Artem focuses on Russian and international tax matters relating to corporate restructurings, corporate finance transactions, employee benefits plans, intellectual property, and real estate and construction projects.

He has been involved in a number of tax advisory matters in connection with plant engineering, and hotel construction and management. Artem has also assisted with the design and implementation of stock option plans for a number of international and Russian clients.

His recent experience includes advising: 

• Sonera Holding B.V. (and its affiliates) on the restructuring of their interest in MegaFon, one of the three major Russian mobile operators; 
• The Rockwool Group, the world's leading producer of stone wool, on tax restructuring of the Russian operations; 
• Kvartstroy, a Russian real estate developer, on the tax structuring of a private placement to IMG Group; 
• Holding Incom-Auto on tax aspects of its international restructuring; 
• Google Russia on tax aspects of its Russian operations; 
• Lafarge on the structuring and implementation of the SAR plan in Russia; 
• Michelin on the structuring and implementation of the global employee stock offering plan in Russia; and
• Schneider Electric SA on the employee stock offering (stock purchase plan).

Bars and Courts
Qualified to practice law in the Russian Federation

Education
Law Degree, State University – Higher School of Economics, Law Department, 2007
Translator Degree, Moscow State University, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies, 2007

Languages
Russian
English

Citizenship
Russian Federation