Education
International Economics, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
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ACCA member, fluent in English and Greek.
Guskov & Associates Legal partnership provides consulting services in the area of tax structuring, transfer pricing, capital structuring for companies and private wealth. Guskov & Associates is the exclusive representative of the IBFS united global network on legal issues in Russia.
Key clients of Guskov & Associates are companies conducting cross-border business activities, HNWI/UHNWU, family offices, business owners and their representatives.
See detailsThe team is the key asset of the company and comprises graduates of top Russian and European universities with working experience in leading international companies.
Our employees’ experience and a wide partner network in Russia and abroad give us insight on how to make a significant contribution to the development of your business locally and globally.
Guskov & Associates specialises in dealing with sophisticated and complex cases in international taxes and law.
We offer tailored comprehensive solutions based on the extensive knowledge and experience of our team members, as well as on constant monitoring of legislative trends and judicial practice.
A distinctive feature of Guskov & Associates is our committment to get all the way with the client — from concept development to implementation of agreed solutions in practice.
Guskov & Associates is a team of experienced professionals with extraordinary thinking and high level of responsibility showing excellent task performance at a great pace.
Our practice has shown that the synergy of creative young consultants and major experts ensures high quality service and the best result for the client.
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International Economics, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
ACCA member, fluent in English and Greek.
Elena is one of the key specialists of G&A in the field of transfer pricing and tax control of prices.
As part of her work at IBFS / Guskov & Associates, Elena was involved in projects to prepare a justification for the correspondence of prices of intra-group transactions to the market level, and also successfully defended clients of interest to the tax authorities on transfer pricing issues. Prior to joining IBFS, Elena worked for the Big Four companies.
Tax specialist, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Igor joined the Guskov & Associates team as a leading lawyer. Igor is an expert in the field of tax, civil, including copyright, law in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus and specialises in complex consultations in the field of international taxation, intellectual property, contractual work and accounting policy. Igor’s high level of competence and his many years of audit practice (since 1985) provide a broad view of the tasks assigned to the team.
Igor is one of the developers of a number of draft laws regulating civil law (including copyright law), tax, accounting, information relations, relations in the field of professional sports, etc.
He is also the author of many regulatory and methodological documents, research papers, monographs, books, collections, seminars, courses, international conferences, articles in specialised periodicals and reference legal systems of legal and economic orientation.
Evgeny has extensive experience in advising Russian and international clients on investment, joint ventures, and regulatory aspects of doing business in the Russian Federation. He is recommended by the Legal 500 as a lawyer in the field of transport projects. Evgeny is also the author of a number of articles on antitrust issues, as well as labor law and long-term top management compensation programs.
Prior to founding his own law firm, Evgeny worked for a total of 12 years in the Moscow office of Hogan Lovells, where he was engaged in commercial practice, and in the legal department of PwC.
Moscow State Academy of Law named after O.E. Kutafin
BPP Law School, London
At Guskov & Associates, Igor specialises in complex legal disputes that have not been resolved by court practice and are related to the application of insolvency (bankruptcy) legislation, as well as civil law (the first, second parts of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). Igor is an Attorney of the Moscow Region Bar Association.
During many years of practice, he has formed a reputation as a successful legal representative, capable of making out-of-the-box decisions and effectively motivating legal positions. He is an independent expert of leading legal groups specialising in bankruptcy cases.
LL.M, Kutafin Moscow State Academy of Law
Organiser and participant of round tables on insolvency (bankruptcy) law and civil law for lawyers of the Moscow Region Bar Association and the Moscow Bar Association.
National Research University Higher School of Economics, Master of Arts in Private International Law and International Commercial Arbitration
All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, LL.B.
Gabil joined the Guskov & Associates team in 2020 and specialises in the preparation of legal advice on international tax law, as well as analysis of the practice of corporate tax disputes and the subsequent development of effective solutions for business in the Russian Federation. Prior to joining Guskov & Associates, Gabil worked for key industry companies – PwC and ALTHAUS Consulting.
LL.M, Kutafin Moscow State Academy of Law
LL.B, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Galina joined the IBFS united / Guskov & Associates team in 2014 and specialises in international tax planning for corporate clients and high net worth individuals (UHNWI and HNWI). Before joining Guskov & Associates, Galina worked for PwC, one of the Big 4 companies.
During her tenure at the company, Galina has implemented a significant number of projects aimed at increasing the tax efficiency of ownership and financing of Russian companies with foreign participation, and also assisted in the implementation of the proposed solutions.
Julia joined IBFS united group in 2018 as Director for International Tax and later as a Partner and Chief Strategy Officer for Guskov Associates. Julia gained significant experience in tax consulting through 15 years of practice in major consulting companies such as PwC, KPMG, GSL Law & Consulting, Amond & Smith.
Julia specialises in legal assistance to comprehensive business and legal affairs affecting many areas of law, complex IFRS issues and practical aspects of the implementation of legislative initiatives in Russia and abroad. Julia also participated as an expert in the development of a draft package of deoffshorization laws in Russia. In addition, Julia is a certified accountant and member of ACCA.
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
• Corporate taxation of cross-border transactions.
• CFC rules, beneficial owner concept, tax residency.
• Issues of intra-group financing and structuring a single financial center for large groups.
• VAT issues, including setoff when working in the EU markets, especially for IT companies.
• Analysis of tax consequences and optimisation of investment structures in the Russian Federation.
• Characteristics of applying IFRS rules in tax planning.
• Double taxation agreements and Common Reporting Standard (CRS).
Alexander is a Managing Partner in Guskov & Associates previously having been a Partner and Head of Tax and Transfer Pricing Department at IBFS united till 2019. Before IBFS united Alexander was a part of KPMG team. Alexander also acts as an independent advisor to top-level managers in terms of private wealth and property management taxation.
Having deep particular knowledge in the realms of international taxation, transfer pricing and private wealth structuring, Alexander is a reputable speaker at high-profile conferences and charismatic commentator in leading Russian media sources being famous for his creative out-of-the box thinking.
Lecturer of the legal block in the Practicum Global Shift program of the Skolkovo Business School and lecturer of the MOOVE program by SKOLKOVO X MTS program
Lecturer on Fundamentals of International Taxation (in English) for master’s students, RANEPA
Our experts work both directly with business beneficiaries and with representatives of family offices and personal lawyers. The extensive experience of our team allows us to find a solution even in the most difficult situations.
Our work with private capital includes the following issues:
The main areas of our work in the field of currency legislation:
Taxation of operations and transactions involving foreign companies is a complex aspect of doing business, which is not always possible to work through without subject matter experts.
We are ready to offer out-of-the-box approaches and provide services that meet the highest quality standards in the following areas:
Market verification of pricing levels is one of the main focuses of tax audits. Our experts have vast experience in intra-group pricing justification, as well as intra-group pricing policies optimisation.
We work with companies in the commodity sector, pharmaceuticals, IT, manufacturing, trade (including foreign trade) and high-tech companies.
The main areas of our transfer pricing activities are:
The experts of Guskov & Associates have significant experience in the successful and comprehensive management of particularly valuable assets, including real estate, securities, receivable. To be firther used, these assets require high-quality legal solutions and may be in a state of legal dispute.
The main areas of our work in trouble assets management are:
Guskov & Associates carries out deep expertise in the field of ensuring the turnover and taxation of digital financial assets and digital currencies, taking into account the legal regulation of Russian and foreign jurisdictions, including issues of legal security of storage and disposal of such assets.
The key areas of digital projects are:
One of Guskov & Associates’ areas of expertise is the management of complex financial and legal projects with the involvement of experts from various financial and legal sectors.
Examples of complex projects:
One of the key areas of the Guskov&Associates team is comprehensive business support in Dubai and the Middle East. The Guskov&Associates team provides in-depth expertise and is ready to prepare a unique solution that meets all your requirements.
The main areas of our work in this area are: