Alina Ivanova

As a tax lawyer with over five years of solid experience in the field, I specialize in advising clients on various tax issues related to taxation of digital economy, cross-border tax restructuring, mergers and acquisitions as well as taxation of high-net-worth individuals.

Baker McKenzie

July 2019 — currently

Junior associate 

• Advised Russian and international clients on Russian, EU, UK and US law with respect to their business model and corporate structuring issues, including establishment of holding and operating companies in different jurisdictions;
• Advised Russian and international clients on inbound investments; on tax-efficient business models and investment opportunities for doing business in Russia;
• Advised Russian and international clients in connection with upcoming M&A transactions in Russia (including tax due diligence, transaction tax planning and work on tax provisions in transactional documents);
• Advised Russian high-net-worth individuals on the mandatory and voluntary disclosure of their foreign assets to Russian tax authorities, the CFC status of foreign companies, trusts and other personal holding vehicles, the restructuring of personal and business assets;
• Advised Russian and international clients on application of Russian GAAR rules and taxation of intercompany services; on various corporate taxation issues, including transfer pricing analysis, permanent establishment issues, intercompany charges and VAT;
• Advised international clients in the field of VAT on ESS (i.a. based on EU law), registered companies for VAT purposes;
• Advised clients on taxation of cryptocurrencies and other types of cryptoassets;
• Advised foreign financial institutions serving high-net-worth individuals on application of Russian currency control rules, repatriation of funds and taxation of foreign portfolio investment income of Russian individuals;
• Advised foreign financial institutions on Russian tax and currency control compliance in relation to the provision of brokerage, portfolio management and other investment and ancillary services to Russian individual and corporate clients;
• Represented clients in communications with Russian tax authorities.

RÖDL & PARTNER

March 2017 — march 2019

Junior associate

• Advised clients on various tax issues related to provision of ESS in B2C and B2B relations;
• Advised foreign corporate clients on various tax and corporate restructuring options, performed tax due diligence reviews;
• Advised corporate clients on application of Russian GAAR rules and taxation of intercompany services;
• Advised corporate clients on application of Russian and global transfer pricing rules and drafted respective transfer pricing documentation.

MGIMO UNIVERSITY

2018 - 2020

M.Sc. Faculty of International Law, International Financial Law

MGIMO UNIVERSITY

2014 - 2018

B.Sc. Faculty of International Law, Financial Law