Tax Advisor

• May 2022 - Present

Councel, International Tax

• Oct 2021 - Present

I'm leading a division within a tax practice that specializes in advising multinationals on cross-border tax matters, tax structuring, tax support of M&A transactions (including tax provisions in SPAs), tax services for individuals relating to their cross-border transactions and CFC compliance (including issues relating to operations with securities and investments) and also currency regulation matters. Major clients of our practice are pharmaceutical companies, real estate investors, agricultural producers and consumer production companies. Show less

Head of Tax and Legal

• Mar 2016 - Jul 2019

Mazars tax and legal practice in Russia focused on personal income tax compliance services supporting expatriates, advising on corporate income tax matters, supporting audit department on complex tax issues, transfer pricing compliance services and tax due diligence projects. During 2016-2018 our team started to render tax structuring services for international M&A projects and support our clients in tax aspects of corporate and organisational restructurings. Our tax and legal team worked in close collaboration with Mazars firms in other jurisdictions that allow us to address the client’s business issues in a complex and innovative way offering “one window” approach and supporting the client from design of the structure to its implementation. We also helped our clients in proper establishing compliance with Russian labour, migration and currency control regulations. We have also started advising Russian private clients on taxation of controlled foreign companies (CFCs). Mazars Russia transfer pricing practice was ranked in Tier 2 by International Tax Review in 2016- 2018. Our professionals were frequent speakers on client events and publish articles in top ranked professional magazines on a regular basis. We actively participated in events hosted by Association of European Business that were devoted to development of tax policy in Russia and communicating tax professional’s opinion to the state authorities. We also actively participate in CCI France Russie events on tax and paralegal matters. The practice served multinational clients in retail, consumer goods and machinery production, professional services, IT, pharmaceuticals and financial services sectors. Show less

Partner, Transaction Tax

• Feb 2014 - Mar 2016

Led transaction tax practice with ALTHAUS Group focusing on tax due diligence projects, including: Oil & Gas, Metals & Mining: tax DD of a mining group engaged in complex ore extraction, tax DD of 2 gold mining enterprises; tax DD of 3 Russian oil extraction companies and 2 financing companies in the Netherlands; Media, IT& Other Services: tax DD of 33 media companies; more than 10 tax DD projects in IT sector; tax DD of “Third Rome” investment boutique, including companies in Russia, Switzerland and Cyprus; tax DD of 2 timber harvest companies; tax due diligence of 7 dental and general clinics; Machinery Production: tax DD of 10 voltage transformer production companies, tax due diligence of 12 voltage transformer production companies, two tax DD projects relating to large carriage assembling plants; Retail: tax DD of 200 Russian companies forming a retail chain; Chemicals: tax DD of a public nitrogenous fertilizers producer. Show less

Tax Practitioner

• Oct 2012 - Feb 2014

I've been running a tax consulting business offering a wide range of tax services focusing on Russian clients seeking to attract investors and financing. I've been running a tax consulting business offering a wide range of tax services focusing on Russian clients seeking to attract investors and financing.

Senior Tax Manager, Tax Manager, Tax Supervisor

• Jun 2005 - Oct 2012

Starting 2008 I've been specializing in tax M&A including management and coordination of a significant number of tax due diligences, international tax structuring and SPA assistance projects in various industries. I have participated in a number of market-making transaction, including tax DD of Danon Russia in the course of Danon-Unimilk merger in Russia, tax DD of Kopeika Retail Chain, tax DD of BP assets in Venesuela. Starting 2008 I've been specializing in tax M&A including management and coordination of a significant number of tax due diligences, international tax structuring and SPA assistance projects in various industries. I have participated in a number of market-making transaction, including tax DD of Danon Russia in the course of Danon-Unimilk merger in Russia, tax DD of Kopeika Retail Chain, tax DD of BP assets in Venesuela.