Mr Benjamin Lichtlé > Bird & Bird > Lyon, France > Lawyer Profile

Bird & Bird
LE BONNEL
20 RUE DE LA VILLETTE
CEDEX 03, 69328 LYON
France
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Work Department

Tax

Position

Benjamin is a partner in charge of the French tax practice, advising and assisting our clients on all aspects of taxation and has a strong expertise in group taxation.

Benjamin has extensive experience of group taxation, advising on all transactions in a domestic and international context. His clients operate in a variety of sectors, including chemicals, engineering, healthcare and retail.

Benjamin also manages multidisciplinary teams in different countries for large-scale reorganisations of international groups in project mode.

He regularly performs audit assignments and has extensive experience in the tax structuring of acquisition transactions.

Career

Paris Bar (1998)

Languages

english, french, german

Education

Diploma of Corporate Counsel (DJCE), specialising in company law
DESS in business law
Master’s degree in Franco-German business law
Robert Schuman University (Strasbourg)

Lawyer Rankings

France > The regions

The team at Bird & Bird harnesses strong cross-sector expertise and a large multidisciplinary team, offering a full range of business law services at the local and international level. Assisting both French and multi-national corporations operating in the greater Rhone-Alps region, the firm is particularly well regarded for advising startups and SMEs. The team is led by Lyon-based David Malcoiffe, who leverages extensive expertise in advising investment funds and start-up companies in private equity and venture capital transactions at the national and international level. Géraldine Arbant  lends decades of experience in brand management, trademark and copyright litigation, whilst Anne-Florence Raducault specialises in contractual, commercial and corporate disputes and business criminal liability. Nathalie Devernay and Benjamin Lichtlé are also key contacts.