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On July 25, 2011 FBK Legal lawyers within the meeting of Tax and Legal Regulatory Committee of the Russian Managers Association conducted a business game, Corporate Raid. The players were the members of the youth movement of the Russian Managers Association, while the moderators were lawyers of FBK Legal Corporate Practice, Dmitry Kudrin, Andrew Shkadov and Alexander Ermolenko, Chairman of the Committee.
Alexander Sotov, FBK Legal Partner commented in his interview to Kommersant upon the news that on Friday, the government submitted to State Duma for ratification a document toughening procedure for exchanging tax information between Russia and Cyprus.
Galina Akchurina, Head of Tax Litigation practice, FBK Legal in her interview to Rossiiskaya Gazeta commented upon the data published the day before on the web-site of Central Bank – turnover of 250 companies which did not pay taxes to the budget amounted to 4,2 trillion RUR.
RBK Daily reports that tomorrow the Higher Arbitration Court, as a matter of oversight will consider a suit of Moscow Property Department towards international organization Interelectro. The main issue that the Higher Arbitration Court is to resolve: what the legal immunity of an international organization means, i.e. when it cannot be a respondent in Russian courts? The difference between functional and commercial activities is not always clear, which is well-illustrated by FBK Legal's corporate and M&A practice manager Anna Grishchenkova.
In her interview to “Itogi Magazine” Nadezhda Orlova, FBK Tax and Legal Partner expressed her opinion on whether Russia is able to create radically new technologies. According to the expert Russia is still abundant with talented people capable of creating new breakthrough technologies but the problem is of another kind altogether.
In her interview to RBK daily FBK Legal’s corporate and M&A practice manager Anna Grishchenkova commented upon the decision adopted by the Presidium of the Superior Arbitration Court (SAC), according to which a contract of suretyship remains valid even having nothing but the reference to the details of the credit agreement.
«The Moscow Times» published the article of Dmitry Ponomarenko, company lawyer at FBK Legal, dealing with the legal aspects of employment of the foreigners in Russia. The expert points out that legislative innovation aimed at encouraging the highly skilled staff to come to Russia was enacted in May, last year.
Lawyers of FBK Legal’s Corporate Practice, accompanied by FBK financial and tax consultants completed transaction support for purchasing processing business for MultiCard LLC – a subsidiary of VTB (OJSC).The transaction shall bring a considerable number of banks – issuers of international bank card association MasterCard Worldwide to the client portfolio of VTB group.
Alexander Grigoriev, Lead Legal Advisor of FBK Legal, in interview to RBC Daily has given comments on the Supreme Arbitration Court (SAC) decision providing for that in case a taxpayer relies on acknowledgement of his right to VAT deduction, the availability of documents confirming such right is not enough.
On June 7, 2011, on the portal of Financial Director magazine, on-line webinar was held dedicated to Ways of Taxation Streamlining Practically Proved. Head of FBK Legal Tax Litigation practice, Alexey Yakovlev, within the webinar, presented his report How to Get Ready for Federal Tax Service Reviews and Secure Oneself from Claims.