Craig Pollack

Craig Pollack draws on over 25 years of litigation and arbitration experience to guide clients through the most complex, cutting edge international disputes. Mr. Pollack has worked on some of the most high profile litigation of recent years, including successfully defending Mr. Oleg Mkrtchan and his related corporate entities against multi-billion dollar claims brought by two separate Ukrainian oligarchs. He is currently engaged in high profile litigation defending claims made by Vale relating to one of Africa’s biggest mining controversies and in defending Magnus Roth in claims made in connection with ownership of Russia's largest fish business (Norebo).

Mr. Pollack acts for major investment banks, hedge funds, public companies, and high net worth individuals and has particular expertise in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, regulatory investigations, and banking and financial markets disputes.

Prior to joining Covington in January 2017, Mr. Pollack was the Global Head of Dispute Resolution at a major international firm.

Mr. Pollack is often invited to speak at industry events and is the author of several key articles including: "Evaluative Mediations: Considerations in deciding whether to agree it" (JAMS International Publication) and "The role of the mediation advocate: a user's guide to mediation" (LCIA Journal).