About us

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Dr. W.A.Timmermans


Dr. Timmermans specializes in international trade, investment and business law (including Public Private Partnerships) and, also, international commercial arbitration. He is on the list of arbitrators of the Court of International Commercial Arbitration and the Maritime Arbitration Commission (Moscow), both attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the London Court of International Arbitration, the Ukrainian Court of International Commercial Arbitration, the German DIS (Deutsches Institut für Schiedsgerichtbarkeit), and VIAC (Vienna International Arbitration Centre).

Education:
PhD in Law, Leiden University (1990)
MA Law, Leiden University (1983)
BA, Law, Leiden University (1978)
MA, Slavic Languages Leiden University (1975)
BA, Slavic Languages, Leiden University (1972)

Languages: Dutch (native), English, French, German, Russian, Polish, Bulgarian.

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Prof. Dr. W.B.Simons


Professor Simons specializes in international trade, investment and business law and, also, international commercial arbitration. He is a Leiden University Emeritus Professor of East European Law, on the list of arbitrators of the Court of International Commercial Arbitration (Moscow), and the author of expert opinions on Russian law in proceedings in state courts and arbitration tribunals in The Netherlands and UK.
Education:
PhD in Law, Leiden University (1996)
JD, University of Wisconsin, Law School, Madison, WI (1974)
MA, Russian Language and Literature, Norwich University (1974)
BA, Russian Area Studies, Carleton College, Northfield, MN (1971)

Languages:
English (native), Dutch, German, Russian

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R.Vakhitov, LLM


Roustam Vakhitov is an expert in international taxation and, concurrently, is Of Counsel at Timmermans & Simons, the Managing Partner at International Tax Associates BV (Almere, The Netherlands), and Partner at Crowe Expertiza LLC (Moscow). He previously worked for leading consulting firms in Russia, Ukraine, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands including Baker Tilly, Deloitte & Touche, EY, Van Mens & Wisselink, and the Pepeliaev Group. Roustam has been addressing international taxation issues since 2002, specializing in tax structuring and consulting (grounded in international tax treaties), supporting transactions (including the use of financial instruments), structuring private investments (funds), and dealing with international mergers and acquisitions (also involving Islamic finance transactions). He is a member of the Russian and Ukrainian Branches of the International Fiscal Association (IFA).

Education:
LL.M., International Taxation, Leiden University (2001)
B.A., Business Law, Urals State Law Academy (1997)
Languages:

Russian (native), English, Dutch