I offer legal and financial translation from French, German and Russian into English. I also offer the revision of texts written by non-native speakers of English to sound fluent, idiomatic and persuasive.


Education

MSc Finance and Financial Law, 2021, SOAS, University of London

• Grade: Distinction

Modules: Dissertation (awarded distinction), Corporate Finance, Financial Law, Regulation of International Capital Markets, Legal Aspects of International Finance, Introduction to Law and to Finance, Research Methods

M.A. Applied Translation Studies, 2006, London Metropolitan University

• Grade: Distinction

B.A. (Hons) Russian and French, 2005, University College London/School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London

• Grade: First-class honours with Distinction in Spoken Russian and Distinction in Spoken French

• Dean’s List Award for outstanding achievement in the Faculty of Arts, Languages and Humanities for the 2004–2005 academic session

• Violet Hall Prize in French for the 2004–2005 academic session

• UCL competitive studentship with Université du Québec à Montréal, autumn term, September 2003

• UCL Sessional Prize in Slavonic and East European Studies for the 2002–2003 academic session from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies

• UCL Sessional Prize in Slavonic and East European Studies for the 2001–2002 academic session from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies


Examples of previous projects

Dedicated Russian-to-English translator on retainer for a Silver Circle firm in a dispute where the pleaded damages exceeded US$1 billion.

Translations of pleadings from German into English for a Magic Circle firm in disputes regarding various cartels and an investor-state dispute in the energy sector.

Translations from German into English for an Am Law 100 law firm of a series of decisions of the Düsseldorf and Wiesbaden Administrative Courts and the Higher Administrative Court of Hesse in a matter regarding German gambling law and regulations.

Translation from German into English of "Futura: the typeface", published in October 2017 by Laurence King. A book examining one of the most popular typefaces ever created, in celebration of its 90th anniversary. Includes essays written by renowned design writers Steven Heller, Erik Spiekermann and Christopher Burke. Edited by Petra Eisele, Professor of Design History and Design Theory at the University of Mainz; Dr Annette Ludwig, Director of the Gutenberg Museum and Isabel Naegele, Professor of Typography at the University of Mainz. WorldCat: https://www.worldcat.org/title/futura-the-typeface/oclc/994231781