Karina Sidorova

Head of anticrisis management and bankruptcy practice

Specialization

Bankruptcy, civil law, arbitration.

Education

In 2011 Karina graduated from the Department of Civil Procedure of the law faculty of St. Petersburg State University. In 2017 she received a Master's degree in law in at the HSE. In 2016 Karina passed the exam to be granted the status of arbitration managing director.

Career

Karina supported investment projects of one of the Russian banks as an associate. Then she moved to a large law firm and supported bankruptcy procedures. Prior to joining Duvernoix Legal Karina was a partner and a project manager at a law firm. In January 2019, she joined Duvernoix Legal as the head of the crisis management and bankruptcy group.

Achievements

Karina has been recognized by Russian and international rating agencies:

  • Winner of the Lawyers' Rating 2020-2021 in the "Editor's Choice" nomination;
  • In 2018 Karina won the nomination of Best Case;
  • Karina became won the nomination of "Lawyer of the Year 2018" according to Business Petersburg;
  • In March 2019, Karina was awarded in the category "Influential Women of Petersburg 2019".

International Rating Agency Best Lawyers:

  • Since 2021 Karina has been recognized in the category Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

International rating IFLR1000.

  • Under the leadership of Karina Sidorova anticrisis management and bankruptcy practice was nominated in Tier 5 Restructuring and insolvency.

The Pravo.ru-300 Rating: 

  • In 2020, under the leadership of Karina Sidorova, anticrisis management and bankruptcy practice was included in Group 3 (bronze) in the category “Bankruptcy” (including disputes)

Individual rating of lawyers according to “Kommersant”:

  • Karina Sidorova – Band 1 in the category “Bankruptcy” (2021)