Ludmila Yamalova

Ludmila is the founder and Managing Partner of the Firm, actively managing and practising since 2009. She is a U.S. qualified attorney, licensed by the State Bar of California. Ludmila has fifteen years of legal experience, six of which was in Silicon Valley, plus three years of business experience in the same area. Prior to moving to Dubai and setting up her practice, Ludmila was Associate General Counsel of a NASDAQ listed company in Silicon Valley, California – Finisar Corporation, a fibre optics company, managing high profile patent litigation and global corporate matters. Ludmila’s native languages are Russian and Ukrainian. She is also fluent in English. She loves spending time with her family and travelling the world. She is an avid snow skier, paddle-boarder, swimmer and scuba diver. She also has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Ludmila launched the region’s only legal podcast, Lawgical with LYLAW. This is a weekly podcast, covering a wide variety of legal topics related to the U.A.E. The current format is a discussion of a particular topic, per episode. Lawgical with LYLAW is available on most podcast platforms.

- The University of Texas, School of Law - Doctor of Law (J.D.)