Anastasia Davis Bondarenko
Anastasia founded Davis Dispute Advisory to bridge the worlds of international arbitration, finance, and enforcement. With over 15 years of experience guiding clients through high-stakes disputes, she brings a unique perspective shaped by practice at leading international law firms in Paris and senior leadership roles in the global litigation funding industry.
Anastasia has been recognized as one of Lawdragon’s 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance and as a Thought Leader in Third Party Funding by Who’s Who Legal. Her career has taken her from advising sovereigns and multinational companies in cross-border disputes to advising investors and managing multi-jurisdictional enforcement campaigns worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Combining her professional experience with an Executive MBA from HEC Paris, Anastasia partners with clients and counsel to achieve meaningful outcomes from complex disputes. She also contributes to the arbitration community as Secretary General of Paris Arbitration Week and as a Board Member of YCAP.
Experience
| FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP | |
| Senior Vice President, Legal Assets | 2021 – 2025 |
| VANNIN CAPITAL | 2018 – 2021 |
| Managing Director | 2020 – 2021 |
| Associate Director | 2018 – 2020 |
| THREE CROWNS LLP | |
| Associate | 2014 – 2018 |
| FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP | |
| International Arbitration Trainee | 2013 |
| DENTONS FORMERLY SALANS LLP | 2013 |
| International Arbitration Trainee | 2013 |
| UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME – LEGAL SUPPORT OFFICE | 2011-2012 |
| Articling Intern | |
| UNICEF BARBADOS AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN | 2010 |
| Law Clerk at Magistrate’s Court |
Bar admissions
- Quebec
- New York
- Paris (currently non-practising)
Education
- Master of Business Administration, Finance Specialization (EMBA), with Distinction, Best Award 2025, Recipient of the HEC Paris Scholarship for Excellence and Forté Scholarship, HEC Paris, 2025
- Certificates of public and private international law, The Hague Academy for International Law, 2015
- Master of Laws in International and European Law, University of Geneva, 2011
- Juris Doctor (JD - Common Law), Cum Laude, Dean's Honor List, University of Ottawa, 2010
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. - Civil Law), Université de Montréal, 2008
Languages and nationalities
Languages:
- English
- French
- Russian
- Hebrew
Nationalities:
- Canadian
- French
Recognitions
- Thought Leader in Third Party Funding - Lexology (previously Who’s Who Legal) – 2020-2025
- Global Leader in Litigation Finance - Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance – 2021-2026
- Recipient of HEC Best Award 2025 for academic excellence
- Recipient of the HEC Paris Scholarship for Excellence – 2024-2025
- Recipient of Forté Scholarship – 2024-2025
Professional Affiliations
- Paris Arbitration Week, Board Member – Secretary General, 2025
- Paris Arbitration Week, Board Member – VP Partnerships, 2024-2025
- YCAP (Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners), Board Member, 2022-Present
- CFA40 (Comité français de l’arbitrage), Co-chair, 2020-2023
- Member of ICC Canada Nominations Commission, 2021-2024
- ICC Canada Arbitration Committee – France Laison, 2021 - 2024
- Member of ICC Canada
- Member of Arbitral Women
Our Global Network
We work with a hand-picked network of trusted advisers, consultants, investigators, funders, asset-tracing specialists, industry experts, and local counsel across key jurisdictions. Each team is tailored to the specific needs of the case and led by us, ensuring clients benefit from the right expertise under unified strategic coordination.