Galina Usorova

She is a dual-qualified English solicitor and Russian advocate, and holds a Master’s degree in International Commercial Law. Galina works on high profile cross-border commercial disputes, with a particular focus on cases involving allegations of fraud and dishonesty.

Civil fraud is central to Galina’s practice. She has worked on some of the leading High Court cases involving cross-border fraud, asset recovery and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Galina has particular experience of dealing with freezing injunctions, disclosure orders and other forms of interim relief. Galina regularly acts for both claimants and defendants in proceedings before the English High Court and manages disputes conducted in foreign jurisdictions such as the BVI, the Channel Island, Cayman Island, Switzerland and Cyprus. Galina also has experience in sanctions-related advice and litigation.

Galina has a particular interest in ESG litigation and heads the firm's greenwashing team. Galina regularly acts for both claimants and defendants in misrepresentation claims, including in the environmental context. Galina regularly speaks at industry conferences on Greenwashing and ESG related issues, such as at Legal ESG London in June 2024, and at an International School of ESG webinar in April 2024 on ESG and greenwashing in the UK and Europe.

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