Aleksandrs Fillers

Aleksandrs Fillers Latvia

Member of the arbitral tribunal Expert
Latvia Latvian (Latvia) Resident in Latvia English — Fluent French — Intermediate Spanish — Intermediate Latvian — Fluent Russian — Fluent

Surname
Fillers
First name
Aleksandrs
Current professional position
Associate Professor
Organisation / firm
Riga Graduate School of Law
Country of residence
Latvia
Nationality
Latvian (Latvia)
Languages spoken & proficiency
EnglishFluent FrenchIntermediate SpanishIntermediate LatvianFluent RussianFluent

Arbitrator roles
Member of the arbitral tribunal
Expert
Expert
Professional biography
A. Fillers is an associate professor of private international law and private law at Riga Graduate School of Law and a staff member at the University of Antwerp. He has more than ten years of experience in various areas of private law, international commercial law and private international law. He has participated in the preparation of expert opinions for several arbitration proceedings and proceedings before foreign courts.

Expert appointments
Up to 10
5 years in this role

Legal / dispute expertise
Business & Corporate Law Commercial contracts Dispute resolution / arbitration practice Trademarks Unfair competition

Governing law experience
Civil law

Education (degrees)
PhD (University of Antwerp); LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration (Stockholm University); Master Degree (University of Latvia)
Memberships / accreditations
European Institute of Law, European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL)
Publications and/or speaking engagements

1) Extension of Consumer Protection in the EU PIL. Journal of Private International Law, April 2026 2) Who Is Afraid Of Choice-Of-Court Agreements In Domestic Cases? The Inkreal Case and Beyond. Netherlands International Law Review, 2026. 3) Venue in the Brussels Ibis Regulation. Journal of Private International Law, Vol. 21, 2025. 4)Interpretation and application of the CISG by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia: an analysis of the judgment in the Boom Conveyor case" (together with L. Ratniece). Uniform Law Review, Vol. 29, 2024. 5) There is Ordinary Situation and There is Situation in Latvian Arbitration" (together with Dr. I. Kačevska), Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook, 2023. 6) Open-price Contracts under the CISG. European Business Law Review, Vol 35, 2024. 7) CMR in the Practice of Latvian courts. Uniform Law Review, vol. 25, 2020. 8) The Effects of the CJEU’s Ruling in the Polbud Case on Free Movement of Companies. European Business Organization Law Review, 2020. 9) Application of the CISG to Arbitration Agreements. European Business Law Review, vol. 30, 2019. 10) Contradictions and Ambiguities in ECJ Case-Law on Free movement of Companies. Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht, vol. 36, 2018.