Lawyers

Petra Eckl

Petra Eckl

GSK Stockmann, Germany

Work Department

Corporate tax Real estate tax International tax Structuring of open-ended and closed-ended funds, advice to investors, tax optimisation of cross-border arrangements Private equity and venture capital tax issues Transaction-related tax for corporate and real estate transactions Tax advice on restructurings and tax optimisation of corporate group structures Advice on introducing and implementing compliance management systems, including DAC6 (reporting obligations for cross-border tax arrangements) Tax advice vis-à-vis (tax) authorities (e.g. preparation of binding information, position papers for tax audits, tax assistance in preliminary proceedings) Tax proceedings of all kinds, including before the German Federal Finance Court (BFH) and the ECJ

Position

Partner GSK Stockmann Frankfurt

Career

Partner at GSK Stockmann since 2012 Lecturer in corporate tax law at the Goethe University Frankfurt Worked in a top accounting firm, a major international law firm and an international auditing firm from 1995 to 2012 Certified lawyer for tax law (2001) Admitted to practise as a tax adviser in Germany (2000)

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish

Memberships

Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) Member of the German American Lawyers’ Association (DAJV)

Education

Admitted to practise law in Germany (1995) Studies at the University of Passau; doctorate (Prof. Dr. Hartmut Söhn)

Mentions

Banking and finance • Germany

Investment funds

Germany

Tax