Izabella Prusskaya is an accomplished international lawyer and arbitration practitioner qualified in four jurisdictions—Russia, New York, England & Wales, and the British Virgin Islands. With over nine years of experience spanning both common and civil law systems, she has built a distinguished career advising clients in complex, cross-border disputes across sectors such as energy, shipping, infrastructure, banking, and technology. Fluent in Russian, English, German and French, she brings a uniquely multilingual and multicultural perspective to her international practice. Her professional background reflects extensive experience in arbitration and litigation, with cases seated in France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Russia.
Her academic and professional training reflect a global orientation. Izabella holds postgraduate degrees from the National University of Singapore (International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution LL.M.), Université Paris-Est Créteil (Diploma in International Business Litigation), and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in Chicago (LL.M. with honors, including classes at Kellogg School of Management). She also studied law at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow and Westfälische-Wilhelms Universität in Münster, Germany. She is an author of 17 legal articles.
Nationality
Russia
Working Languages
Russian
English
French
German
Areas of Expertise
International Commercial Arbitration
Mediation
International Litigation
Offshore Disputes
Private Clients
Commodities Trading
Maritime Law
Economic Sanctions
Bar Information
New York, 2018
England & Wales, 2020
BVI, 2021
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