Polina Pavlova graduated from McGill University with a joint L.L.B / B.C.L. degree. She joined Barsalou Lawson in 2005 as a student and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in December 2008.

Prior to studying law at McGill University, Polina received a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and International Business from Washington University in St. Louis (U.S.A.). Polina also attended Oxford University where she studied International History and Sorbonne University where her focus was on foreign languages. Upon receiving her undergraduate degree, Polina moved to Canada and worked in the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines of Ontario. While attending McGill University, Polina assisted in developing the Black Sea Security Program at Harvard University and spent two summers working at the World Bank in her native Ukraine.

Polina's practice focuses on the area of tax litigation with emphasis on cross-border transactions, transfer pricing and general anti-avoidance rule. Polina is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation. She is fluent in English, French, Russian, Ukrainian, and has a conversational German ability.