Notable Experience

• Advised Groupon Inc., a global e-commerce marketplace connecting merchants with consumers through discount offers, on VAT implications related to the payment flow between Groupon, its Ukrainian business partners, and customers in connection with the sale of discount coupons in Ukraine.

• Advised Otto Group, one of Europe’s largest e-commerce and retail groups, on tax aspects arising from the winding-up of its e-commerce distribution channel in Ukraine. The advice covered VAT and profit tax issues linked to the disposal of investment goods and frustrated stock, support in disputes with the tax authorities regarding alleged VAT payment delays, and the tax-neutral elimination of substantial cross-border loan obligations.

• Advised RISKAUDIT, a French state-owned corporation specialising in nuclear safety consultancy, on tax-efficient repatriation of foreign investment made in Ukrainian real estate in the 1990s. The complex guidance included structuring offshore set-offs with the client’s German business partner and navigating Ukrainian foreign exchange restrictions.

• Advising a leading Ukrainian construction company on the tax treatment of gains arising from the restructuring of cross-border payment obligations totalling EUR 2 million between a Ukrainian group entity and a subsidiary of a German DAX 30 corporation.

• Advised DKV Mobility, a major European provider of mobility, transport, and fuel/payment solutions, on trans-border transport operations and subcontractor services, including the structuring of related commercial transactions.

• Advised on the corporate restructuring of the Ukrainian subsidiary of a German machinery producer, covering tax, currency control, and customs aspects of in-kind contributions (including vehicles and equipment) transferred from the representative office to the subsidiary’s charter capital.

• Advising a German machinery producer on tax risks related to restructuring cross-border payment obligations and debt settlement arrangements involving a German production entity, a Ukrainian customer, and the producer’s Ukrainian subsidiary.

• Advised AJ Walter Aviation, a global leader in aircraft component supply, on the tax consequences associated with returning a leased aircraft engine valued at EUR 5 million from Ukraine.

• Advised Kyäni, a US-based multilevel marketing company producing nutritional and wellness products, on establishing its multilevel marketing sales and remuneration system in Ukraine.