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Westerberg & Partners Offices
REGERINGSGATAN 66
P.O. Box 3101
103 62 Stockholm
Sweden
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Ginta Ahrel
Work Department
Dispute resolution
Position
Ginta is specialized in international arbitration and enforcement of arbitral awards and foreign judgments. She regularly serves as sole, chair and party-appointed arbitrator and has handled proceedings under the rules of several leading arbitral institutions and ad hoc. Ginta has particular focus on international trade, construction, energy, IT and post-M&A disputes. Recent mandates as counsel include acting for foreign investors against the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National Bank of Kazakhstan in enforcement proceedings and acting for a major Russian natural resources company in set-aside proceedings against the Republic of Lithuania.
Career
Ginta is a founding partner of Westerberg & Partners. Before she decided to pursue her carrier at law Ginta worked with sales of telecommunications equipment and project management at Ericsson in Sweden and Latvia.
Languages
Ginta is fully proficient in Swedish, English and Russian, while her native language is Latvian.
Memberships
Ginta serves as board member of the Arbitration Institute of the SCC, Swedish Arbitration Association and Swedish Women in Arbitration Network.
Lawyer Rankings
Sweden > Dispute resolution
Boutique firm Westerberg & Partners has considerable experience representing major clients, including global corporations and sovereign states, in complex international commercial arbitration and litigation proceedings, particularly in the energy, construction, infrastructure, and insurance sectors. The team, which is led by public international and human rights law specialist Maria Fogdestam Agius in Stockholm, also has expertise in relation to investment treaty arbitrations. Ginta Ahrel and Therese Isaksson focus on international commercial and investment arbitration as well as the enforcement of arbitral awards and foreign judgments. Fellow arbitration specialist Natalia Petrik joined the firm in February 2024 from the SCC Arbitration Institute.