Alena Ivanova

Alena Ivanova
Overview
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Partner and Head of Service Department GRATA International St. Petersburg

Area of interests:

  • corporate structuring and disputes;
  • tax consulting and disputes;
  • resolution and disputes in the field of bankruptcy.

Member of St. Petersburg Chamber of Advocates.

Silver medalist in the nomination “lawyer of the winter season 2016/2017” according to the independent business publication “Delovoy Petersburg”

Education:
2008 -2011, St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, Law
Languages:
EnglishRussian
Experience
  • Protecting the interests of the company in a claim by a withdrawing participant for recovery of the actual value of the share in all instances, including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
  • Support in a legal dispute regarding the collection of debt for supplied equipment from a Belarusian enterprise, the majority shareholder of which is the state, in the amount of EUR 250,000.
  • Protecting the interests of the company in a claim by a counterparty to recover losses in the amount of VAT, the confirmation of which was refused to the counterparty by the tax authority.
  • Consulting a French alcoholic beverages manufacturer on the tax implications of an option program for employees of a Russian subsidiary.
  • Supporting corporate conflicts between participants and shareholders of Russian companies.
  • Supporting bankruptcy procedures for companies from the initiation of the bankruptcy procedure to its completion, as well as representing the interests of individual participants in bankruptcy cases - creditors, arbitration managers, persons controlling the debtor.
  • Consulting the owner of a federal chain of pharmacies during negotiations on the sale of the entire chain (more than 150 retail outlets).
  • Consulting a leading bank in the Russian Federation on the tax consequences of transferring Russian citizens to work in a foreign representative office of the bank.
  • Development of a motivation and reward system for the head of the company through a corporate agreement, options and share purchase and sale agreements.
  • Conducting due diligence of Russian companies of varying complexity and scope.
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Alena Ivanova GRATA International, Counselor LAWYERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED INDUSTRY PROJECTS: TAX CONSULTING AND DISPUTES (2024); Top Persons of law firms in the industry: Tax law (consulting and disputes) (2023)

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Kommersant

Individual rating of lawyers: rising stars, Corporate law / mergers and acquisitions (2023)

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Business Petersburg

Lawyer of the season (2017)

News

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On changes to the law on joint stock companies - commentary for MashNews

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All financial assets must now be accounted for

Publications

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GRATA International Legal Series (GILS): Commercial contracts

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GILS Commercial contracts: Russia

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Russia denounced agreement for avoidance of double taxation with Cyprus