For over 14 years, Maria has been advising international and Russian businesses on complex cross-border tax and legal matters. She leads projects in international tax structuring, financial flow planning, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, with a particular focus on infrastructure and technology-driven projects. She is involved in the full cycle of transactional support — from design and documentation to implementation. Maria also conducts tax due diligence of varying complexity and prepares defence files for a broad range of operations, including marketing expenses, intercompany services, KYC processes, UBO confirmations, and more.

Her broader project portfolio includes compliance with customs and currency control regulations, developing risk mitigation strategies, and structuring market entry and exit scenarios. Maria also supports businesses at all stages of pre-trial and trial tax disputes.

One of her key areas of expertise is transfer pricing. Maria develops tailored TP strategies and documentation across sectors, designs approaches to TP adjustments, prepares end-to-end transfer pricing defence files, and contributes to shaping the regulatory landscape in this field.

She also advises digital and IT businesses on tax-efficient operational models, licensing and monetisation structures, and the application of tax incentives.

Maria is known for her ability to manage cross-practice multi-jurisdictional projects and deliver practical, high-impact solutions in complex regulatory environments.