Background
Petroff, Svetlana V. was born on December 3, 1956 in New York, New York, United States.
Petroff, Svetlana V. was born on December 3, 1956 in New York, New York, United States.
Wellesley College (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1978). New York Law School (Juris Doctor, 1981). University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law/Faculty of Law, Salzburg University, Austria (Master of Laws, Transnational Business Practice, 1991).
Spoken languages: German and French.
Worked at Rowland & Petroff (New York, NY) specializing in Corporate Law, International Law, Commercial Law, Real Estate Law, Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1982, New Jersey, New York, United States. District Court, District of New Jersey and United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and United States. Court of International Trade.
1992, Florida; 1995, United States. Supreme Court.
Member, New York Law School Law Review, 1979-1981. Topics Editor, New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1980-1981.
Author: Comment, "Constitutional Law--Commerce Clause-State Property Tax on Foreign Commerce-Japan Line Ltd. v. County of Los Angeles," 26 N.Y.L.S.L. Rev. 619, 1981. Co-author: "Memorial and Counter-Memorial," 1981 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court CompetitionEastern Regional Final, Winner Best Brief Award, 2 N.Y.L.S.J. Int'l & Comp.
L. 411, 1981. Member: New York State, New Jersey State, American (Member, Sections on: International Law and Practice. Business Law; Law Office Management) and International Bar Associations. The Florida Bar. (Also Of Counsel, v.
Pander, Willfort & Partner, Munich, Germany).
Member, New York Law School Law Review, 1979-1981. Topics Editor, New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1980-1981.