Ksenia Polyarskaya is a senior law clerk in Pillsbury’s Litigation practice.
During law school, Ksenia helped advance Illinois’ Funded Advocacy and Independent Representation (FAIR) Act through Northwestern’s Children and Family Justice Center. She also became a certified mediator through the school’s Mediation Practicum, competed as an oralist in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and received special recognition for her pro bono service.
Before law school, Ksenia taught and conducted research in Kazakhstan as a Fulbright grantee.
Ksenia is not admitted to practice law.
Professional Highlights
- 2024 Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund Awardee
- 2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Alumni Ambassador
- Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Oralist
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- Executive Editor, Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
- Participated in the First Generation Law Student Society and Women’s Leadership Coalition at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Education
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J.D., Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2026
B.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
Languages
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Russian