Bird & Bird LLP

Bird & Bird LLP

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Arnoud Knijnenburg

Bird & Bird, Netherlands

Work Department

Tax, IP, Telecoms, Energy, Not-for-profit, Litigation, Private Wealth

Position

Arnoud is a partner in the Tax Practice of Bird & Bird in The Hague and his in-depth knowledge and expertise in tax matters complements Bird & Bird’s key focus on innovation and energy.

With more than 16 years of experience, Arnoud advises on a broad array of international tax matters with a specialized focus on international structuring and restructurings, tax control and compliance matters and tax litigation, all with a particular focus on innovation, technology and energy matters. Over the years he specialised in the structuring of corporate foundations, not-for-profit organisations as well as Dutch and international charitable funds and social impact investments. Furthermore, he regularly advises our sector clients on energy taxes, tax incentives, VAT on services and on betting and gaming taxes.

For more than a decade he regularly visiting South Africa on business trips to meet longstanding existing clients and contracts and get acquainted with new ones.

Arnoud is a member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers, the International Fiscal Association, the International Chamber of Commerce, the Southern African Netherlands Chamber of Commerce and the Dutch Association of Tax Science.

Career

Arnoud joined Bird & Bird in 2003.

Languages

Dutch and English

Memberships

Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB), International Fiscal Association, International Chamber of Commerce, Southern African Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (SANEC), Dutch Association of Tax Science (Vereniging voor Belastingwetenschap).

Education

University of Leiden.