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Roman Motorin

Counsel – FinTech and International Projects
roman.motorin@bgplaw.com
Roman mainly focused on international corporate and tax structuring, including counselling on international taxation issues, corporate structuring for multinational groups of companies, as well as  providing legal advice on mergers and acquisitions and transactions involving intangible assets. He also specialises in servicing R&D-intensive companies (IT, GameDev). 
Past Experience
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Before joining BGP Litigation, Roman served as the Head of Legal at a GameDev start-up. Prior to that, he dealt with intellectual pottery, personal data and antitrust law matters at Deloitte's Saint Petersburg office. Also, Roman is experienced in advising clients on international tax and corporate law matters at Versus.legal/Futura

Legislative, Scientific Activities and Membership in Associations
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A member of the working group set up to bring tax preferences available to Kazakhstan's Astana Hub residents into conformity with OECD's BEPS recommendations 
Education
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Roman holds a degree in Law and a master’s degree in Digital-Era Intellectual Property Law from HSE University St. Petersburg 
Languages
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Russian, English

Roman advised:

an ultimate beneficiary of an international FinTech group of companies

in relation to personal asset and income structuring, choice of a tax residence jurisdiction, tax treatment and preferences in proposed jurisdictions

a major Russian game developer

in connection with incorporating foreign entities to engage in publishing business on digital distribution platforms and drafting and negotiating contractual documents required for operations of the client's game publishing unit (including a game publishing agreement, loan agreements, custom game development agreements, intra-group deeds of assignment, etc.)

a Russian resource trading company

on various matters relating to selection of jurisdiction, legal form and status and appropriate licensing arrangements required for overseas operations 

a developer of hi-tech patentable devices

in relation to raising finance for its UAE-based manufacturing unit, including drafting and negotiating the entire set of transaction documents (SHA, SPA, and investor share option agreements)

a client in negotiations between a Hong Kong-based game studio's shareholders

to settle a corporate conflict by way of share purchase with payment through an escrow agent and an amicable termination of the director’s employment

a hardware and software solution developer in

relation to establishment of an entity outside Russia to facilitate exports of the company's products, including choosing an optimal jurisdiction and tax treatment, supply contract structuring, structuring relations between directors, shareholders and ultimate beneficiaries of the client's foreign entities

a major game company

in relation to operations across four jurisdictions on various matters relating to tax and foreign exchange implications of intra-group transfers of intangible assets 

a Russia-based distributor of an international car manufacturer

on personal data processing matters

a Russian construction materials manufacturer

in relation to obtaining clearance of Russia's Federal Antitrust Authority for acquisition of a competitor's manufacturing unit 

a major Russian pharmaceutical company

in relation to tax and accounting treatment of its intangible assets 

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