Cerha Hempel
PartnerAreas of practice: Tax Law White Collar Crime Corporate Public Law & European Law Private Clients & Trusts
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Tax
Cerha Hempel
Recognised for both its broad coverage as well as the targeted specialisations of its team members, Cerha Hempel‘s tax practice is a prime choice for national and international organisations, non-profits, companies and UHNWI seeking advice on transactional tax, tax aspects of M&A deals, tax structuring and reorganisations, international tax law, and fiscal criminal law. Johannes Prinz and Benjamin Twardosz co-head the team, the former a corporate taxation and litigation specialist and the latter hailed for his expertise in litigation and stamp duty. Banking and finance practice head Peter Knobl assists with AIF, UCITS, and financial instrument taxation.
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Testimonials
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‘The key strengths are the experience and dedication of the team; great cooperation. They are very responsive and focused on finding efficient solutions. The team provides highly professional and competent advice.’
‘Benjamin Twardosz and Christoph Schimmer are excellent lawyers with broad experience, always helpful, business-oriented, very responsive and able to accommodate the client’s request in the most efficient way.’
‘Highly professional and comfortable in their field.’
‘Patient, clear, competent.’
‘Very good tax lawyers, very good communication (oral and in writing), very responsive, deliver in time, find practical solutions.’
‘The firm has been able to not only work on the actual case effectively but also making the person feel safe and being listened to. Before hearings we have gone through prep meetings which have been conducted with outstanding personal involvement.’
‘We appreciate Benjamin Twardosz's ability to work methodically and explain the various steps as well as ensuring fast review of the material and providing written responses.’
‘Benjamin Twardosz's extremely fine memory in connection with his high specific knowledge allows him to answer and to solve any matter with high detailed accuracy. He is totally unpretentious, has a deep feeling of responsibility and seriousness in general, and also stays calm in any situation. All these are absolute outstanding qualities and rare.’
Key clients
- Ground Truth Solutions
- AIG Asset Management Contrarian Capital Management Pacific Investment Management Mondea Deuda Latinoamericana Fondo de Inversion Mondeda Latin American Corporate Debt
- Deutsche Telekom AG
- Allen & Overy LLP
- Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG)
- IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
- Polar Capital Funds Plc, MFS Meridian Funds SICAV
Work highlights
- Advised a trust/the trustee of a UHNWI on various tax issues regarding the potential relocation of the UHNWI to Austria.
- Advised the Brazilian company Ocyan S.A and a group of its bondholders on the tax neutrality of an implementation of a debt-equity swap of outstanding bonds issued by Ocyan drilling against shares in Ocyan drilling based on an extrajudicial organisation plan adopted for Ocyan in Brazil.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Johannes Prinz, Benjamin Twardosz