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Diana works in Deloitte’s Munich office and focuses on indirect tax, knowledge management. She is a co-author of the Bloomberg Tax VAT Navigator’s Germany chapter.

Before joining Deloitte in 2016, she was head of a publisher’s tax education program and has long-term experience in print and online media.

Diana started her career working for PwC’s indirect tax and legal division. Besides her operational business, she built up and managed the team for Knowledge & Innovation Indirect Tax Germany.

Nikolay specializes in advising clients on cross-border deals and investments. His core areas of expertise are finance, corporate, and M&A.

Nikolay has substantial experience in legal support of cross-border M&A, banking transactions, and other finance deals, including capital market issues.

He authors the Belarus chapter of the Bloomberg Tax VAT Navigator and has authored several articles for Bloomberg Tax on e-services taxation, taxation and benefits for IT, and high-tech companies in Belarus.

Erika Bañuelos works for Ferrere in their Paraguay office, where she advises local and international clients in tax and customs matters. Her previous professional experience includes participating as a litigator against the tax authorities.

She also teaches at the Business School of the National University of Asuncion, focusing on the legal system of business.

She was ranked as an “associate to watch” by Chambers & Partners in the 2019 edition. In 2017 and 2018 she was recognized by the Legal 500 as a “next generation” lawyer.

Peter Barnes has taught and practiced international tax law for more than 40 years.  He is Of Counsel to the law firm of Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, and a Senior Fellow at the Duke Center for International Development at Duke University.  From 1986 to 1991, Barnes worked at the International Tax Counsel’s Office at the US Department of Treasury; he concluded his term of service as Deputy International Tax Counsel.  In that role, Barnes negotiated tax treaties, developed legislation, worked on tax regulations and represented the US on tax treaty matters at the OECD.

For more than 22 years, from 1991 to 2013, Barnes was Senior International Tax Counsel at General Electric Company.  He has taught international tax, tax treaties and other courses at Duke University and in the graduate tax program at New York University law school.

Education:

J.D., Yale University
Bachelor degree, University of North Carolina

Martin is an associate at DGKV and specializes in taxation and corporate law. He provides full legal services on tax and regulatory matters and regularly advises on corporate matters as well as mergers and acquisitions. Martin authors the Bulgaria chapter for the Bloomberg Tax VAT Navigator.

He received an MSc in banking and finance from the University of Sheffield, diploma in English law and the law of the European Union from Cambridge University, and LL.M. from the University of National and World Economy.

Fredrik is the Head of Group Tax at Hoist Finance in Stockholm. Prior to this role, he worked at EY as Senior Manager and Head of Tax Technology in Sweden. Previously he was the head of Bird & Bird's International VAT Group and the indirect tax manager at one of the major banks in the Nordic countries. Fredrik started his career at the Swedish Tax Agency in 2004, where he worked on corporate tax and VAT auditing, focusing on the financial services sector.

In addition, Fredrik has litigated several tax cases before the Supreme Administrative Court in Sweden and lectured on VAT at the Faculty of Law at Stockholm University (2008-2009). Since 2014, Fredrik has authored the Sweden chapter for the Bloomberg Tax VAT Navigator.

Education:

Master of Laws (LL.M.) (2006), Stockholm University

Ayşe is a founding partner of Hergüner Bilgen Özeke and oversees the tax practice group.

Her experience spans over 30 years, and her familiarity with Turkish court procedures continuously proves to be a key asset during complex dispute proceedings touching upon multiple practice areas. She works with foreign and domestic clients who confront a wide range of legal issues, including tax litigation. She represents clients before the Tax Administrative Courts and handles complex tax litigation matters.

Stella has been part of Economic Laws Practice’s indirect tax team for over 10 years. Her expertise includes service tax, customs and foreign trade policy, VAT, excise and goods and services tax (GST), and certain aspects of income tax.

She has been actively engaged in providing advisory and litigation services and represents clients in proceedings before various judicial and quasi-judicial forums as well as in assessment proceedings. Additionally, she has been actively engaged in undertaking tax review and structuring exercises for multinational corporations.

Godwin is a Principal Associate at MMAKS Advocates who specialises in mergers and acquisitions and also advises on all types of corporate and commercial law related matters, including tax, capital markets, oil and gas, PPPs, telecommunication and data privacy, insurance, insolvency, project finance, and private equity.

Prior to joining MMAKS Advocates in 2017, he was an Associate at Anjarwalla & Khanna LLP.

Fayoziddin is a paralegal at Dentons Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He has experience advising on corporate, contractual, construction, tax, investments, and public procurement. He drafts various types of contracts, legal opinions, memorandums, and other documentation.

Fayoziddin regularly prepares insights covering developments in Uzbek legislation that are published on Dentons’ global website.

With a background and expertise in financial accounting and law, Frank, a licensed attorney and CPA, is a leader of the tax practice group of Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law, handling transnational and complicated tax consultancy and dispute matters.

He is highly experienced in cases involving foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions, company law, trust, estate planning, and charitable institutions. On behalf of Lee and Li, Frank consulted on the enactment or amendment to laws several times.

Néstor is a managing partner at Ferrer in Paraguay. He specializes in foreign direct investment, complex commercial agreements, joint ventures, distribution contracts, complex mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance law, and corporate and commercial law. He advises diverse multinational companies and multilateral credit organizations.

Néstor is recommended by Latin Lawyer 250, Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, and LACCA Approved lawyers. He co-authors the Paraguay chapter for the Bloomberg Tax VAT Navigator.

Fiona is a Partner in the Commercial Team at MMAKS Advocates, providing legal and strategic commercial advice on cutting edge transactional work and cross-border acquisitions in sectors like telecoms, broadcasting, insurance, banking, manufacturing, mining, and energy.

With over 15 years’ experience, she has consistently been ranked as a highly regarded lawyer by IFLR1000 and is also recommended by Chambers Global. Her practice mainly focuses on corporate M&A, private equity, energy, mining and natural resources, projects and infrastructure.

Eldor is the managing partner of Dentons Tashkent, Uzbekistan. His practice focuses on corporate, tax, commercial, and construction law matters. He is also a senior lecturer at Westminster International University in Tashkent.

Eldor is the author of numerous publications on corporate governance, energy regulation, and mining law. He is highly recognized by Chambers, Legal 500, and IFLR1000. He is a member of the Advocates’ Chamber of Uzbekistan.

Robert is a partner and head of corporate VAT at Crowe, where he advises multinationals on the VAT implications of supply chain and business model restructuring. This includes dealing with indirect tax risks, margin improvement, VAT compliance, and process efficiencies. He previously held a senior post at a Big Four firm.

Robert is a chartered tax adviser, a VAT committee member of the Pensions Research Accountants Group, and the author of the UK chapter of the Bloomberg Tax VAT Navigator.

Vasilii Markov is a partner in Dentons’ Russia Tax and Customs practice. Vasilii graduated from St. Petersburg State University in 2006; Ph.D. in economics in 2010. He has implemented a wide range of projects for integrated tax advising for companies from various sectors on international and Russian tax law, including on corporate taxation, restructuring and improving a group's tax efficiency, applying the laws on CFCs and tax residency. As a tax expert, he has participated in advising the Russian Federation and regional governments on the introduction of new tax regulations. Vasilii has 11 years of experience in one of the Big4 firms, where he held various senior positions in tax advisory.

Zaman is a leader in Hergüner Bilgen Özeke’s dispute resolution team and has over 20 years’ experience in dispute resolution matters, as well as significant experience with all aspects of tax law. She has particular expertise in matters concerning transfer pricing and tax compliance.

In her nine years at ELP, Sweta has gained extensive experience in matters relating to GST, customs and foreign trade policy, central and state excise, service tax, VAT, entry tax, and entertainment tax. She has also been involved in making representations to various government authorities and departments in relation to tax and trade policy matters for companies and industry associations.

Mariano is an associate with Teijeiro & Ballone, a Buenos Aires-based tax law firm, where he focuses his practice on providing national and international corporate tax advice.

He is a litigation practitioner before the National Supreme Court of Justice, various Courts of Appeal throughout Argentina, the tax court, and administrative tax agencies.

Mariano graduated as an attorney from the University of Buenos Aires law school, with a specialization in taxation.

Mariano is a member of the International Fiscal Association, Argentina Branch.

Glenn specializes in indirect tax and has over 18 years’ experience advising on indirect taxes in Ireland. He has significant experience advising on VAT as well as customs issues across a number of sectors, including leasing, insurance, banking, and real estate.

Glenn has advised many of Ireland's largest financial services companies and many of Ireland's largest property development and property investment companies.

He is also KPMG Ireland’s representative on the KPMG EU VAT financial services network.

Gergely has been with the Budapest office of Baker McKenzie since April 1999 and is the lead partner of the Tax Practice Group. He has significant experience advising on tax structuring through Hungarian vehicles. He represents clients before the courts and the tax authority. His work also extends to tax-related legal issues arising in the course of M&A transactions and to Hungarian tax implications of foreign fund structuring.

Gergely authors the Hungary chapter for the Bloomberg Tax VAT Navigator.

Angela is managing partner and founder of Taxhouse. She has accumulated 24 years of experience in local and international taxation at Taxhouse, EY, and Andersen and industry experience in finance and accounting with Procter & Gamble. Working with multinationals and large local firms, she has provided structuring and transactional direct and indirect tax advice on the full range of corporate tax activities.

She is a key member of the advisory team to the Romanian Ministry of Finance with regard to the introduction and amendment of the Fiscal Code.

Igor has more than 10 years’ experience working as a tax and legal consultant. He joined KPMG in 2009 after working at another consulting company. At University Union, he taught tax law for more than seven years.

He has extensive experience in tax advisory services, including international taxation, value-added tax, customs, corporate income tax, tax dispute services, and personal income tax. He co-authors the Serbia and the Montenegro chapters for the Bloomberg Tax VAT Navigator.

Flavia is a Principal Associate at MMAKS Advocates who specializes in tax, mergers and acquisition,s and general corporate commercial and regulatory advisory, including in the following sectors: oil and gas, PPPs, telecommunication, insurance, financial services, and private equity.

Prior to joining MMAKS Advocates in 2016, she was a consultant in the tax department at Deloitte Uganda Limited.

Antenori Trevisan Neto has extensive experience with Brazilian and international tax law, working with tax consultancy, administrative tax litigation and tax structuring of relevant M&A deals involving companies in Brazil and abroad. Due to the excellence of our firm in the TMT area, Antenori has also specialized in the taxation applied on TMT businesses in Brazil. Tax Partner of Mundie since 2011, Antenori is also a member of the Consulting Board of Associação Brasileira de Direito Financeiro (ABDF), which represents the International Fiscal Association (IFA) in Brazil. He is currently based in São Paulo, Brazil, and is fluent in Portuguese and English.

Education:

Law degree, Mackenzie University in São Paulo
Master’s degree, Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Nicolas is responsible for CMS’s China Tax Practice Area Group and Lifesciences and Healthcare Sector Group. He advises on corporate, commercial, tax, intellectual property, regulatory, and product liability law.

He provides tax support for clients’ cross-border transactions, including international tax planning and transfer pricing. He previously worked in the Shanghai office of the first French law firm established in Shanghai as well as a leading Chinese law firm. He has more than 18 years’ experience working extensively for mainly European clients.