Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has appointed its first-ever Russia and CIS tax head with the hire of Salans’ global tax co-head Evgeny Timofeev.

Timofeev joined BLP earlier this month to take up the new role after four years as a partner at Salans, including three as the firm’s global tax chief. His clients include L’Oreal and Russian Alcohol.