Alla is a founding partner of NYZ Partners focusing on a broad range of Russian and international tax matters as well as providing services to private clients. She is an experienced tax lawyer with background in major international law firms and Big4 firms.
Alla advises Russian and international clients on tax issues related to inbound and outbound investments, holding structures for international groups in various jurisdictions, project financing, M&A transactions and the setting up of joint ventures. She also advises private clients on tax matters and assists them with Russian tax, CFC and currency control compliance.
Prior to founding NYZ Partners Alla held senior positions within the Moscow offices of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and DLA Piper.
Alla advises Russian and international clients on tax issues related to inbound and outbound investments, holding structures for international groups in various jurisdictions, project financing, M&A transactions and the setting up of joint ventures. She also advises private clients on tax matters and assists them with Russian tax, CFC and currency control compliance.
Prior to founding NYZ Partners Alla held senior positions within the Moscow offices of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and DLA Piper.
ALLA ZVERKOVA
Founding Partner
+ 7 (916) 631-17-32
azverkova@nyz.legal
azverkova@nyz.legal
ALLA ZVERKOVA
Alla has extensive experience in advising a wide range of domestic and international clients with regard to their activities in Russia, holding and investment structures in various jurisdictions (including investment funds), as well as issues related to corporate restructuring and IPOs of Russian issuers on international stock exchanges. Alla provides legal support to clients conducting business in a variety of sectors including real estate, consumer industrial products, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, the oil & gas industry, retail and others.
Alla also has extensive experience in advising private clients on matters related to personal holding structures (including foreign trusts and foundations), controlled foreign companies (CFC) rules and deoffshorisation, as well as Russian currency control.
Alla's scope of expertise extends to transfer pricing projects, including benchmarking and preparation of a full set of transfer pricing documentation for the Russian tax authorities, as well as complex due diligence reviews and assistance with tax audits.
Alla is passionate about aviation and has over 450 flight hours in various types of gliders in Russia, EU and the USA. She is also fond of off-piste skiing.
Education
Alla also has extensive experience in advising private clients on matters related to personal holding structures (including foreign trusts and foundations), controlled foreign companies (CFC) rules and deoffshorisation, as well as Russian currency control.
Alla's scope of expertise extends to transfer pricing projects, including benchmarking and preparation of a full set of transfer pricing documentation for the Russian tax authorities, as well as complex due diligence reviews and assistance with tax audits.
Alla is passionate about aviation and has over 450 flight hours in various types of gliders in Russia, EU and the USA. She is also fond of off-piste skiing.
Education
- Finance Academy at the Government of the Russian Federation
- The University of Law (London), Graduate Diploma in Law
- The University of Law (London), Legal Practice Course & LL.M.
Advising a joint venture engaged in the construction of commercial and residential property in Russia on tax matters in connection with a multi-functional development project in the Moscow Region, including structuring advice on tax effective contractual arrangements with investors and anchor tenants, project financing and foreign holding structure.
Representative Experience (including in prior firms)
Advising a large international pharmaceutical company on tax matters related to the construction of manufacturing facilities and subsequent manufacturing of pharmaceutical products in Russia, including structuring of Russian operations and application of regional tax incentives for investors.
Advising a Russian holding specialised in investments in commercial real estate on structuring of international holding and financial structure on the base of a foreign investment fund.
Advising a large multinational manufacturer of telecommunication equipment on tax aspects of the restructuring of its Russian distribution chain and transition to a new business model of acting through a Russian subsidiary (a limited risk distributor), including transfer pricing issues and the determination of the customs value of imported equipment, as well as financing of the Russian subsidiary.
Comprehensive analysis of transfer pricing and preparation of transfer pricing reporting under the Russian standards for a Russian subsidiary of a large international pharmaceutical group.
Advising the UBOs of a taxi aggregator company on tax efficient methodologies for the sale of the business.
Tax
Private client
Successful assistance to a high-end private medical clinic with a complex tax audit involving the review and challenge by the Russian tax authorities in respect of the applicability of reduced withholding tax rates under a double taxation treaty.
Advising an independent private equity investment manager on various tax issues related to their activities in Russia, including application of the CFC rules to their Russian investors and investing through a Russian investment partnership.
Assisting a number of private clients on the restructuring of their offshore holding structures in view of Russian deoffshorisation measures, including advising the clients on various matters related to the Russian CFC rules, amnesty of capital and transitional matters, preparation of a detailed restructuring roadmaps and assisting with the transfer of assets to the client and/or a newly formed holding company. The assistance provided also included the preparation and filing of all required declarations and forms, e.g. capital amnesty declarations, CFC notifications, personal income tax declarations with the liquidation proceeds.
Advising a large fashion manufacturer and distributor with production and distribution entities in various CIS, European and Asian jurisdictions on recommended changes to its holding structure, financing model and the holding of IP.
Advising investors on the tax efficient structure of financing the construction of an interactive children's park in the US.
Advising a large fashion and fragrance business on Russian tax issues related to the implementation of a share-based employee benefits plan.
Advising HNW clients on the tax efficient holding structure for private assets, including foreign real estate and yachts located in various European jurisdictions, and their investment portfolio.
Advising a private client on the tax efficient holding structure for UK real property (including a non-resident trust) and on matters related to the transition from the previous structure to the new structure.
Advising a private client on the application of the Russian CFC rules to a discretionary trust and on the application of CRS reporting to such a trust.
Advising a private client on the complex matters related to the individual's tax residency in Russia and the UK.
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