Projects
Audit of the anti-corruption compliance system in a major state corporation
Comprehensive audit and stress test of the implementation of anti-corruption rules
Anti-corruption investigation into employees
A set of internal anti-corruption regulations in a major Russian holding structure
Protection from the seizure of a market share of a company
Helped prevent criminal prosecution of a businessman
Strategy against an illegal takeover of a factory
Preparing draft laws in the tax field
Preparation of a draft law aimed at strengthening administrative liability
The company’s officers had been accused of knowingly filing a false VAT tax return
Problem with commissioning residential buildings
A precedent-setting project of Pepeliaev Group: The Supreme Court has considered for the first time a case regarding the possibility of the withdrawal of a claim by a bankrupt debtor being challenged as a transaction.
Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers managed to prove in the Russian Supreme Court that the withdrawal of a claim may be challenged as a transaction by an extraordinary appeal of the court ruling to terminate the case and the claimant may provide in court new evidence that the withdrawal of the claim is invalid.
Tax support for the export of medicines
The lawyers of Pepeliaev Group's tax department have supported transactions aimed at exporting medicines into foreign markets.
Dispute concerning VAT being collected on the cost of work aimed at organising clinical studies
Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers have represented a pharmaceutical company in a dispute with the tax authority in relation to VAT being collected on the cost of the work aimed at organising clinical studies. We won the dispute in the first instance court.
Tax audits
Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers have summarised court practice relating to the tax classification of contracts for the organisation of the study of medicines, developed arguments in case the tax authority would raise claims and supported the client in gathering evidence (prepared the defence files) ensuring the defence of the client's interests during a tax audit.
Hospitality expenses on healthcare professionals
The lawyers of Pepeliaev Group’s tax department have devised documents minimising tax risks when paying expenses on healthcare professionals.
Advising on tax and regulatory issues
Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers have provided advice on tax and regulatory issues concerning a manufacturer of medical products interacting with healthcare professionals.
Closure of a representative office
Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers have handled the closure of a representative office which pursued auxiliary and preparatory activities in Russia, and successfully protected the company's interests at the stage of the pre-audit analysis by the tax authority.
Contractual model for foreign software to be sold in Russia
Pepeliaev Group’s lawyers have devised a contractual model for foreign software to be sold in Russia (including for payments to be accepted for updates and additional features of the software), taking into account the tax risks.
Manufacturing and selling a medicine within a group of affiliated companies
Pepeliaev Group’s experts have consulted a client in relation to the tax implications and risks pertaining to a contract for the manufacturing and selling a medicine within a group of affiliated companies, taking into account the actual distribution of functions and pharmaceutical licences.