Polina Lyadnova
UK Guide 2025
Band 6 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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About
Provided by Polina Lyadnova
Practice Areas
Polina Lyadnova’s practice focuses on a broad range of cross-border debt transactions at various levels of capital structure.
Her experience ranges from complex and transformational assignments to innovative middle-market transactions and covers debt restructuring, finance, special situations, sanctions laws and regulations, with a particular focus on the emerging markets.
Polina provides a broad range of business advisory, strategic planning, and crisis management skills to achieve bespoke solutions for clients facing unique circumstances. She is a co-editor and contributor to Cleary’s Global Restructuring Insights, the monthly publication featuring select topics that highlight notable themes, trends and developments in bankruptcy and restructuring matters, and a co-author of Cleary’s Trade Watch blog providing regular updates on sanctions developments.
Career
Polina joined Cleary Gottlieb in 2007 and became a partner in 2013. She combines a deep understanding of her field with broad sector knowledge, having previously worked as a legal counsel at a large metals and mining company.
Professional Memberships
England and Wales
Chambers Review
UK
Polina Lyadnova works with borrowers, lenders and bondholders on financial restructurings. Her client base includes well-known asset managers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Polina is very knowledgeable, experienced and skilled in analysing complex matters."
"Polina gives highly thorough and effective advice. She is fantastic, knows the markets and makes it easy for clients."
"Polina is responsive, commercial and client-oriented."
"Polina is very knowledgeable, experienced and skilled in analysing complex matters."
"Polina gives highly thorough and effective advice. She is fantastic, knows the markets and makes it easy for clients."
"Polina is responsive, commercial and client-oriented."