Ekaterina Baranova heads the Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy Practice at Savina Legal, and provides complex support of bankruptcy cases, including disputes on subsidiary liability, subordination of claims and challenging transactions. In addition, she has experience in supporting contractual and insurance disputes, as well as disputes arising from contracts for work and recovery of damages.
Before joining Savina Legal, Ekaterina headed the debt and bankruptcy department at X5 Group. The diverse experience gained during her time in the in-house legal department allows her to offer clients an approach based on a deep understanding of business tasks and problems.
Ekaterina graduated from the Law Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University and since 2013 has been supporting litigation both as part of top Russian law firms and as the head of the in-house litigation function of large companies.
Successful defense of the interests of the largest federal retailer in a dispute over the recovery of insurance compensation to compensate for the cost of goods lost and damaged as a result of a ship being caught in a storm.
Protecting the interests of a city-forming gold mining enterprise in a bankruptcy case of a company that owned a precious ore deposit, including successfully challenging the subordination of the client's claim and confirming the status of an independent creditor.
A pioneer in terms of creating a practice for applying the procedure of subsidiary liability of the beneficial owner of a business, which was formed during the comprehensive support of the bankruptcy procedure of a large Russian bank.
Successful protection of the interests of a contractor in a dispute with a number of subcontractors regarding the recovery of damages. The actions taken allowed to reverse the practice that had previously developed in similar disputes with the client, to reveal the criminal intent of the subcontractors and hidden connections with the former shareholders of the client, which became the reason for initiating a criminal case.
Protected the interests of the largest federal retailer in claims for compensation for unjust enrichment, recovery of damages on the part of vendors, distributors and integrators providing the functioning of foreign software and technical support, after the unilateral refusal of foreign organizations to fulfill their obligations. Successfully conducted pre-trial work made it possible to avoid lawsuits in a number of cases, as well as to conclude mutually beneficial settlement agreements in court.
