Russian Tax and Customs practice

Boris Bruk is a counsel in Dentons’ Russian Tax and Customs practice. He specializes in general corporate and international tax law and has considerable experience in advising on tax aspects of corporate restructurings, private wealth planning, CFC legislation and CbCR regulations.

Boris advises clients on tax structuring in connection with financing joint ventures in Russia, cross border transactions, inbound and outbound investments, GAAR, LOB and BO implications and well as all kinds of personal income taxation of individuals. His work has involved the development of tax-efficient personal and corporate holding structures and the structuring of financing and IP holding activities, as well as counselling with regard to the mitigation of identified tax exposures. Boris' background also includes IPO-related tax consulting services.

Boris was the official reporter for Is There a Permanent Establishment? for the Russian branch of the IFA in 2009, Tax Treaties and Tax Avoidance: Application of Anti-avoidance Provisions in 2010, Key Practical Issues to Eliminate Double Taxation of Business Income in 2011, The Debt-Equity Conundrum in 2012, and has been appointed the official reporter for Taxation of Foreign Passive Income for Groups of Companies in 2013.

Leiden University, 2000, LL.M., in International Taxation; Columbia University Law School, 2000, Summer courses in International Business Transactions; St. Petersburg State University, 1999, Law Degree, with Honours; Cleveland State University, 1998, Summer courses in International Trade Law