Polina Ponyatova

Managing Associate

  • Advised Public Investment Fund on the establishment of Trust Certificate Issuance Programme and US$ 3bn triple-tranche issuances thereunder.

  • Advised a Saudi National Bank on the update of US$ 5bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme and US$ 5bn Trust Certificate Issuance Programme and US$ 850,000,000 Trust Certificates issuance thereunder.

  • Advised Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC on the update of US$ 15bn Global Medium Term Note Programme and US$ 500,000,000 issuance thereunder.

  • Advised Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation on the establishment of Additional Tier 1 Sukuk Programme.

  • Advised Bank of China (Dubai), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (Dubai) and China Construction Bank (Dubai) on the admission to the official list of securities of the DFSA/trading on NASDAQ Dubai.
  • Higher School of Economics (Postgraduate Degree) Program of Preparation for CFA (Level I) Qualification Examination, 2019
  • LLM Corporate Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Graduated with Honours, 2020
  • Bachelor of Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Graduated with Honours, 2018
Education
Industry: Financial Institutions, Banking & Capital Markets, Energy Transition & Renewables, Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Practice Areas: Banking and Finance
Address: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Telephone: +971 50 619 7225
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She has been involved in cross-border matters across multiple jurisdictions, supporting issuers, arrangers, and underwriters on transaction structuring, regulatory analysis, and execution of capital markets deals. Polina works closely with senior teams on sophisticated financing transactions, contributing both technical expertise and a strong understanding of international market practice.

Polina is a highly qualified legal professional with a high academic background with honours diploma from Lomonosov Moscow State University. She has built substantial international experience through her work at leading global law firms, including DLA Piper and Linklaters, where she worked across their Moscow and Dubai offices.
Polina is a Managing Associate at Unicase with a strong experience advising financial institutions and corporate clients on complex international capital markets transactions. Her practice covers a broad range of equity and debt offerings, including conventional and Islamic finance transactions, as well as equity-linked and regulatory capital instruments.
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