Linklaters LLP

Tax

Partner

Henk is widely acknowledged as one of Belgium’s foremost tax lawyers. He has more than 35 years’ experience with advising corporates, financial institutions and funds on Belgian, EU and international tax matters, including their tax planning and structures. He also advises on the tax aspects of transactions, including in the fields of corporate M&A, capital markets, finance and real estate. He has a strong track record in R&D tax incentives. Henk advises clients on the tax aspects of equity incentive plans, such as share plans, stock options, leverage share plans, co-investment and carried interest schemes. He assists clients during tax investigations, administrative and court proceedings (including the European courts).

Henk maintains excellent contacts with the Belgian tax authorities (including the ruling commission, central tax authorities and the Government). He has obtained a number of important and innovative rulings on tax issues in relation to R&D incentives, equity incentives and the application of the DRD regime.

Henk heads the firm’s Belgian tax practice. Formerly, he was the national managing partner of Belgium, the firm’s global head of tax and served for six years on the firm’s Partnership Board.

For almost two decades, Henk has been recognised as a Band 1 practitioner in Chambers Europe and Legal 500.

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