Nelli Kichigina is a dually-qualified English and Ukrainian lawyer, and Associate at Fietta LLP. She is an English-qualified Solicitor and is admitted to the Ukrainian bar.
Nelli’s practice focuses on international dispute resolution as well as advising on public international law matters. She has worked on a wide range of international disputes, including investor-State and commercial arbitrations. Nelli has represented both sovereign States and private entities in high-profile arbitrations under ICSID, SCC, ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL Rules, as well as in contentious proceedings before the International Court of Justice. She has also been involved in pro bono international human rights matters.
Prior to joining Fietta LLP, Nelli worked as an Associate at major US law firms in London and in the dispute resolution department of a leading Ukrainian law firm in Kyiv. She also served as an English High Court Judicial Assistant, working closely with the multiple judges of the Chancery Division and the Commercial Court.
Nelli holds a first-class honours LLB degree in International Law from the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University and an LLM degree from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
Nelli’s full curriculum vitae is available here.