Kristen L. Petrina

Area of Emphasis

Kristen Petrina is an associate in the Corporate and Commercial and Emerging Technologies groups of Babst Calland. Ms. Petrina represents domestic and international clients on a broad range of general corporate and commercial law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, entity formation, corporate governance, corporate exit and succession planning, and intellectual property related to trademarks.

Ms. Petrina advises clients on drafting and development of corporate manuals and policies, including, Code of Conduct, Export Control and Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Anti-Corruption, and Anti-Money Laundering. Ms. Petrina provides clients with a unique perspective by effectively combining her business and legal education with more than 15 years of experience at a large national financial institution specializing in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Know Your Customer (KYC), compliance, government reporting, and regulatory matters.

Ms. Petrina also advises clients on data privacy, protection and security compliance, including, drafting privacy policies, terms of use and services, data processing addendums, and standard contractual clauses. She also assists clients with joining the Data Privacy Framework by self-certifying with the Department of Commerce.

Background

Ms. Petrina graduated cum laude from Carlow University in 2012, earning a B.S. in Accounting. She received her Juris Doctor from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University in 2022, where she graduated cum laude. During law school, Ms. Petrina worked for PNC Bank, N.A., a national financial institution, where her work included financial investigations, sanction reviews, regulatory analysis, and corporate training and development. After law school and prior to joining Babst Calland, Ms. Petrina worked as an associate in the Pittsburgh office of an international law firm in the Corporate and International Trade groups.

Memberships and Affiliations
Ms. Petrina is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and is a member of the Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar associations. She is a member of the Duquesne Kline Law Alumni Association Board of Governors, Women’s Leadership Council and Bridges Society at United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Ms. Petrina received 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America recognitions for Corporate Law and Technology Law.