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  • About Katerina


    I am a seasoned lawyer with 9 years of experience in corporate, logistics, business, and IP law. I hold a Master's Degree from UC Berkeley, School of Law. I have experience working in the US and Europe.

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    Professional Experience


    Savinkova Law Offices

    Founder/Lawyer 2018 - 2019

    • drafting, reviewing, analyzing, and negotiating complex data, SaaS licenses, distribution agreements, and other outbound commercial contracts related to Clients’ products/services;
    • consulting Startups on business strategies & transactions & IP protection & Tax;
    • advising on information security, privacy, and related issues, including GDPR;
    • determining ways to improve process and procedures in the Clients’ legal departments;


    Chigbu&Co, LLP

    Paralegal, Intern 2017 - 2016

    • drafting entity formation documents; incorporating companies in the US;
    • organizing board meetings & attending corporate meetings; preparing agendas, drafting proxies, minutes of meetings;
    • drafting NDA’s (confidentiality agreements);
    • working with Salesforce.com CRM system to track clients’ activities;


    Chigbu&Co, LLP

    Associate/Law Clerk 2017 - 2017

    • assisting attorneys on a Fund/ StartUp creation; including business models and transactions & taxes;
    • working on corporate governance for newly created businesses;
    • assisting attorneys in preparation of documentation for amendments, withdrawals, mergers, and dissolutions of corporations and partnerships;
    • participating in due diligence review;
    • communicating with clients and other participants involved in the transaction to coordinate document review;
    • managing clients’ corporate housekeeping (hard copy/digital filing of all legal documents);
    • performing legal research on various matters;
    • managing billing process


    ERGO Insurance Group

    Principal Legal Advisor- Chief Bancassurance Expert 2014 - 2015

    - implementation and realization of bancassurance strategy
    - responsible for the relationships between banks and ERGO insurance company whereby the insurance company uses the bank sales channel in order to sell insurance products
    - negotiating contracts with the banks
    - managing, monitoring sales-related activities, developing tools, and sales tactics to enhance sales opportunities.
    - risk management; monthly reports addressed to HQ in Dusseldorf


    STA Logistic

    Legal Advisor 2011 - 2014

    • managing all contract negotiations with the Clients within the company;
    • negotiating and drafting all types of contracts (incl. Transport & Freight Logistics contracts);
    • researching and evaluating different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations;
    • representing the corporation before administrative boards and participating in court trails;
    • risk assessment & compliance implementation;
    • KYC review;

    Education


    UC Berkeley, School of Law

    Masters in LawGraduated in 2018


    San Francisco State University

    ParalegalGraduated in 2017


    Belarusian State University

    Masters in LawGraduated in 2012