Faculty of Law of the Moscow State University of Law named after O.E.Kutafin, Russia
Kingston University, London
Background: Polina Savvina is a versatile lawyer in the corporate and commercial practice with extensive expertise in employment matters.
Polina advises clients on cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, and on a number of specific areas including aircraft financing and leasing, concession agreements, distribution and lease agreements, public-private partnerships etc.
Polina’s experience also includes legal advice on joint ventures, corporate governance and general corporate issues, as well as advising clients on the compliance of their on-going business operations with the mandatory requirements of Russian law. Polina was recommended by Best Lawyers® 2022 in the field of labor and employment law.
Polina is co-author of numerous articles and comments on various legal topics published on CEE Legal Matters1, RBC2,3, Pravo.ru4and has also been a speaker at numerous webinars and seminars on different legal topics.
Before joining GRS, Polina accumulated over 8 years experience as senior lawyer at the Moscow office of a leading European law firm where she specialized in corporate law, contract law and labor law matters. Prior to this role, she worked at several prominent European and international law firms, gaining extensive experience in a broad range of legal areas.