Katerina Ossenova

Position:
International Representative in Washington D.C., USA

E-mail
kossenova@gugushev.com

Education and qualifications
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA, May 2008
J.D., International and Comparative Law Certificate;
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, May 2003
B.A. in Foreign Affairs and Minor in History

Work Experience
Gugushev & Partners Law Office (2008)
International Representative in Washington D.C. USA
Commercial Law Development Program, Department of Commerce, Manama, Bahrain & Muscat, Oman (2007-2008)
CLPD Advisor
Muldoon, Murphy & Aguggia LLP, Washington, DC (2007)
Summer Associate
Research Assistant, Professor Bernard Hibbitts, Pittsburgh, PA (2006-2007)
United Nations Mission in Kosovo, Department of Justice, Pristina, Kosovo (2006)
Legal Intern in the Legal Policy Division
Center for Excellence in Education, McLean, VA (2003-2005)
Director of Development
St. John, Bowling, and Lawrence Law Firm, Charlottesville, VA (2003)
Legal Assistant
U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C. (2002)
Student Intern to Representative Charles F. Bass (R-NH)
Albanese and Associates Law Firm, Fairfax, VA, (1998-2001)
Intern
KPMG International Legal Department, Sofia, Bulgaria, (2000)
Intern

Membership of Professional Bodies
Member of the State Bar of Virginia (2008)

Practice Areas
Bank and Finance Law, Capital Market, Corporate and Commercial Law, Insolvency, Energy Law, Insurance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Privatization, Real Estate and Construction, Tax and International Tax Planning

Honours and Awards
Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship for Bosnian/Serbo-Croatian
Order of the Barristers;
Senior Editor & Symposium Committee Chair of JURIST Legal News & Research Website;
President of  JURIST Student Staff Association;
Selected Team Member & Finalist of the International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition;
Phi Alpha Delta; Pitt Law Women’s Association; International Law Society; Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia
Dean’s List, Colgate Darden Scholarship
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, Financial Vice President
Corks and Curls Yearbook, Managing Board Literary Editor
Young Women Leaders

Language Skills
English, Russian