Experience

EPAM Law Offices
• Russian Federation
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Head of Tax

  • Feb 2016 - Present

Liniya Prava
• Russian Federation
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Tax Partner

  • Sep 2012 - Feb 2016


Goltsblat BLP

• Russian Federation
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • May 2009 - Sep 2012

  Advising on: - appropriate form of establishing a business in Russia from tax standpoint; - tax efficient structuring of all sorts of agreements between the Russian subsidiary and its Russian customers and suppliers / contractors, including of the construction contracts for building manufacturing and retail facilities in Russia and corresponding negotiations with contractors; - tax efficient optimisation and reorganisation of existing Russian structures, with particular emphasis on preserving net operating losses and other tax attributes; - structures to attract investment into Russia (advising on the appropriate jurisdictions and vehicles (company forms) for the selected entities aimed at ensuring overall tax efficiency and minimal tax leakage (withholding tax, capital gains, stamp duties and VAT)). Comprehensive and practical tax advice on ongoing tax issues; Transfer pricing issues. Show less



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager

  • Dec 2007 - May 2009

  Supporting investment of major multinationals into Russia; Support in making acquisitions in Russia (tax due diligence); Structuring license agreements for the use of intellectual property in Russia; Structuring intra-group service (cost allocations) arrangements to ensure tax deductibility in Russia; Tax efficient structuring of agreements between retailers and suppliers of consumer and other goods; Advising regarding different tax aspect of the Production-Sharing Agreements; Comprehensive and practical tax advice on ongoing tax issues Show less



Pepeliaev, Goltsblat & Partners

• Tax lawyer

  • May 2006 - Dec 2007

  Assistance in all stages of tax disputes, from tax audits to subsequent appeal procedures, as well as defending the clients in courts Assistance in all stages of tax disputes, from tax audits to subsequent appeal procedures, as well as defending the clients in courts



United Counselors FDP

• Tax Lawyer

  • Jun 2003 - May 2006

  Assistance in all stages of tax disputes, from tax audits, to subsequent appeal procedures, as well as defending the clients in courts. Assistance in all stages of tax disputes, from tax audits, to subsequent appeal procedures, as well as defending the clients in courts.