IZABELLA PRUSSKAYA, LL.M., Esq.
Russia (9 PQE), New York (6 PQE), England & Wales (5 PQE), British Virgin Islands (4 PQE), SIMI Mediator (Singapore).
Native in Russian, fluent in English and French, proficient in German.
I have over 7 years of legal experience in common and civil law countries advising in a broad range of complex disputes across several sectors: oil and gas, shipping, large scale infrastructure, telecommunications, international trade, banking, IT and yachting.
I have significant commercial, investment and sports arbitration experience with seats in France, Switzerland, Russia, UK, Hong Kong and Singapore. I have been involved in litigation in the high courts of England, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, France, BVI, and Switzerland. I have also participated in white collar fraud trials and investigations, pre-dispute and enforcement proceedings.
In addition to my disputes practice, I have knowledge of corporate, trade, commercial, financial, maritime and shipping law. I have on numerous occasions advised on sactions matters and acted for states and state-related entities. I also act as an arbitrator, negotiator and mediator and have an extensive experience in business development.
My work experience includes:
• Senior Solicitor at Belgravia Law in London
• Expert Associate at CMS in Monaco
• Offshore Disputes Associate at Carey Olsen in London and BVI
• Juriste at Three Crowns LLP in Paris
• Legal Consultant at Timofeev, Vahrenwald & Partners LLP in Moscow
I trained with:
• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP in Paris
• Hogan Lovells International LLP in Paris and Moscow
• ICC Secretariat and International Centre for ADR in Paris
I studied at the Université Paris-Est Créteil (France, International Business Litigation Diploma), Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Chicago, LL.M. with honors and Kellogg School of Management), Higher School of Economics in Moscow, and Westfälische-Wilhelms Universität in Münster, Germany. I also worked as an audio assistant at XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
