Maria Kostenko gets partnership in Moscow

Baker & McKenzie has announced the election of a new tax partner in the Moscow office. ”

Maria Kostenko has been working in the Moscow office of Baker & McKenzie since 2001. Her practice focuses on Russian and international tax law, including tax due diligence and structuring of M&A transactions, tax planning and structuring of inbound investments and operations in Russia, and tax controversies. Prior to joining Baker & McKenzie she worked as a tax consultant at a major international audit firm and then as a deputy director of the law department of the Moscow tax inspectorate for major taxpayers.

Maria Kostenko graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 1997 and received her PhD in tax law at the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2002.