Practice Expertise

  • Commercial Law
  • Private Clients
  • Tax
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Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Law
  • Private Clients
  • Tax
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions / Joint Ventures
  • Regulatory
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WSG Practice Industries

WSG Leadership

  • Trade and Investment Group - Group Leader
  • Family Law Group - Member
  • Private Client Group - Member
  • Tax Group - Member

Profile

Maxim Alekseyev is a co-founder and Senior Partner of ALRUD, head of ALRUD Private Clients and Tax practices.

Maxim specialises in advising corporate and private clients on international trading matters, regulatory and economic developments, domestic and international tax planning, strategic M&A, onshore and offshore business structures, risk management, good governance, contentious investigations and dispute resolution. He leads projects in Russia and overseas involving both domestic and international clients.

In his corporate practice, Maxim has extensive experience in advising on major cross-border and domestic transactions across a wide range of sectors including the oil and gas, manufacturing, food, retail, wholesale, media and communications industries.

In his private client practice, Maxim specialises in helping high net-worth individuals and family offices to manage their business interests, asset collections and family relations. He is acknowledged for his expertise in estate planning and administration, personal taxation, onshore and offshore structures, private banking and wealth management, family business governance, succession planning and risk mitigation.

Maxim has a particular focus on advising clients in Asia as head of ALRUD’s practice in that region.

Maxim is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). He is an author of numerous publications including the Russian chapters for Thomson Reuters’ Private Client Tax and Art Collecting legal handbooks, and STEP’s Family Office and Private Client guides.

Maxim is a graduate of Moscow’s State University of International Relations. In common with ALRUD’s multi-lingual approach, he provides legal advice in English and Russian.

Bar Admissions
Maxim Alekseyev is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), the American Bar Association (ABA).

Education
Maxim Alekseyev, senior partner, graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Law
  • Private Clients
  • Tax
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions / Joint Ventures
  • Regulatory

Professional Career

Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • IPBA (Inter-Pacific Bar Association)
  • STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitione)


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