Ludmilla Maurer, MIntTax
Biography
Ludmilla Maurer is a tax lawyer with more than 15 years of experience advising on employment related matters from a tax and social security perspective. A long-term member of Baker McKenzie’s Tax practice group, she recently transitioned to Baker McKenzie’s Employment & Compensation practice group enabling her to provide seamless advice to her clients together with Baker McKenzie’s employment lawyers.
Ludmilla is on the EMEA Compensation Group Steering Committee focusing on cross-border employment, executive compensation, share plans and employee benefits; she also serves as member of the Global Immigration & Mobility Steering Committee and as member of the Global Equity Services practice. Ludmilla is a regular speaker and panel moderator at conferences, she conducts training on a variety of employment tax topics and frequently publishes in law journals, legal commentaries and business newspapers. She is actively engaged in shaping tax policy solutions in the context of cross-border employment and contributes to international dialogue through participation in the OECD’s Global Mobility Stakeholder Meetings. Originally from Kazakhstan, Ludmilla is a member of the EMEA BakerEthnicity Steering Committee.
Practice Focus
Ludmilla advises companies of all sizes, from startups to multinational corporations and their executives, on legal and tax aspects on
- cross-border engagement of employees and executives incl. corporate income tax aspects,
- global or local share plans incl. management participation plans,
- employee benefits incl. pension plans and executive compensation in general.
Her practice includes
- compliance reviews / investigations related to employment tax related matters,
- support in M&A transactions related to share plans and employment tax in general,
- providing workshops and trainings to executives and/or employees related to employment tax related matters,
- filing for binding wage tax rulings,
- representation of clients in tax and social security audits and disputes and
- regularization in case of non-compliance which also includes filing of voluntary self-disclosures on behalf of companies and their executives.
Admissions
- Frankfurt Tax Bar~Germany (2013)
- Germany (2009)
Education
- University of Sydney (Master of International Taxation) (2015)
- Certified Tax Advisor (Steuerberaterin) (2013)
- Certified Tax Lawyer (Fachanwältin für Steuerrecht) (2013)
- High Regional Court of Berlin (Second State Exam) (2008)
- University of Bayreuth (Wirtschaftsjuristin) (2006)
- University of Bayreuth (First State Exam) (2006)
Languages
- English
- German
- Russian
Firm Committee Memberships
- Global Immigration & Mobility Steering Committee – Member
- EMEA Compensation Group Steering Committee – Member
- EMEA BakerEthnicity Steering Committee – Member
Geschäftsführer: Dr. Alexander Wolff, Dr. Oliver Socher, Dr. Christian Vocke
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern is registered with the Local Court of Frankfurt/Main (registered seat) HRB 123975. It is associated with Baker & McKenzie International, a Verein organized under the laws of Switzerland.