About Olga S.
Olga S. Dmytriyeva trained in two legal structures and in finance. She earned her BA/JD from Donetsk National University in 2008 and finished a MBA in Finance the identical yr at the International Institute of Finance. She then took up superior legal study within the United States, receiving a LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2010.
Her education set a clean worldwide trajectory. After the LL.M., she based a practice that crosses borders. She is admitted to the bars of New York and Illinois, and to the U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of New York and the Northern District of Illinois. She additionally holds legal status in Ukraine. That blend of admissions supports work on cross-border commercial matters, regulatory questions that straddle jurisdictions, and disputes that may land in federal judiciary.
Dmytriyeva has mixed personal practice with bar management. She has served as chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s International Commercial & Trade Law Committee since 2015. In that position she has overseen programming and panels on exchange issues and international dispute resolution. She is likewise a member of the American Bar Association, the place she participates in sections that address worldwide practice and business regulation.
Her background in finance informs how she approaches business things. The MBA offers a grounding in transactional and monetary principles that may be relevant in negotiations and litigation alike. That practical monetary point of view is paired with study of comparative regulation, giving her an ability to translate legal frameworks throughout national systems.
Colleagues describe her strategy as pragmatic and detail-oriented. She has labored on matters that require coordination throughout counsel in diverse nations and that call for attention to both procedural stakes and business results. The aggregate of Ukrainian legal training and U.S. advanced study positions her to manage matters involving Eastern European clients or issues tied to that area as well.
She is currently primarily based at SmithAmundsen, where she continues to handle worldwide business and exchange matters and related disputes. Her practice addresses international transactions, regulatory questions, and litigation in both state and federal courts.
