Anna G. Kornilova practices in the Firm’s Complex Litigation, Government Contracts, and Toxic Torts & Products Liability groups. Her practice primarily involves commercial litigation claims. Ms. Kornilova has extensive experience with complex contract disputes involving government and commercial contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and architect-engineers in breach of contract and design claims, and defective workmanship actions. She currently serves as a trial team member for a multi-party complex engineering and construction matter in Arkansas circuit court, involving a major engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor and the construction of a nearly $1 billion agrochemical plant.
Ms. Kornilova also represents and counsels government contractors on federal procurement contracts and subcontracts including claims and disputes. She advises government contractors on ownership and licensing rights in intellectual property, rights in technical data and proprietary information under government contracts, the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense FAR Supplement, as well as on government contractor performance under classified government contracts and the National Industrial Security Program safeguards and security requirements, and government contractors rights and obligations under in U.S. bankruptcy proceedings.
Ms. Kornilova has experience in the areas of commercial bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, insurance defense and coverage, administrative appeals, zoning/land use law, commercial landlord/tenant disputes, and toxic torts. Most recently, she represented an international pharmaceutical manufacturer in a successful dismissal of all personal injury claims against it. In addition, she was part of a national defense team representing an agricultural company in a complex litigation matter involving claims of cancer from exposure to pesticides.
Ms. Kornilova has represented both commercial debtors and creditors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcies. This has included representing biotech firms, commercial landlords, real estate investment trusts, real estate developers, international retailers, and banks. She has experience prosecuting nondischargeability actions, coordinating Bankruptcy Code Section 363 debtor asset sales involving executory contracts, and overseeing preference actions.
Ms. Kornilova has authored a wide variety of motions and briefs, including summary judgment motions, motions to dismiss, and motions in limine on various substantive, procedural, and evidentiary issues, as well as appellate and administrative appeal briefs. Further, she has experience in bench trials as second chair, as well as mediation and settlement negotiations at the state and federal levels.
Ms. Kornilova is a native speaker of Russian and proficient in French.
Publications
- Another Victory for Reliable Science