I have a deep understanding of CIS clients’ legal, business, and cultural needs, coupled with sector-specific knowledge and a practical, commercial approach. While my primary focus is fraud, my practice spans a broad spectrum of commercial litigation — such as employment class actions, construction disputes, shareholder disputes, white collar crime investigations, and IP disputes — making me a generalist litigator with the ability to handle disputes across a variety of fields. I also act for clients outside the CIS region and regularly advise on cases with a strong international dimension.
My expertise includes all aspects of disclosure and eDisclosure, and I have managed complex document review processes using platforms such as Everlaw and Relativity. I am currently part of Fieldfisher’s eDisclosure practice and pursuing Everlaw certification. I feel passionate about enhancing lawyers’ work via technology and AI, and due to my extensive legal tech experience, I can act as a conduit between the legal and technical worlds. I also feel strongly about improving access to justice via technology and advocate for it in my pro bono work with the Innocence Project.
I was called to the Bar in 2009 (unregistered) and was the first Russian speaker to achieve that and, before joining Fieldfisher in 2018, spent nearly seven years at a top 20 international City firm where I did my training contract and practised as a construction disputes lawyer. I am a recipient of a major award from the Inner Temple, including the Duke of Edinburgh Scholarship and the Allen Levy QC Scholarship.
I was born and grew up by the Caspian Sea in the Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan and moved to England in 1998. In my spare time I enjoy reading science fiction and dystopian genre books, attending opera and theatre, playing the piano, vocal lessons, studying ballet and performing.
Cases of Note (High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, LCIA):
- PJSC Tatneft v. Bogolyubov and ors – Secured a win for our client in a $300 million energy fraud dispute in the High Court. Nominated for Litigation Team of the Year by The Lawyer in 2021.
- Privatbank v Kolomoisky and others – Acting for the Defendant in this multibillion-dollar banking fraud claim in the High Court. Recognised as a Top 20 Case of 2020 by The Lawyer.
- Aeroflot v Berezovsky – Acting for a Claimant in this multimillion airline fraud case in the High Court and Court of Appeal.
- Inquest into the death of Alexander Litvinenko – High-profile inquiry into the polonium poisoning of a former Russian intelligence officer.
- Fluor Ltd v Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Ltd – Acting for the Defendant in the TCC in the multimillion-dollar construction dispute involving US and Chinese parties.
- Abdar v Wm Morrison Supermarkets – Leading on workstream in a multimillion equal pay class action claim with a class of over 3,000 claimants.
- Acting for the Claimant in the pre-action stage of LCIA arbitration concerning delays and defects in a major international construction project, value circa $300 million.
- Acting for the Defendant in LCIA arbitration involving allegations of energy fraud, value $1.6 billion.