Georgy advises Russian and foreign clients on Russian and international tax matters, including tax aspects of cross-border transactions, corporate structuring and the application of tax treaties. For Georgy, international taxation is not only a professional practice area but also a subject of in-depth academic research.

Georgy also advises corporate and private clients on international sanctions and has extensive experience in conducting sanctions expertise. Georgy began working on sanctions matters even before the events of 2022, which enables him to offer a profound, practice-oriented, and balanced approach to resolving complex and unconventional issues.

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VCard

Preparation of a memorandum on the personal liability of top managers of a Russian bank in terms of US sanctions.

Sanctions Compliance

Advising a Russian mining and metallurgical company on the application of US sanctions against Cuba.

Sanctions

Advising on the restructuring of assets of a Russian investment structure, taking into account the risks of U.S. secondary sanctions.

Sanctions

Advising a Russian agro-industrial group on EU and Swiss sanctions restrictions.

Sanctions

Advising a confidential client on improving the compliance system, including sanctions aspects, taking into account the requirements of U.S. and EU investors.

Sanctions Compliance

Advising a Russian bank on the application of U.S. and EU sanctions to foreign companies, including foreign subsidiaries of Russian companies.

Sanctions

Advising a Japanese trading company on the potential impact of EU and U.S. sanctions on investments in the Russian energy sector.

Sanctions

Structuring an investment fund for SBI: selecting the jurisdiction for establishing the general partner, analysing the tax implications of fund management, and engaging investment advisers from Russia.

Tax

Tax advisory and support for the global restructuring of the largest independent private equity firm's structure: assessing tax risks of the group’s current investment structure, developing risk mitigation strategies, and designing a new investment framework.

Tax

Advising USM: evaluating options for structuring a share transfer transaction, analysing potential adverse tax consequences, and preparing recommendations to mitigate them.

Tax

Providing tax support for the establishment of a streaming company (the first such project on the Russian market): analysing structuring options from both Russian and international tax perspectives.

Tax

Structuring of a venture fund for AFK Sistema taking into account Russian and foreign tax issues.

Tax

Before joining DGP, Georgy worked at the international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (tax, sanctions, and corporate investigations), and at Deloitte CIS (Global FSI Group), where he advised Russian and international investment structures on cross-border tax matters.

Areas of specialization

Tax

Sanctions Compliance

Sanctions

Education

2020

LL.M., Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL), diploma with honours

2018

LL.B., National Research University - Higher School of Economics

2024–present

PhD student at the State Academic University for the Humanities (GAUGN)

Admission to practice

2018 - Russia

Languages

Russian

English

Georgy Musatov

Projects

Qualification

Preparation of a memorandum on the personal liability of top managers of a Russian bank in terms of US sanctions.

Advising a Russian mining and metallurgical company on the application of US sanctions against Cuba.

Advising on the restructuring of assets of a Russian investment structure, taking into account the risks of U.S. secondary sanctions.

Advising a Russian agro-industrial group on EU and Swiss sanctions restrictions.

Advising a confidential client on improving the compliance system, including sanctions aspects, taking into account the requirements of U.S. and EU investors.

Advising a Russian bank on the application of U.S. and EU sanctions to foreign companies, including foreign subsidiaries of Russian companies.

Advising a Japanese trading company on the potential impact of EU and U.S. sanctions on investments in the Russian energy sector.

Structuring an investment fund for SBI: selecting the jurisdiction for establishing the general partner, analysing the tax implications of fund management, and engaging investment advisers from Russia.

Tax advisory and support for the global restructuring of the largest independent private equity firm's structure: assessing tax risks of the group’s current investment structure, developing risk mitigation strategies, and designing a new investment framework.

Advising USM: evaluating options for structuring a share transfer transaction, analysing potential adverse tax consequences, and preparing recommendations to mitigate them.

Providing tax support for the establishment of a streaming company (the first such project on the Russian market): analysing structuring options from both Russian and international tax perspectives.

Structuring of a venture fund for AFK Sistema taking into account Russian and foreign tax issues.

Areas of specialization

Education

2020

2018

2024–present

Admission to practice

Languages