Tax practice

The practice team consists of experienced lawyers who have worked together for many years in major international and Russian firms and provide comprehensive support in business tax matters, including structuring of Russian and cross-border transactions, obtaining and defending tax benefits, reorganisations, M&A transactions and more. Tax lawyers of the practice represent companies and beneficiaries in interaction with the state authorities from the stage of responding to claims and supporting interrogations to appealing against the results of tax audits and defending in court proceedings, as well as in the investigation of tax offences.

A peculiarity of the tax practice's approach is the involvement in each project of partners specialising in both tax consulting and planning and tax disputes. This approach allows us to minimise the risks of reviewing tax positions and develop practical, balanced and weighted solutions in each situation, taking into account the interests of shareholders and company management, as well as subsequent assessment by regulatory authorities.

The practice's lawyers have extensive experience in tax counselling and defending the interests of major Russian and international companies in IT, industrial production, transportation, FMCG, pharmaceutical companies, telecommunications, retail, banking and finance, investment activities, etc. The practice's lawyers have a wide range of experience in tax advice and defending the interests of major Russian and international companies in the IT, industrial production, transportation, FMCG, pharmaceutical companies, telecommunications, retail, banking and finance sectors.

Tax counselling

• Tax analysis of contracts and transactions, formation of a legal position on taxation and currency control
• Tax planning and structuring of the group's activities
• Restructurings from target structure design to implementation
• Taxes in M&A, joint ventures and pre-IPO transactions
• Development of marketing policies, methodological tax issues and TCOs
• Tax compliance and tax amnesties
• Comprehensive tax due diligence (due diligence)
• Tax support and planning for individuals
• Support in obtaining various tax incentives, including tax incentives for IT companies

Tax audits and disputes

• Legal support during tax audits and pre-tax audit procedures
• Accompanying interrogations, inspections, seizures and other control measures
• Development of complex legal positions and evidence base
• Representation in negotiations aimed at amicable settlement of tax disputes
• Challenging the results of tax audits in pre-trial and judicial proceedings
• Criminal legal defence of tax offences and criminal risk assessment