Volodymyr Ponomarov focuses on general litigation matters. Volodymyr graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center where he was a Bradley Scholar of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution and editor for the Georgetown Environmental Law Review. During law school, Volodymyr won the Emory Stange Moot Court Competition and externed at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty where he represented a Sikh client seeking a religious accommodation in the Marine Corps. Upon graduation, Volodymyr was elected to the Order of the Coif. He also earned a law degree in Ukraine.
Experience
- Pharmaceutical manufacturer in litigation involving alleged fraudulent conduct by an alternate funding vendor.
- Foreign sovereign in litigation brought under the Alien Tort Statute and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
- Individual in recovery of stolen jewelry.
Perspectives
February 19, 2025
Second Circuit Decision Opens the Door To Anti-Terrorism Act Suits Against Foreign States
Advisory
November 14, 2024
The Second Circuit Rules Halkbank Lacks Sovereign Immunity From Criminal Prosecution Under the Common Law
Advisory
March 18, 2024
Arnold & Porter Achieves Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Win on Use of Social Media by Public Officials
December 15, 2023
The First but Not the Last: DOJ Announces Historic Charges Against Four Russian Nationals for War Crimes in Ukraine
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement
More
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2022, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
- LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, 2017
- LL.B., LL.M., Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 2016, with honors
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
Languages
- Ukrainian