CMS

Taxation - VAT.

He is a tax specialist with expertise in VAT matters. He works with a diverse clientele of financial institutions and mutual companies in the following areas: the VAT and indirect tax regimes of business transactions, implementation of resource-sharing groups and joint ventures, optimisation of restructuring operations (mergers/acquisitions, outsourcing), assistance with audit monitoring, management of tax adjustments and tax disputes.

Christophe runs training courses at the Fédération Nationale des Sociétés d'Economie Mixte (FNSEM) on the VAT regime for public services, the FCTVA (VAT Compensation Fund) and relationships with local authorities

Joined CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats in 1989 and was co-opted as an equity partner in 2000. Lecturer at the University of Paris II (Panthéon – Assas) and at the University of Montpellier.

French, English.

Member of the council of the Hauts-de-Seine Bar Association (2001-2006), Member of the IACF (Institute of Tax Lawyers), ACE (French Association of Corporate Legal Advisors) and IFA (International Fiscal Association).

Master in Corporate Law and Taxation DJCE University of Montpellier (1989).