Alana Yakovlev has, for nearly two decades of experience, maintained a multi-jurisdictional litigation practice with active matters throughout Florida, California, New York, and New Jersey. Her practice focuses on complex business litigation, commercial defense, and white-collar criminal matters, representing individuals, executives, and businesses in high-stakes disputes nationwide.
Ms. Yakovlev has extensive experience litigating sophisticated commercial disputes, including multi-million-dollar partnership and shareholder disputes, business divorces, and dissolution actions. Her practice regularly involves the prosecution and defense of breach of fiduciary duty claims, including matters arising from escrow agreements, misuse or restraint of funds, financial misconduct by partners and officers, and third-party interference.
She has successfully represented clients in actions against financial institutions and banks involving wrongful account freezes, unlawful restraints, interference with client funds, wrongful dishonor, and improper banking practices, frequently in connection with pending commercial or partnership disputes.
An accomplished academic from an early age, Ms. Yakovlev began college at just 16 years old, graduating with honors. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science after attending UC Berkeley and UCLA, and received her Juris Doctor from New York Law School. She has received numerous academic awards and honors throughout her education and legal career.
Ms. Yakovlev has received significant media attention for her work on high-profile and complex matters, including white-collar cases and sophisticated commercial litigation involving allegations of fraud, fiduciary misconduct, and financial wrongdoing. Her courtroom results and strategic advocacy have earned her a strong professional reputation with District Attorneys’ Offices, United States Attorneys’ Offices, and judges overseeing complex business disputes.
Known as an aggressive and highly strategic trial attorney, Ms. Yakovlev thrives in challenging cases. She is frequently retained in matters involving emergency relief, injunctions, ex parte proceedings, and expedited litigation, where swift and decisive action is critical.
She is fluent in Spanish and Russian, and proficient in Italian and Hebrew. Ms. Yakovlev is also a frequent legal commentator on national and international news outlets, including Court TV, Fox News, and Newsmax, offering expert analysis on high-profile cases making headlines across the United States and abroad.
Awards and Recognitions
She has been recognized by Super Lawyers from 2013 through 2026, an honor reserved for attorneys demonstrating excellence in practice. She has also been selected to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Top 40 Under 40, and other elite distinctions recognizing exceptional trial advocacy.
