Russia

Partner PwC Legal, Head of Dispute Resolution with public authorities

PwC Russia

Moscow

+7 495 232 54 29

alexakhina.raisa@pwc.com

www.pwc.ru/en

Languages: Russian, English

Raisa Alexakhina is a prominent practitioner with over 24 years of experience in tax and legal services. Her expertise includes both industry and the Big 4 firms' experience. Raisa has represented clients in more than 500 complicated tax litigation tax disputes at all levels.

Corporate taxes, Dispute resolution, Pre-litigation, Litigation, Arbitration, Civil law, Corporate Law, Financial Law, Sports Law, Customs Law

Accounting, Agriculture, Automotive, Banking, Construction and materials, Consumer goods and services, Financial services, Media, Oil and gas, Pharma and life sciences, Real estate, Tech and telecoms, Transport

American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham); Association of European Businesses (AEB); Russo-British Chamber of Commerce (RBCC).

Moscow State Law Academy with the Master's Degree in Law, 1994.

PhD in Law, 2003.

Director, Tax Dispute Resolution Services

PwC Russia

Moscow

+7 495 967 6087

maria.mikhaylova@pwc.com

www.pwc.ru/en

Languages: Russian, English

Maria Mikhaylova is a prominent practitioner with over 10 years of experience in tax litigation. She represents clients in all stages of tax dispute resolution. Maria is also experienced in transfer pricing claims, VAT and profit tax disputes, customs disputes and other aspects of tax and customs law.

Provided a shareholder of one of the Russian largest natural gas producers with pre-litigation support in proving its beneficial ownership of dividends received in Russia and application of a reduced tax rate under a double taxation treaty. The project amount was about USD 1 million. The matter had a crucial impact on the client's current and future business periods.

Restructuring, Dispute resolution, Pre-litigation, Litigation, Arbitration

Automotive, Banking, Consumer goods and services, Energy, Financial services, Food and beverage, Healthcare, Media, Mining, Oil and gas, Pharma and life sciences

American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham); Association of European Businesses (AEB); Russo-British Chamber of Commerce (RBCC).

Degree in Law, Saint Petersburg State University, 2004.

Degree in Economics, Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics, 2009.

Partner, Russia Tax Controversy Leader

EY

Moscow

+ 7 495 662 93 19

alexei.nesterenko@ru.ey.com

www.ey.com

Languages: Russian, English

Alexei has more than 18 years of experience supporting clients in negotiations with tax authorities and tax disputes resolution (more than 400 cases), providing services to multinational and local companies in different industries. Alexei focuses on a proactive cooperation with tax authorities implementing best international tax controversy practices.

• Representation of an industry-leading oil and gas service company in tax litigation concerning beneficial ownership status of a shareholder; the results of the case were the grounding for a recent Federal Tax Services' guidance.

• Support of a subsidiary of the world's leading spare car parts manufacturer in confirmation of intra-group services deduction.

• Support of a leading soft drinks manufacturer in challenging tax authority's re-qualification of loan into the capital contribution and other.

Audit defence, Dispute resolution, Pre-litigation, Litigation, Controversy management

Consumer goods and services, Financial services, Government and public policy, Oil and gas, Pharma and life sciences

Military University of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (former Military Institute of Foreign Languages), Degree in Law, Diploma with honors, 2001