Head of Russian Tax Practice at Dentons promoted

Dentons Europe has promoted Dzhangar Dzhalchinov to partner. He is based in the Dentons Europe Moscow office and is currently Head of the Russian Tax Practice.

Dzhalchinov has strong expertise in all aspects of taxation, including tax risk prevention and tax audits. He primarily focuses on tax litigation and has considerable experience of working on tax dispute settlements at pre-trial stages. He is described as “one of the best tax litigators in Russia” by Chambers Global 2013.

Dzhalchinov graduated from the Moscow State University in 2005. He worked at Pepeliaev, Goltsblat & Partners and OOO Consalringovye Uslugy prior to joining legacy firm Salans in 2006. He was promoted to Head of the Russian Tax Practice in April 2012.

Dariusz Oleszczuk, Dentons’ European Chief Executive, said: “I am delighted to announce Dzhangar’s promotion to Partner in our Moscow office. He has done a tremendous job in developing our Russian Tax Practice, which is a growing market in that country at the moment. I am confident he will continue to contribute to Dentons’ success in Russia for years to come.”

The appointment follows three partner promotions made in January 2013: Peter Mayer was promoted to corporate partner in Berlin, Jody Saltzman was promoted to real estate partner in New York, and Sergey Trakhtenberg was promoted to real estate partner in Moscow.