Kateryna Frolova is an associate in the firm's Trial and Global Disputes Practice Group. She is qualified in England and Wales and has extensive experience in investor-state and international commercial arbitration, English High Court and Court of Appeal litigation, as well as DIFC Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal proceedings. 

Kateryna has a broad practice with a particular interest in international commercial arbitration and litigation involving a CIS or MENA element. She has been involved in a variety of cases across many jurisdictions and industries, including finance, mining, and oil and gas industries. Her recent work includes a number of large-scale energy arbitrations against States. 

Prior to joining the Dubai office of King & Spalding, Kateryna spent two years as an associate in King & Spalding's London office. She previously worked in the arbitration group of a New York-headquartered firm and trained at a Magic Circle law firm, during which time she was seconded to Dubai. Kateryna read Jurisprudence at the University of Oxford and graduated with honours.

Selected Publications

• "Perenco Ecuador Limited v. The Republic of Ecuador, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/6" The Journal of Damages in International Arbitration, Vol 6. Nos. 1 & 2 · Dec 1, 2020
• "Getting the Look for Less? The Blocking Cost: Cartier International v BSkyB (Court of Appeal)" European Intellectual Property Review Volume 39 Issue 1 [2017] E.I.P.R. 39(1), 58-65 · Jan 1, 2017 (Co-Author)
• "The CJEU Attempts to Solve the Puzzle: The Rubik's Cube Saga Comes to an Unexpected End" European Intellectual Property Review, [2017] 39 E.I.P.R. Issue 5 · Jan 1, 2017
• "The UK public is a titillating target: a case comment on Omnibill v Egpsxx" European Intellectual Property Review Volume 37 Issue 6 [2015] E.I.P.R. 383 · May 1, 2015
• "Auteurswhat? Dutch copyright law not tolerated by the CJEU: ACI Adam BV and others v Stichting de Thuiskopie and Stichting Onderhandelingen Thuiskopie Vergoeding (C-435/12)" European Intellectual Property Review Volume 36 Issue 11 [2014] E.I.P.R. 738 · Oct 1, 2014

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