Andrey Solomyany

Andrey has over 20 years of professional experience in taxation and is a practising lawyer. He graduated from the Kutafin Moscow State Law University. Before joining Tax Compliance, he worked for the Federal Tax Service and Russian law firms.

He specialises in representing clients in arbitration courts on a wide range of issues, including challenging tax authority acts, corporate disputes and bankruptcy proceedings. He defends clients' interests in arbitration proceedings and in appeals against decisions of the relevant judicial authorities. He supports clients' projects in tax authorities at the stage of tax audits and pre-trial dispute resolution.

Andrey's mediation and expertise have enabled clients to successfully challenge significant claims by tax authorities. His experience in resolving corporate and arbitration disputes has contributed to the successful resolution of conflicts at an early stage, minimising costs for clients. In particular, he has successfully recovered debts under contractual obligations of counterparties and avoided bringing persons controlling the debtor to subsidiary liability.

Among Andrey's significant completed projects are:

• Challenging the tax authority's decisions regarding a construction company in the court of first instance and the court of appeal, which led to the cancellation of additional charges resulting from an on-site tax audit in the amount of more than 436 million roubles.

• Representing the interests of a fuel and energy company in court, resulting in the recognition of tax arrears as uncollectible in a record amount of more than RUB 1.6 billion.

• Defending the interests of one of the largest drug manufacturers in the court of cassation, which led to a reduction in tax assessments based on the results of an on-site tax audit by more than half — from the initial 649 million roubles.

• Confirmation of the absence of control over importers and exporters, as well as intent to overstate expenses and evade taxes on the part of the client — a large wholesale seller of IT products — which made it possible to preserve current assets in the amount of more than RUB 3 billion and avoid subsequent litigation.

Andrey's professionalism and the high level of his projects have been recognised by key Russian legal ratings (Pravo-300, Kommersant, Rossiyskaya Gazeta), which rank him among the best tax lawyers in the country.

Certified tax consultant. The expert is a member of the Association of Lawyers of Russia and a member of the Chamber of Tax Consultants.

Regular speaker at relevant tax conferences. Author of expert articles and commentaries for business media.