Mikhail has over 25 years of professional experience in taxation and is a practising lawyer. He graduated from the Kutafin Moscow State Law University with a degree in law. Before heading Tax Compliance, Mikhail worked as a partner in a consulting company, where he oversaw the tax department.
He specialises in representing clients in complex tax disputes and assisting with desk and field tax audits. Thanks to his efforts, a significant number of tax disputes have been resolved in favour of clients at the pre-trial stage.
He has extensive experience advising clients on a wide range of tax law issues, as well as on developing tax strategies and forecasting industry tax risks in construction, retail and transportation.
Mikhail's notable projects include:
• Representing Russia's largest cosmetics distributor in a dispute with the tax authorities over charges amounting to more than RUB 3 billion, resulting in a reduction of the tax arrears by RUB 2.5 billion.
• Challenging a tax authority's act using the tax reconstruction mechanism for one of the largest metal trading corporations in Russia and neighbouring countries, which reduced the claims by RUB 4 billion.
• Legal support for a transaction involving the acquisition of assets in India by a mainland company from the UAE.
• Analysis of tax risks amounting to RUB 1 billion, currency and anti-sanctions restrictions in relation to a potential transaction for the acquisition of a business from an "unfriendly" participant in the Company.
Mikhail's professionalism and the high level of his projects have been recognised by key international and Russian legal ratings (Pravo-300, Kommersant, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Best Lawyers), which rank him among the best tax lawyers in the country.
Certified tax consultant. Member of the Chamber of Tax Consultants since 2007. Member of the Russian Bar Association.
Regular speaker at relevant tax conferences. Author of expert articles and commentaries for business media.