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Russian, English
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Irina Filippova
Counsel
Advocate
[ education ]
Graduate Diploma in Law, Ulyanovsk State University, 2006
Irina heads the firm's corporate and currency control practices and is building its consulting practice in Kazakhstan. She specialises in cross-border transactions and corporate projects, business and investment structuring, and international regulatory matters involving multiple jurisdictions.
Irina advises Russian and international clients on corporate governance, currency control and the structuring of cross-border transactions, and supports investment and finance projects, including project financing. A further area of her expertise is international regulatory compliance, including FATCA and CRS requirements, as well as sanctions and counter-sanctions legislation.
Many years as Head of Corporate Governance at a major Russian aircraft manufacturer have given her deep expertise in corporate governance, managing large and complex projects, legal risk management and working with regulated industries. Irina's industry experience also covers insurance and other structured projects in the aviation sector.
Irina advises Russian and international clients on corporate governance, currency control and the structuring of cross-border transactions, and supports investment and finance projects, including project financing. A further area of her expertise is international regulatory compliance, including FATCA and CRS requirements, as well as sanctions and counter-sanctions legislation.
Many years as Head of Corporate Governance at a major Russian aircraft manufacturer have given her deep expertise in corporate governance, managing large and complex projects, legal risk management and working with regulated industries. Irina's industry experience also covers insurance and other structured projects in the aviation sector.
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[ professional profile ]
Advocate, registration No. 50/10528 in the register of the Bar Association of the Moscow Region, admitted 12 August 2022
Key experience
Over 10 years of in-house work with one of the largest Russian aircraft construction factories, followed by several years at the Moscow office of a large international law firm.
Expertise and impact
Irina handles projects at the intersection of currency control regulation and project financing, including FATCA and CRS compliance;
She advises clients on currency control and counter-sanctions legislation;
She advises on complex insurance projects in industry and aviation — an area with few practitioners in Russia;
Based in Almaty, she is developing the firm's consulting practice in Kazakhstan: supporting Russian and international clients doing business in the region and structuring settlements through the Kazakh route.
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[ practices ]
KORR is a fusion of international law and finance, delivering exclusive solutions for complex legal challenges and clients' cross-border interests.
