov v Mirakhmedov & Ors (Rev1) [2024] EWHC...
Jun 3, 2025
Brandon O’Neil joins Enyo Law
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Jun 2, 2025
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In an important judgment of relevance to competition litigation and the digital assets market, on 21 May 2025, the Court...