Damir Zinnatullin
Damir has solid experience of advising on international and Russian taxation, transfer pricing, due diligence and other routine tax issues for companies from the telecommunications sector, the IT sector, chemical industry, automotive industry, agriculture, FMCG, and other sectors.
Damir’s professional competencies also include providing tax assistance in the course of projects dealing with the designing of international structures that provide for the geographic expansion of the commercial model of companies and ensure proper legal protection and the monetisation of IP.
In June 2017 and April 2018 Damir completed an internship course in the DLA Piper offices in Paris and Madrid on how to make use of international holding, financial and IP structures for tax planning purposes.
Damir’s professional competencies also include providing tax assistance in the course of projects dealing with the designing of international structures that provide for the geographic expansion of the commercial model of companies and ensure proper legal protection and the monetisation of IP.
In June 2017 and April 2018 Damir completed an internship course in the DLA Piper offices in Paris and Madrid on how to make use of international holding, financial and IP structures for tax planning purposes.
Education
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Diploma in International Financial Reporting, 2016
St Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, Master of Economics, 2012
Pierre Mendès-France University, Bachelor of Economics, 2010
St Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, Bachelor of Economics, 2010
St Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, Master of Economics, 2012
Pierre Mendès-France University, Bachelor of Economics, 2010
St Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, Bachelor of Economics, 2010
Languages
English
Russian
Russian
Summary profile
Publications
Presentations
Damir regularly delivers speeches at seminars and conferences on tax matters.
- Speaker on “Certain tax aspects of building and operating supply chains through a trader” at the Annual Tax Conference organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (2025)
- Speaker on “Organising import and export in the current economic situation when working through a trader. Key tax and customs aspects” at the “Results of 2024: Laws and Business” conference organised by Kommersant (2025)
Career
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2022-present
Senior Associate, Denuo -
2016-22
Associate, Senior Associate, DLA Piper (St Petersburg) -
2013-16
Big Four accounting firms (St Petersburg)
