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Deloitte's tax team is led by Erwin Holzer and the entire practice is led by senior tax partner Bernard Vanas. Andrea Lahodny-Karner has been praised by her peers for her work in transfer pricing and is widely seen as a specialist in the field. The litigation ... [more]

Deloitte's tax team is led by Erwin Holzer and the entire practice is led by senior tax partner Bernard Vanas. Andrea Lahodny-Karner has been praised by her peers for her work in transfer pricing and is widely seen as a specialist in the field. The litigation group is well respected and Michael Kotchsnigg is recognised for his work in this area. The firm advises major companies, both domestic and international as well as a large number of foreign funds.

Deloitte remains a dominant force on the Polish market. The firm, led by Piotr Zarski, operates out of eight offices and advises on all areas of tax. This year the group advised one of the global leaders in commercial real estate on its tax restructuring ... [more]

Deloitte remains a dominant force on the Polish market. The firm, led by Piotr Zarski, operates out of eight offices and advises on all areas of tax. This year the group advised one of the global leaders in commercial real estate on its tax restructuring including a spin off. They are also advising a list of mining clients including Kompania Weglowa, the biggest mining company in Europe, before the tax authorities and tax courts in Poland. The firm is defending the mining industry's position so that they do not have to pay additional real estate tax amounting to PLN 1.2 billion ($421 million). The transfer pricing team is particularly lauded. Highly reputed adviser Iwona Georgijew is mentioned by several peers, with one calling her "the name" in transfer pricing. Slawomir Krempa is also mentioned for M&A tax. He is a director at the firm. A competitor called him "one of the best tax advisers in Poland". The team is also prasied by clients. One tax director said the group is "quick and reliable with good contacts and perfect communication".

In the three years since Gennady Kamyshnikov has been Deloitte's CIS tax practice leader, the firm has been involved in some large-scale transactions. Andrey Panin and Andrey Silantiev have been working on a number of large multi-billion dollar transactions ... [more]

In the three years since Gennady Kamyshnikov has been Deloitte's CIS tax practice leader, the firm has been involved in some large-scale transactions. Andrey Panin and Andrey Silantiev have been working on a number of large multi-billion dollar transactions and have been providing tax advice across multiple jurisdictions, including Russia, Switzerland and France.

Following the tax authorities aggressive approach to taxation, Sergei Voropaev has found himself busier than ever leading the firm's tax dispute resolution practice.

The firm is also recognised as providing tax outsourcing and compliance work and regularly called upon by the Russian government to provide legal and tax advice.

Deloitte's tax practice is led by Grigory Pavlotsky and consists of 78 client professionals including five partners. Pavlotsky also heads the transfer pricing practice which is four strong. The highly regarded Karl Gessner left the firm for family reasons ... [more]

Deloitte's tax practice is led by Grigory Pavlotsky and consists of 78 client professionals including five partners. Pavlotsky also heads the transfer pricing practice which is four strong. The highly regarded Karl Gessner left the firm for family reasons and another 18 employees have also left. The firm advised a major tour operator on the first acquisition of a Ukrainian tour operator by a large Western publicly traded company. As it was an asset transaction it required significant tax and legal structuring. The firm advised a major distributor of chemicals on the acquisition of a chemicals company. Pavlotsky, Victoria Tymoshenko and Taras Kozhushko provided full transaction support, including financial, tax, legal and customs due diligence. The firm advised a large Ukrainian bank on the securitisation of the auto loans portfolio. This deal was the first of its kind in Ukraine.