Nikita Deynega has once again joined the ranks of judges for the “Tax Live” Russian taxation training competition

Nikita Deynega — Partner

On 26 November, the finals of the annual Russian Tax Training Competition, organised by the “Tax Live” team. The 2022 victory went to the team from the Faculty of Law of Moscow State University (Moscow).

Nikita Deynega, Senior Associate and Head of Tax and Administrative Law Practice at Maxima Legal, was a member of the jury for the fifth time. Together with his colleagues from major Russian law firms, the expert identified the winner of the final game. Nikita also awarded a special prize – a trip to St. Petersburg – to one of the participants of the winning team on behalf of Maxima Legal.

The Russian Tax Live competition has been running since 2016 and includes preliminaries, written positions and oral arguments in a moot court format in an imaginary dispute between a taxpayer and a tax authority. The participants of the competition are teamed undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students who may be assisted by consultants (teachers and legal practitioners). Jury members include recognised tax specialists, including renowned arbitration judges.