Advice to private clients on complex tax and currency issues - about foreign accounts, controlled foreign companies and capital amnesty in Russia in 2022
Maxim Simonov is me.
Partner, Head of Tax Practice at Duvernoix Legal Law Firm.
Our company is a large Russian law firm that has been providing a wide range of services in various areas of law since 1999.
After graduate school and a dissertation on tax topics, I worked for leading consulting companies. In 2012, he was invited to Duvernoix Legal, and since 2015 he has headed the tax practice of this international team, whose offices are located in St. Petersburg, Moscow and London.
In 2020, he successfully completed his studies and received an international certificate of a professional in international taxation -
APCIT (Advanced Professional Certificate in International Taxation) - IBFD, Netherlands.
In 2021, he received a Diploma in International Taxation - ADIT (Advanced Diploma in International Taxation) - Charted Institute of Taxation, United Kingdom.
I write for magazines (“Forbes”, “Business Emirates”, “Tax Disputes”, “Chief Accountant”, “Financial Director”, “Tax Expert”, “Taxes and Financial Law”, etc.).
At the request of reputable business media (Business FM, Vedomosti), I regularly comment on topical tax issues.
I post some publications on my personal website - www.maximsimonov.ru
I have been specializing in taxation and currency regulation for over 14 years.
My profile is tax structuring of real estate and M&A transactions, as well as tax planning and currency compliance for high net worth individuals (investment portfolios in foreign banks and managed by brokers, controlled foreign companies, tax risk assessment and restructuring of business ownership structures, personal assets and debt financing).
Legal practices of Duvernoix Legal –
Corporate / M&A
Real estate transactions and infrastructure projects
tax practice
Bankruptcy and Crisis Management
International practice
Arbitrage practice
Duvernoix Legal clients — Russian and international companies, wealthy individuals — highly appreciate our flexible approach to solving business problems and the quality of services.
You can apply for legal and tax services at the link below
SPECIALIZATION
INTERESTS
tax law of Russia and foreign countries
structuring complex transactions
tax planning of business operations
currency restrictions on transactions on personal accounts in banks outside Russia.
Legal support for legal entities and individuals.
Advising on tax and currency legislation
Tax structuring of the activities of companies and transactions of individuals in Russia and abroad
Settlement of tax disputes
Assessment of risks and potential tax implications
Interaction with foreign lawyers and tax consultants on the structuring of personal assets and transactions with them in foreign jurisdictions