Victoriya Blackhall

Victoriya Blackhall graduated from New York University (magna cum laude), where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Russian Literature. She is a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.  Her practice is concentrated in domestic and international insurance coverage disputes involving first-party property and liability coverages, and coverage issues arising from mass disasters.  Ms. Blackhall also assists clients in policy drafting, claims handling, and litigation in connection with worldwide property and specialty coverages, such as "Kidnap, Ransom, Extortion," "Malicious Product Tampering," "Product Recall," "Contaminated Products," and "Property, Terrorism, Sabotage." Ms. Blackhall co-authored Food Product Recall Insurance: It May Be Newsworthy But Is It Covered?" which was published in the Mealey's Emerging Insurance Disputes Newsletter, CFTC v. Zelener: The Commodity Futures Trading Omission, and A Spot Transaction by Any Other Name, which were published in the Mealey's Emerging Securities Litigation Newsletter.  Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Blackhall was an intern at the United States Attorneys' Office and worked as a law clerk in the insurance industry. She is admitted to the New York and New Jersey bars. She is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Ms. Blackhall is fluent in Russian.