Conference: Russia & CIS Private Clients
February 29 & March 1, 2012
Zurich, Switzerland
The Dolder Grand Hotel
| Day 1 | February 29, 2012 |
| 8:50 | Conference Chairwoman’s Opening Speech
Olga Boltenko—Partner, Withers LLP, Zurich |
| 9:00 | Panel Discussion: What do Russian & CIS Private Wealth Clients Need Today?
Olga Boltenko—Partner, Withers LLP, Zurich Katie Booth—Partner, Templewood, London Igor Ishchenko—Head of Global Wealth Management, Russian Commercial Bank, Cyprus Alexander Kotchubey—Executive Vice President, Lombard Odier, Geneva - Private Banker’s perspective - Investment Manager’s perspective - Lawyer’s perspective - Family Officer’s perspective |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 | Russian Tax Planning–Challenges & Solutions
Roustam Vakhitov—Head of Tax Practice, International Tax Associates, Moscow - Inbound & outbound investments - Structuring of private equity in Russia - Tax compliance in Russia - Recent legislative developments |
| 12:00 | International Tax Structuring for Russian & CIS Clients
Andrew Terry—Partner, Withers LLP, London - Pre-IPO structures - Private Equity Structures - Real estate structures - Use of onshore and offshore jurisdictions
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| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Structuring Considerations for Russian Clients–Legal Issues
Kira Egorova—Senior Associate, Alrud, Moscow - Corporate governance - Shareholder agreements - Anti-monopoly and strategic investments laws - Currency control issues |
| 14:30 | Foreign Bank Accounts Disclosure Issues for Russian Residents;
Liabilities of Non-disclosure Elena Ovcharova— Head of Administrative Defence for Business Group, Pepeliaev Group, Moscow |
| 15:00 | Panel discussion: My Business is Being Sued–What Can I Do?
Chris Coffin—Partner, Withers, London Rupert D’Cruz—Barrister, Littleton Chambers; Secretary of the British-Russian Law Association & English Bar Council’s Representative for the CIS, London Julia Zagonek—Associate, White and Case, Moscow and London - Litigation in Russia - Litigation in London - Litigation funding - International arbitration |
| 15:40 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 | Working with clients from Kazakhstan
Sofiya Zhylkaidarova—Managing Partner, Signum Law Firm; Almaty, Kazakhstan - Inbound & outbound investments - Private equity structures - Real estate structures - Wealth planning structures |
| 16:40 | Working with clients from Ukraine
Irina Paliashvili—President/Senior Counsel, RULG, Kiev - Inbound & outbound investments - Private equity structures - Real estate structures - Wealth planning structures |
| 17:20 | Working with clients from Azerbaijan
Ilgar Mehti—Managing Partner, Ekvita LLC; Baku, Azerbaijan - Challenges & opportunities - Inbound & outbound investments - Typical investment structures - Legislative framework: tax implications & corporate structures - What the future holds |
| 18.00 | Conference ends |
| 19.30 | Gala Dinner at Baur au Lac Hotel |
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Day 2 |
March 1, 2012 |
| SESSION A | |
| 9:00 | Conference Chairwoman’s Opening Speech
Olga Boltenko—Partner, Withers LLP, Zurich |
| WHAT DOES THE PRIVATE CLIENT NEED? SECURITY? | |
| 9:10 | Panel Discussion:
Risk & Reputation Management–How to Protect Your Client and Yourself Robert Amsterdam—Founding Partner, Amsterdam and Peroff, London Oleg Babinov—Managing Director, Risk Advisory Group Limited, London Gary Walters—Risk Management Limited, London - New private fortunes in Russia: establishing legitimacy - How to protect your client’s security & reputation - How to protect your client: high-profile cases |
| 10:10 | Coffee Break |
| WHAT DOES THE PRIVATE CLIENT NEED? FAMILY INTERESTS | |
| 10:40 | Family Office for Russian and CIS Clients
- Single- versus multi-family office: How does it work? Roman Joukovski—President, Oracle Capital, London Daniel Mateos—Partner, Werner Capital, London |
| 11:10 | Family Law & Divorce in Russia
Maria Prigarina—Deputy Head of Civil Law Department, Cliff, Moscow Inga Skvortsova, Business Development Director, Cliff, Moscow - Marriage and lex personalis of Russian citizens - Prenuptial agreement under a foreign law - Spouses joint property division - Children & the determining their fate in a divorce |
| 11:40 | Foreign divorces–Lies & Truths
Mark Harper–Partner, Withers LLP, London - Divorces abroad–forum shopping - Divorces in the United Kingdom - Prenuptial agreements |
| 12:10 | Lunch |
| WHAT DOES THE PRIVATE CLIENT NEED? MOVING COUNTRIES | |
| 14:00 | Foreign Passport Shopping–What are My Options?
Ekaterina Mavrenkova—Managing Partner, Henley & Partners, Zurich - Residence planning - Alternative citizenship |
| 14:30 | I am moving to Switzerland–What do I need to know?
Urs Haegi—Partner, Vischer Ltd; Member of the Board, Swiss-Russian Forum, Zurich |
| 15:00 | I am moving to the United Kindom–What do I need to know?
Olga Kucherenko—Manager, Deloitte, London |
| 15:30 | I am moving to the United Arab Emirates–What do I need to know?
Yann Mrazek—Managing Partner/Dubai office, Cramer-Salamian, Dubai |
| 16:00 | I am moving to Luxembourg–What do I need to know?
Luc Rodesch— Head of Private Banking, Banque de Luxembourg |
| 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING? | |
| 17:00 | Discussion: The Future of Wealth Planning in Russia & CIS
Olga Boltenko Vladimir Gidirim—Partner, Ernst & Young (CIS), Moscow Roman Joukovski—President, Oracle Capital, London Alexander Khvoschinskiy—CEO/Partner, Legal Studies, Moscow Alexander Kotchubey—Executive Vice President, Lombard Odier, Geneva - To offshore or not to offshore; that is the question - The importance of politics: will it ever go away? - Let’s push harder: the question of compliance - London-grad or Singapore-burg: the future of Russian money |
| 18:00 | Conference ends |
| BREAKFAST BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Participants may attend breakout sessions in one of four rooms, prior to Sessions A & B
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| 8.20 | International Tax Planning for Russian and CIS Clients—Jurisdictionnal Focus
Jan van Bueren—Head Wealth Structuring, ABN Amro/Union Bancaire Privee, Zurich Peter Economides—Chairman, Totalserve, Cyprus Francis Hoogewerf—Tax Consultant, Hoogewerf & Co; Director & Secretary, Luxembourg-Russian Business Association, Luxembourg - The Netherlands - Cyprus - Luxembourg |
| SESSION B | |
| 9:10 | Conference Chairman’s Opening Speech
Andrew Terry—Partner, Withers LLP, London |
| 9:20 | Panel Discussion: Wealth Protection Structures—What are my options?
Justine Markowitz—Partner, Withers LLP, Geneva Tatiyana Rydeard—Vice President, IFG Trust, Moscow and Zurich Thomas Zwiefelhofer—Director, Allgemeines Treuunternehmen, Vaduz Beat Reichen—Managing Director, Swiss Life, Zurich - International wills - Private trust companies - Anglo-Saxon trusts - Russian law restrictions on foreign wealth planning - Private placement life insurance - Structures |
| 10:20 | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 | Asset Protection—How Can I Control My Trust?
David Brownbill—Barrister, XXIV Old Buildings, London |
| 11:20 | They Want To Take My Assets—What Should I Do?
Dawn Goodman—Partner, Withers LLP, London - Trust and estate litigation - Modification of trusts in contentious situations - Challenging and avoiding challenges to trustee - Foreign tax authorities’ intervention in offshore proceedings - Decisions - Designer legislation of IFCs |
| 11:50 | Case Study: Russians’ Preferred Structures
Alexey Katulevskiy—Member of the Board, Direct Capital Solutions (Cyprus) Limited - Private foundations, private trust companies and private label funds - Jurisdiction preferences - Expected civil code novelties, tightening offshore regulation in Russia - UBOs disclosure registry, joint liability of SPV representatives - Invalidation of transactions and risk mitigation measures - Russian implications of new international regulations (US FATCA, UK FCPA, etc. |
| 12:20 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | My Home in Russia
Ekaterina Evdokimova—Partner, Noerr, Munich - What do you need to know before you start? - Local law restrictions on foreign ownership - The transfer process—legal issues - Effective tax structures for holding real estate - Use of trusts for holding real estate |
| 14:30 | My home in Switzerland
Dmitry Pentsov—Senior Associate, Froriep Renggli, Geneva - What do you need to know before you start? - Local law restrictions on foreign ownership - The process of the transfer – legal issues - Building the house in Switzerland: legal issues |
| 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:20 | My Home in the United Kingdom
Jennifer Foort—Head of Russian Desk, Savills, London Ayshat Gaydarova—Associate, Withers LLP, Zurich - What do you need to know before you start? - The transfer process—legal issues - Effective tax structures for holding real estate - Use of trusts for holding real estate |
| 15:50 | My Home in France
Alexandre Kurgansky—Notary, Etude Colas, Dogliani, Kurgansky, Nice - What do you need to know before you start? - The process of the transfer – legal issues - Effective tax structures for holding real estate - Use of trusts for holding real estate |
| 16:20 | Conference ends |
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