• March 2017 Approved as a member (arbitrator) of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Center (EMAC)
• Since 2011 till March 2018 More than 40 times was appointed and participated as arbitrator in disputes resolutions in Latvia and Russia (Moscow, St-Petersburg) - in the Maritime Arbitration Commission (MAC) and in the International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) at the Chamber Commerce Industry in Moscow (Russia), in London court of International Arbitration (LCIA), in German Maritime Arbitrators Association (GMAA), Hamburg, in Riga District Arbitration court (RDAC). As counsel represented client in the ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris, Geneva), GMAA (Hamburg), MAC (Moscow), LMAA.
• 2015 Accepted as an arbitrator of the London Court of International Arbitration (the LCIA), (www.lcia.org). Recommended as one of the leading legal practitioners in the field of maritime law by rating publications “The Legal500” (http://www.legal500.com/firms/17412-marine- legal-bureau/offices/23186- riga/profile) and "Who's Who Legal:Transport 2015" (http://whoswholegal.com/profiles/61830/0/kuznetsov/edward-kuznetsov).
• Since June 2014 Arbitrator–Full Member of the German Maritime Arbitrators Association (GMAA) (http://gmaa.de/en/members/search-for-a-member)
• May 2013􀀁 Called as “The best Member 2003-2013” of the Shiparrested net of maritime lawyers (shiparrested.com) and received official “10 year best shiparrested member trophy, the best of the decade"
• Since August 2011 till now CEO of law firm „Marine Legal Bureau”, Riga, Latvia (www.mlb.lv)
• Since December 2011 till listed as arbitrator of the Maritime February 2017 Arbitration Comission (MAC) at the Chamber Commerce Industry in Moscow (Russia) (http://www.tpprfarb. ru/en/2010-01-13-20-23-47en-/listof- members-of-the-mac)
• Since June 2011 Supporting Member of London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) (http://www.lmaa.org.uk/membershipdetails.aspx?id=2134)

Member

EMAC (Dubai) member, LCIA (London), GMAA (Hamburg) (Full member), LMAA (London) (Supporting member), Transport Lawyers Association (TLA) USA, Deutsch-Russische Juristenvereinigung e.V .