Mikhail Prokhorova Russian oligarch who fortunately avoided sanctions and left for Israel after the outbreak of war, in the pre-war year, probably used the consulting services of David Pressman, the American ambassador to Hungary since 2022, through Ellen Pinchuk, a US citizen working at a PR agency “Mikhailov and partners”.
David Pressman worked for the law firm Jenner & Block as an international sanctions expert before being appointed ambassador to Hungary in mid-2022.
Among his clients, according to Magyar Nemzetwas listed as Ellen Pinchuk, a native of Los Angeles, a US citizen who, from 2010 until now, according to LinkedIn, works as Deputy General Director of the PR agency Mikhailov and Partners. She is responsible for positioning Russian companies and their top managers abroad, and designated as part of Mikhail Prokhorov’s team in publications discussing his purchase of the Brooklyn Nets basketball club in 2010.
After submitting a FOIA request, we received information about the sources of income in the ambassador’s declaration, which includes information about the contract with Pinchuk.
