Karine Imbrosciano

Practice Areas

Karine Imbrosciano heads the Derivatives & Structured Products group of Gide in London. Qualified as both a French Avocat à la Cour and English solicitor, she has in-depth knowledge of French and English law legal structuring and advisory support on a broad range of derivatives, structured repos, securities lending transactions and structured products across various asset classes (Fixed Income, Equity, Credit, Funds). Specialised in complex OTC derivatives products and structured products, Karine is experienced notably in equity derivatives and in hedging of structured finance transactions (real estate financing, project finance, covered bonds, securitisation), with a focus on the negotiation of swaps complying with rating agency criteria. Karine also has significant experience in credit derivatives (CDO, CPPI, CPDO, CFXO). Leveraging her dual qualification and broad experience of the European and UK markets, Karine has assisted many clients with the preparation and implementation of their Brexit plans for their derivatives and structured products businesses and is still working alongside those clients in a post-Brexit context.

Karine regularly advises her clients on the implementation of the new banking and financial regulatory reforms, and in particular with respect to collateralisation, clearing and reporting, as well as IBOR transition. Moreover, Karine has developed an expertise in restructuring and prelitigation/litigation procedures involving derivatives and temporary acquisitions and sales of securities, notably in the context of the Lehman Brothers insolvency.

Career

Gide Loyrette Nouel, London, Partner (2013)

Secondment Goldman Sachs International, London, European Structured Products (2012-2013)

Secondment Natixis Corporate Solutions (Nexgen), Front office, Legal structuring (2011-2012)

Qualifying Lawyer Transfer Test (QLTT) (Solicitor, England and Wales) (2008)

Gide Loyrette Nouel, London, Associate, Derivatives/Structured Finance Group (2006)

Gide Loyrette Nouel, Paris, Associate, Derivatives Group (2005)

Admission to the Paris Bar (2005)