Karine Imbrosciano co-dirige le groupe Dérivés & Produits Structurés de Gide à Londres. Spécialisée en produits dérivés OTC, Karine possède une connaissance approfondie de la structuration juridique en droit français et droit anglais d'une large gamme de dérivés et produits structurés couvrant différentes classes d'actifs (Fixed Income, Credit, Funds, Equity). Karine a notamment développé une expertise en matière de dérivés de crédit (CDO, CPPI, CPDO, CFXO) et d’opérations de couverture pour les financements structurés (covered bonds, titrisation, financement de projets), et en particulier dans la négociation de swaps respectant les critères des agences de notation. Elle a également acquis une expérience significative dans la mise en place et la restructuration de fonds structurés français. Karine conseille en outre régulièrement ses clients sur la réglementation applicable aux produits dérivés.

Diplômée d'HEC, Karine a rejoint Gide à Paris en 2005 et le bureau de Londres deux ans plus tard. S'appuyant sur sa double qualification et son expérience en tant qu'Avocat à la Cour et Solicitor anglais, elle partage son temps entre Londres et Paris, travaillant en étroite collaboration avec les équipes financières de Gide dans ces deux bureaux. Elle a bénéficié d'un détachement au sein du Corporate Solutions Group d'une banque française et d'un détachement d'une année dans une banque d’affaires américaine de premier plan au sein de leurs équipes produits structurés et dérivés à Londres.

Recommandée par Legal 500 depuis 2015, Karine Imbrosciano est référencée comme Leading Individual en matière de dérivés par Legal 500 UK 2018, comme Leading Lawyer par IFLR1000 depuis 2018 et par Chambers Global 2019.

« London-based Karine Imbrosciano is an experienced lawyer in the field of derivatives, advising financial institutions across various asset classes. One impressed client comments: "She is extremely knowledgeable, very reliable, has a fast turnaround and top client service." She is dual-qualified in France and the UK. »
Chambers Global 2021

« London-based Karine Imbrosciano is qualified to practise in France and the UK. She often advises French clients on derivatives transactions. Clients value 'her ability to identify the risks that we might encounter on the business side,' adding: 'She is extremely approachable and always keeps us updated on her deliverables.' »
Chambers Global 2019

« Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP's derivatives and structured products practice sits in both the London and Paris offices, with partners in each collaborating closely on plan vanilla derivatives transactions, repos, securities lending, structured credit derivatives, structured notes and ABS transactions. Its work encompasses hedging advice for securitisations, covered bonds, corporate and asset financing, real estate financing and project finance. It also handles regulatory, netting and collateralisation matters for investment banks, corporates, local authorities and national and international industry bodies. OTC derivatives and structured products specialist Karine Imbrosciano leads the practice and is dual-qualified in both English and French law. In 2017, she advised Société Générale and Natixis on the hedging of the interest rate risk in relation to the refinancing of a €350m portfolio of four hotels managed by Hyatt and owned by the Constellation group. She also acted for Aéroports de Paris Management, Bouygues Bâtiment International, Colas and Meridiam Africa on interest rate hedging in relation to the financing of the Ivato and Nosy Be airports concession in Madagascar. »
Legal 500 UK 2018

« Gide Loyrette Nouel combines ‘a high level of business acumen’ with ‘quick response times’, ‘direct access to partners’ and ‘stable teams’. The team’s strengths lie in derivatives and structured products, flanked by regulatory expertise, but the group also advises on securitisations and has expertise across all asset classes, as well as in repurchasing transactions and securities lending mandates. Paris-based Arnaud Duhamel and counsel Laurent Vincent, and London-based Karine Imbrosciano, who is ‘very client-focused’, jointly head the practice. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2018

« The derivatives practice is ‘extremely good, including when it comes down to tight deadlines and execution of complex transactions’; key contacts include ‘dealmaker’ Arnaud Duhamel, who ‘manages to close highly strategic transactions thanks to his very fine risk analysis’, and London-based Karine Imbrosciano, who is ‘definitely one of the leaders in French derivatives’. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2017

« Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP is known for providing ‘good, reliable service from an accessible and proactive team’ led by the ‘very client-focused’ Karine Imbrosciano. Imbrosciano advised an investment bank on a €1.2bn equity derivatives structure for shares in a French company. Dimitrios Logizidis is also recommended. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2017

« The firm is also active in the derivatives field, wherein Arnaud Duhamel and Karine Imbrosciano are the key contacts. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2016