Igor Tkach — Melling, Voitishkin & Partners

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Biography

Igor Tkach has more than 16 years of experience in consulting large Russian-based and foreign multinational groups on international tax planning related to holding, financial and trading structures, group assets restructurings, intra-group services and transfer pricing.

Representative Legal Matters

Advised major Russian and foreign companies in the steel and energy industries on international tax structuring and transfer pricing.
Advised the largest vertically integrated oil companies on tax structuring of export supplies, including the establishment of joint ventures with foreign investors, obtaining tax rulings in foreign jurisdictions, restructuring of holding, trading and financial assets abroad.
Advised on development of worldwide transfer pricing strategy and TP documentation for intra-group licensing of trademarks used in retail sales of motor oil.
Advised on development of worldwide transfer pricing methodology and preparation of TP documentation for licensing trademarks and other IP rights for gas stations of a major oil group.
Development of intra-group transfer pricing strategy and TP documentation for licensing deals in the supply chain of information services for a major Russian information agency.

Advised major international groups of companies on the restructuring of holding, financial and trading structures of their Russian assets.
Represented a major Russian multinational oil company in a complex tax litigation against Romanian tax authorities.
Advised a major Russian multinational oil company on international supply chain restructuring.
Advised a major metallurgical group of companies on private asset ownership structures.
Advised high-net-worth individuals on tax structuring of personal assets.

Education

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Master of Laws with Honours, 2008

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Bachelor of Law with Honours, 2006