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Hanna Sianko
Hanna Sianko is a legal professional whose current work centres on extradition matters and INTERPOL-related issues, including notices, diffusions and data protection. Her practice areas are international criminal law, human rights law and international commercial law, with a particular focus on the point where criminal accountability meets human rights protection.
Extradition and INTERPOL matters
Hanna currently advises on extradition matters and on INTERPOL-related issues: notices, diffusions and data protection. This work covers cross-border issues and the protection of clients' rights within international cooperation mechanisms. Her wider practice spans international criminal law, human rights law and international commercial law, and she pays particular attention to the point where criminal accountability meets human rights protection.
Education and background
- Education spanning the United Kingdom and the United States
- Master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), with a dissertation on human rights violations
- A background in international development that complements her legal training, so she can approach matters from both legal and policy perspectives
- Team Leader in the Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot, and a participant in an arbitration moot competition
Professional experience and languages
Hanna has worked at the Community Legal Advice Center in London on civil, regulatory and commercial matters, where her work concerned access to justice and procedural safeguards. She has also worked in business and commercial environments, and her professional background spans both the legal and the policy spheres. She is fluent in English, Russian and Spanish.
